State lacks common biomedical waste treatment facility Healthcare institutions, both government and private, in Jammu and Kashmir continue to flout biomedical waste management laws with […]
Category: Environment
Environment
Bangus Unlikely To Have Road, Expected To Be Biosphere
Given the growing concerns over the fragile ecology, state’s tourism policymakers are unlikely to permit a road to the northern paradise the Bangus Valley. While […]
Kishenganga Hydroelectric Power Project| High Court seeks response on residents’ rehab plea
A bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar passed the direction on a petition filed by the nine inhabitants of Village Kralpora Check Bandipora in a […]
Gangabal yatra begins tomorrow
The annual yatra to Gangbal lake, which is considered to be the abode of Lord Shiva, is all set to start on Sunday. Talking to […]
‘Meadow of Gold’ loses its glitter
Unplanned, illegal constructions continue unabated in Sonamarg The ‘Meadow of Gold’ Sonamarg is fast losing its charm, thanks to the failure of the successive governments […]
Authorities sit on Jhelum encroachments
Restoration of river Jhelum has hit a roadblock as authorities have failed to take measures for removal of encroachments from its banks. Encroachments dot the […]
Study reveals unique behaviour of captured wild animals
With man-animal conflict on the rise in Kashmir, a first-of-its-kind scientific study has thrown light on the newer aspects of this conflict and the behaviour […]
Would Kashmir’s autumnal grandeur be lost to urbanization greed?
As ripening paddy fields impart a magical golden-brown magnificence to the countryside, the soothing autumnal sun shines to confirm that the season of plenty has […]
CM orders realignment of 388 houseboats in Dal Lake
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered the Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) to immediately undertake realignment of houseboats at Doldum to prevent the […]
Jhelum continues to shrink due to illegal encroachments
Even after one year of floods, nothing seems to have changed when it comes to removing encroachments along the Jhelum in Kashmir. During September-2014 floods, […]