Swine Flu death toll rises to 31 in JK
The death toll due to Swine Flu has risen to 31 this season in Jammu and Kashmir including 28 deaths alone at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura so far. As per the figures revealed by
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Environment of technology and response of statistics
Technology refers to the practical application of scientific knowledge for a purpose. It also includes the capability and skills required to apply the knowledge.The term technology comes from the Greek
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Court disposes PIL on Tosa Maidan after receiving compliance report from Govt
Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) Tuesday disposed of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on Tosa Maidan after it received the compliance report from State government. The bench comprising Justice
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Jhelum turned into sewer, carries toxic water: Experts
Environment experts who visited the river Jhelum in Srinagar on Sunday expressed serious concern over its deteriorating condition, terming the dredging of the river ‘a futile exercise’. The experts
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HC pulls up Govt for not implementing orders concerning environment
Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) Monday took pulled up State government for not complying with its orders. On previous directions, court had directed authorities to immediately demarcate forests, wildlife
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Javadekar’s concern should be protection of environment, forests: Soz
Taking strong exception to the statement of Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar that ‘Apex Court should stay out of wild life clearance for speeding up infrastructural projects’, senior Congress
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SAVAE for protecting Kashmir wetlands
A Kashmir based developmental organization, South Asian Voluntary Association of Environmentalists (SAVAE), has urged the government and the people of the state to protection of wetlands and environment
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KEA concerned about proposed move to use Yusmarg as firing range
Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) said news about the Yusmarg as an alternate ‘firing range’ to Tosamaidan has once again become an issue of controversy. In a statement, KEA Chairman Mohammad Yasin Khan
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CS stresses on monitoring forest land use for dev projects
The Forest Advisory Committee headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey today discussed and approved several proposals for allowing use of forest land coming under various developmental and connectivity
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Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment
DEBATES YATRA‘A disaster needs to be prevented’ Welcome to this edition of Rising Kashmir Debates. In this edition we will be discussing Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment. This year also