Rains hamper rescue Ops; 60,000 shifted, 2 lakh still marooned

Madan Lal Sharma former Member Parliament today said Rajouri & Poonch are doubly hit by the natural calamity and has caused extensive devastation to the area.

Even though the waters of the Jhelum river have begun receding, there are still around over 100,000 people marooned in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

A flood hitting Srinagar would leave "most parts of the city submerged", a senior official of the department had told a local daily. The report was uncannily spoton.

Environmental think tank the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday blamed the flood crisis on badly planned development, mismanagement of the drainage system and an abject lack of d

Union Minister for Rural Development, Sanitation, Drinking Water and Panchayat Raj, Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved 28 rural road projects worth Rs438 crore for building roads in Leh and Kargil

Environmentalists have termed the Jammu and Kashmir disaster as a “grim reminder of increasing impact of climate change in India” and warned of more such extreme rainfall events in the years to com

In a major boost to the power generation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today gave its consent for the construction of the 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project at an estimated cost of Rs 8112.