The snow leopard, a species never seen earlier in any Kashmir region outside of Kishtwar, has now been spotted and photographed in Kargil, site of conflict with Pakistan 12 years ago.
JAMMU: Minister for Industries & Commerce, S.S. Slathia today clarified that extraction of minerals from the hills located around the Katra will have no impact on Trikuta Hills.
He said the project has been started after obtaining necessary clearance from the Environment Department and there would not be any impact on the Trikuta Hills and on the sanctity of Shri Mata Vaishno Deviji shrine.
In the cash-starved state of Jammu and Kashmir, where deficit in power sector has been increasing with every passing year, the government has failed to recover over Rs 900 crore power tariff arrear
JAMMU: The State Executive Committee headed by Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today cleared ` 14 crore out of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for clearing the liabilities on account of relief
International Conference on Global Warming commences
Three-day International Conference on Global Warming, the Biggest Challenge 21st Century commenced at Government degree college (GDC).
The international conference was inaugurated by Abdul Gani Malik, Minister for Higher Education, who was the chief guest. While speaking he said that man will have to understand and strike a balance between development and environment.
Nine civilians trapped in avalanche-hit Sonamarg area of Kashmir for three days were today rescued by local authorities assisted by Army even as hopes of finding alive three armymen missing in the
Landslides and shooting stones on Wednesday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway even as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) started road clearance operations early morning, an official said.
According to an official of the BRO, there were landslides in Panthal and Khoni Nallah areas and fresh snowfall in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors during Tuesday night.
The Government is in the process of revamping its over three-decade old transport subsidy scheme for compensating transportation cost to industrial units located in North Eastern Region and J&K.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today held consultations with States of North Eastern region and special category States of Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand in this regard.
