Police books drug peddler under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police in Handwara booked a habitual drug peddler under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act and lodged him in jail, a police spokesman said Saturday. The accused Feroz Ahmad Khan son of Late Abdul Ahad Khan resident of Panditpora Kralgund, has been repeatedly involved in […]
BJP Kashmir holds meet of media, social-media & IT departments
Srinagar: The Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir, convened a coordination meeting of its media, social-media, and IT Departments at the party headquarters in Srinagar. The meeting was aimed at strengthening the communication and outreach strategy under the ongoing nationwide campaign — “Viksit Bharat Ka Amrit Kaal – Seva, Sushasan, […]
Kashmir Timber Association calls on Forest Minister, suggests regulatory reforms
SRINAGAR: A delegation of Kashmir Timber Association today met Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Javed Ahmed Rana and discussed their concerns regarding the timber trade regulations and forest compliance in Kashmir. The association emphasized the need for uniform policy implementation across Jammu and Kashmir, citing alleged inconsistent practices as a major hindrance to the […]
Forest fires are proving a real threat
As the temperature continues to soar across Jammu and Kashmir the risk of forest cover getting destroyed owing to uncontrolled forest fire is increasing with every passing day. The situation gets more complex as the region is already witnessing no or very little rainfall during the past two weeks. The threat to forest cover in […]
Why care about Environment only for a Day?
By: Deborshi Gautam The present era is the age of globalization. In this age, society—founded the pillars of science and technology—is progressing rapidly day by day. Thousands of factories and numerous new industries are being established daily. At the same time, the population is growing at an alarming rate. As a result, the use of […]
Green Plastics, Greener Future
By: Sahil Swe As the world united on June 5th, 2025, to commemorate World Environment Day, the global call to action echoed louder than ever—“Beat Plastic Pollution.” With the Republic of Korea hosting this year’s initiative and UNEP leading the charge, the focus isn’t just on clean-up; it’s about systemic transformation. One such transformative idea […]
SASCI to give huge push to key infrastructure development in J&K: CS
UT eligible to secure thousands of crores as interest-free loan under this scheme SRINAGAR: In a significant move aimed at accelerating the developmental momentum and catalysing key sectoral reforms, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Friday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the adoption and implementation of Government of India’s transformative scheme, Special Assistance to States for […]
