‘Meltdown of accumulated snow, rainfall led to high water level in Jhelum’ Kashmir floods A scientific study has punctured the claims of the state government that […]
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Environment
WB, ADB team arrives in Kashmir tomorrow
To hold preliminary discussion with government officials A team from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to arrive here Tuesday […]
Central team to assess flood devastation in JK
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 […]
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 […]