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 […]
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Environment
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 […]
5.8-magnitude quake in Valley, seismic survey of Srinagar soon, State ‘most susceptible’ to quakes, 50 tremors since 2014
A moderate-intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir valley in the middle of the night but caused no damage or casualties in the region. An official of […]
Big quake coming, warn MHA experts
The Union home ministry’s disaster management experts have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale […]
Cantonment Board stakes claim over stretch of Jhelum
The desiltation of river Jhelum at Shivpora here has come to a halt as the Cantonment Board is staking claim over water expanse and embankments […]