The J-K High Court has asked the state government to take a policy decision about the ordinance banning polythene use in the state.
In the policy decision, the court said, the state was expected to explain whether as per the ordinance SRO-182, the ban was only on use of polythene carry bags or it also included ban on polythene used for making packing material.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah disclosed on Thursday that the Centre had lately allotted 130-million-ton coal block to Jammu and Kashmir to make the State self-reliant in power prod
240-MW project on Jhelum to provide 12% free electricity to state
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has added another feather to its cap as the Uri-II hydroelectric project is ready for use and will be commissioned within a couple of months.
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for sanction of Rs 710 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to Jammu and Kashmir as a special one-time dispensation for the cost of lan
Wants Pollution Control Board to crack down on defaulters
Taking note of the fact that hotels at the famous tourist resort Gulmarg are running without sewage treatment plants (STPs), the High Court has said it is “amazed” by the non-compliance with the Pollution Control Board (PCB) rules in this regard.
Srinagar, June 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced a grant of Rs 710 crore to the state to meet the expenditure on account of land acquisition under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
A meeting of Environment Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was held here today under the Chairmanship of MLC, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Shah (Veeri).
Chairing a high level meeting on development issues at SKICC here, prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh announced the agreement of union government for granting Rs.
KATHUA: The PHE Department’s failure to release the payment of private water tankers amounting to Rs 1 crore in Kathua district who in turn have stopped the supply of pottable water on credit basis coupled with breaking down of over 25 pumping stations, the Kandi belt of the district is facing acute scarcity of water at present.
