Significant damage to transmission towers if escalates could affect ‘electricity’ of entire valley
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited (JKPTCL) Monday late evening said that the significant damage to transmission towers along peer top has forced them to rely on only one connection to the northern grid. The corporation also said that if the last remaining connectivity got disrupted, the situation could escalate and could […]
Incessant rains inundate roads, low-lying areas in Kashmir
Higher reaches receive fresh snowfall, Day Temp drops below normal Srinagar: Heavy rains continued in Kashmir Valley on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear and inundating roads and low-lying areas while some higher reaches received a fresh spell of snowfall, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that during the last 36 hours […]
DC Srinagar assesses flood control preparations, mitigation measures
Stresses on coordination among line Departments for prompt response SRINAGAR: In the wake of incessant rains and inclement weather conditions, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, who is also the Chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the flood control and mitigation preparations in the district. Senior […]
The deepening water crisis
By: Lalit Garg Due to adverse human behaviour, earth’s temperature is on rise and the resulting climate change has now become a threat to every aspect of human life, as well as to water bodies and rivers. The dangerous impact of climate change are being felt at alarming levels on total water storage in major […]
Genetic clues to depression
By: Jacob Crouse, Ian Hickie The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given this long history, it may surprise you that experts don’t agree about what depression is, how to […]
Smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’
By: Hugh Breakey The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action. Haidt argues that the evidence is in. Teenagers’ widespread use of smartphones is causing a mental health crisis. Individual, collective and legislative action is required to limit their smartphone access. Haidt begins his book with an […]
