Over View: Of the twenty member family, Kashmir Deer (Hangul) is the only asiatic survivor of this genus, since Shou or Sikkim stag is believed […]
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Environment
No lesson learnt after devastating earthquake, guidelines remain on paper
Ten years after the devastating earthquake, J&K has learnt no lesson as far as construction of quake-resistant buildings and structures is concerned. Following the deadly […]
Politicians, Bureaucrats turn ‘Encroachers’ in City
Govt in no mood to retrieve 295 kanals encroached land With every passing day, encroachment is engulfing many areas in Srinagar City and its outskirts […]
Government ‘turns a blind eye’ to illegal colonies on river banks
The revelation by the government in the Legislative Assembly about recovery of 925 kanals of land from encroachers along the Tawi in Jammu is good […]
HC hints at stern action against officials abetting Jhelum encroachment
Seeks list of engineers who were posted in areas through which the river flows The Jammu and Kashmir high court has sought list of officers […]
Swach Bharat Abhyan gathers ‘official dirt’ in Srinagar
Delay in funds keeps Srinagar out of top 100 list On October 2, the ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhyan (SBA) launched across India completed its one […]
Locals Censure SMC for failing to protect Khushalsar Lake
Locals and a group of concerned citizens have censured the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for failing to prevent encroachment of Khushalsar lake by land mafia. […]
Healthcare facilities in J-K flout waste disposal laws
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 […]
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 […]