Officials said the process to put all Russian poplars in the campus to auction for their felling has been started and a committee in this […]
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Environment
Sonamarg ‘Meadow of gold’ turning into concrete jungle?
“Where is Sonamarg? All I see is a concrete jungle of bricks and iron.” The remarks by a local visitor summed up the destruction brought […]
Take time bound steps to reduce quake vulnerability: Governor
Governor NN Vohra has urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to take personal cognisance and issue firm directives to each and every stakeholder to start preparing […]
Hangul, the rare Kashmir deer, may soon go extinct
The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its […]
Sixty lakh people of state living in high-risk seismic Zone V
Experts says robust disaster management needed to avoid damage Nearly 60 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir live in the high-risk seismic Zone V and […]
Despite Court orders, admin ‘fails’ to axe Russian poplars in city
Despite High Court orders to axe the Russian poplars across valley, district administration in Summer Capital Srinagar has failed to axe the banned poplar trees. […]
This year Kashmir welcomed over 7 lakh winged visitors
Kashmir has received over seven lakh migratory birds this year, reveals different surveys carried in 23 wetlands located in different parts of the valley. Some […]
Fish perish due to water pollution
Fishery Dept says probe to be held, Pollution Control Dept not aware Hundreds of fish have died in local nullahs at Battal Ballian, Dudhar and […]
Russian poplar species a public nuisance: HC
Observing that poplars of Russian species are public nuisance, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought compliance of its orders on their chopping in […]
J&K houses 15 unstable landslide zones : Geological Survey of India
”Geomorphic hazards most widespread in Ramban, Leh, Udhampur districts” Geological Survey of India (GSI) has claimed that there are 15 highly unstable landslide zones in […]