To take call on declaring September deluge as disaster of severe nature; MHA asks 9 departments, PCI to nominate representatives by Thursday The Union Ministry […]
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Environment
SC panel wants engineers to examine flood-hit houses
The Supreme Court-appointed panel tasked with assessing the ground situation in flood-ravaged areas of Jammu and Kashmir has recommended that a team of engineers be […]
Flood-hit schools time bomb of infections!
Schoolchildren vulnerable to deadly diseases, admin satisfied; Parents appeal for High Court intervention The school buildings in flood-ravaged Srinagar are not only feared to be […]
Traders boo FM, raise anti-govt slogans
The flood affected traders protested raised anti-government slogans and booed senior minister for shoddy relief and rescue work during a meet chaired by Union Minister […]
Govt response to floods pathetic: Naeem Akhtar
‘NC leaders resorting to loot, embezzlement of relief material’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday lashed out at the Omar Abdullah government for being insensitive, indifferent […]
Govt’s delay to breach Kandzal submerged Srinagar: Survey
‘Deluge covered 912 out of 1760 sq km flood plains’ The dilapidated flood control structures and inordinate delay by the state government to breach traditional […]
SC panel underlines Govt’s lax response
Says people brimming with anger against authorities over ‘poor’ relief, rehabilitation measures; Calls for ban on constructions on river beds Kashmir floods Noting that the […]
Where’s the state govt? Kashmiris struggle as flood wreaks havoc
Flood havoc, shelling on the international border, Chinese incursions, an inadequate and insensitive state government — all these recent events may seem unconnected, but these […]
Kashmir floods leave students without education
Tens of thousands of Kashmiri children have been left without education, as many schools were damaged by the recent floods, Press TV reports. The flash […]
As floods struck, JK govt went missing: SC panel
‘No effective steps were taken to warn people residing in vulnerable areas’ A Supreme Court-appointed committee on the catastrophic floods in Jammu and Kashmir details […]