JK Govt refused to take consignment, cited ‘absence of generators’ When flood-hit Srinagar was craving for safe drinking water, a shipment of hi-tech water purifiers […]
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Environment
Deepening of river Sindh saved Ganderbal
‘Ganderbal model could have saved Srinagar too’ Spotlight Even as Srinagar and Bandipora districts reeled under record floods, their immediate neighbor, Ganderbal, escaped almost unscathed due […]
India turns Kashmir flood disaster into PR stunt
Attempt by Indian authorities to take credit for relief effort has backfired by Hafsa Kanjwal Since Sept. 7, Indian-administered Kashmir has been dealing with the […]
Flood Fury: Death roll reaches 300, hundreds still missing
Most houses and internal roads in Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar still water-logged The death toll in floods in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 300 and […]
Trail of devastation at Lal Chowk as water recedes
Shops filled mud and sewage, goods turned into mound of debris Estimation of losses beyond imagination: KTMF president As water has started to recede at […]
Kelam-Gund – a hamlet wiped out by raging Vaishaw
33 houses washed away, 150 razed to rubble Wahab Naik (65), a frail old man is desperately trying to locate where his house stood only […]
Flood Fury: 250 dead and counting
67,000 evacuated in 13 days Lal Chowk, Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar, Indira Nagar still water-logged Carcasses of livestock, filth lying on water bodies, roads About 250 […]
Kashmir economy down by a trillion
Housing, business sectors bear the brunt; Govt infrastructure ruined as well Kashmir has suffered massive damage of over Rs 1,00,000 crore (One trillion) to infrastructure […]
Fearing epidemic, people fleeing from flood-hit areas
Even after two weeks of catastrophic floods, the government has failed to dewater the residential and commercial areas of Srinagar city prompting people to flee […]
Floods deal death blow to Kashmir’s tourism industry
The iconic Boulevard Road that is invariably part of any Kashmir picture postcard with ornate houseboats lined on the banks of Srinagar’s centrepiece — the […]