Disapproving “collusion between LAWDA, mafia and police,” the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday observed that a comprehensive workable plan is required to do […]
Category: Environment
Environment
Wullar’s voyage from wetland to woodland
World Wetlands Day Approximately 13 tons of solid waste is dumped per day on Wullar banks Wetlands play an important role in keeping the ecological […]
In absence of civic bodies, state loses Rs 169cr funds
Centre also refuses to release Rs 125 cr allocated to JK this fiscal The cash-starved Jammu and Kashmir has lost over Rs 169 crore under […]
Keep Srinagar clean or will dump trash in Sectt – National Green Tribunal
Lambasting the Jammu and Kashmir Government for the municipal waste scattered across Srinagar, the National Green Tribunal today warned that it would order dumping of […]
Encroachments eat up Aanchar lake
With authorities failing to take measures for conservation of Aanchar lake here, unscrupulous persons are having a field day to encroach upon the water body […]
Quake in Himalayan region overdue, warns experts
India’s Himalayan Region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and according to an estimate by the World Bank, in a year, about 1000 small and big […]
Dry winter spells doom for summer
With the 40-day coldest spell of winter (Chilai Kalaan) nearing its end on a dry note in Kashmir, experts have warned of serious consequences for […]
Dry ‘Chillai Kalan’ may cast impact on agriculture: Experts
Experts are of the opinion that the constant dry weather without rains particularly snowfall during 40 day harsh winter period ‘Chillai Kalan’, is likely to […]
As Chilai Kalaan basks in sun, experts sound alarm
On January 18, at minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, Srinagar for the first time this winter was colder than Pahalgam which recorded a warmer minus 2.7. […]
Identify officials who allowed constructions in, around Dal Lake; High Court to SVO
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Vigilance Organization Kashmir to file a comprehensive report about the officials, who allowed illegal constructions […]