Jammu DC directed to help Vigilance demarcate land in 10 days In a significant order, a division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, […]
Category: Environment
Environment
Hospitals litter deadly waste in the open
50% hospitals fail to comply with Bio-Medical Waste Management & Handling rules State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has exposed the grave negligence of health department […]
Committee set up to preserve Dal Lake
The state government today constituted a high-level monitoring committee for the preservation and protection of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. The committee has been assigned […]
Unscientific disposal of solid waste continues unabated
At a time when the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has started highlighting its achievements under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, its policies on dumping solid waste […]
BRO vandalizes forests under garb of road widening in Bandipora
Border Roads Organization (BRO) has been vandalising forest areas in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district for past several months under the pretext of road widening, with […]
‘Medium danger’ avalanche warning for Jammu and Kashmir
A ‘medium danger’ avalanche warning was issued for higher areas of Jammu and Kashmir, advising people not to venture in these areas over the next […]
Dal Lake Conservation Case
Expressing displeasure over absence of top officers including Chief Secretary in Dal Lake conservation case, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday observed that […]
HC disappointed, says 14 years on, desired results yet to be realised for preservation of Dal Lake
Demonstrating its disappointment, the J&K High Court on Thursday observed that despite issuing directions aimed at preservation of the Dal Lake and other water bodies […]
Experts raise alarm over dumping of Jhelum’s dredged material
Despite the Central government’s financial support, the dredging of the Jhelum has put the J&K Government in a difficult situation as the disposal of excavated […]
IA put Kashmiri students under scanner in Kolkata
Kashmiri students studying in West Bengal have been put under scanner by the state police. Reports reaching here said that Colleges in Kolkata have been […]