Encroachments, pollution take a toll on water body Govt looks the other way Once known for its crystal clear waters, the Ancharlake here is on […]
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Environment
AmarnathYatra concludes on Raksha Bandhan
Governor directs early launch of sanitation drive The annual AmarnathYatra concluded Sunday on the ‘ShravanPurnima’ amid chanting of religious hymns.Governor NN Vohra, who is the […]
Tosamaidan witnesses deforestation due to tree cutting by timber smugglers
Tosamaidan, the picturesque meadow in central Kashmir, and the vast forest surrounding it are dying a silent death due to deforestation caused by timber smuggling […]
JK to lift restrictions on Gurez Valley visit
To scrap permit system for domestic tourists The State government is mulling to do away with permit required for visiting the picturesque Gurez Valley in […]
Env panel chief says Kousarnag Yatra would be disaster
Responding to the allegations of a Pandit group, head of House Committee on Environment and National Conference lawmaker Bashir Ahmad Veeri Tuesday termed the move […]
Unplanned JCRB flyover work takes City traffic hostage
Govt caught napping on preparedness as diversion routes continue to be chocked, risk-prone A main cause of traffic jams –furthering with each passing day in […]
Govt steps in,says no yatra at Kousar Nag
A day after protests by locals against reported plans to start an annual yatra in Kousar Nag area of Kulgam district, the BJP and a […]
Tosa Maidan Row: Govt likely to take final call on July 31
The eight-member high-powered committee, headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, is likely to take a final call on the Tosa Maidan artillery range lease […]
Govt jolt to Dal conservation
Funds stopped ‘temporarily’ as LAWDA fails to submit UCs In yet another jolt to the Dal Lake conservation program, the State Government Thursday ‘temporarily’ stopped […]
Uneasy calm prevails in Baltal / SSP, CRPF commandant removed
‘Terrified’ local traders shut operations, start leaving Base Camp As dismayed Shiraz Ahmad vainly rummages through the rubble of his torched tent at the base […]