All posts tagged "Environment"
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847EnvironmentFrom bad air to binned cleaning-agents: Is Kashmir replicating Delhi?
Despite National Green Tribunal ban on burning of waste in open places, Kashmir continues to grapple with the pungent air emanating from...
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282Tourism
Worried about destruction of environment, littering on trekking routes: KCCI
Hits out at inability of LAWDA in de-weeding Dal Lake Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has said that...
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1.5KEnvironment
Life in Srinagar—Part I: Pathos and Pollution of Dal Lake
Despite its indigenous Hanji community fighting the protracted battle to protect and preserve their centuries-old identity, over 40 percent of houseboats vanished...
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527Crime
Police arrests two poachers for killing migratory birds, misusing licensed weapon
Ganderbal: Police arrested two accused persons, Javid Ahmad Malla and Mushtaq Ahmad Malla of Fethapora Ganderbal for “misusing their licensed weapon and...
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4842Crime
Hyderabad based company ‘illegally’ chops down over 300 trees in central Kashmir
Srinagar: A Hyderabad-based major infrastructure company, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd which is responsible for the construction of the 14.5-kilometer Zojila Tunnel...
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1.1KEcology
Ignored since 2014 floods, huge chunks of Hokersar wetland turn dry as migratory birds arrive
Srinagar: As the season for the migration of birds from the north arrives, huge chunks of Kashmir’s Hokersar wetland have turned dry....
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482Environment
Pulwama: Dumping of hundreds of sheep hides causes unbearable stench
Pulwama: Hundreds of sheep hides of sacrificial animals have been dumped on the banks of Romushi Nallah near Zagigam in Pulwama. Locals...
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1.5KDevelopment
Of development, environment and migrant labourers
While development has been sold as an antidote to social and political problems, there are issues that remain unspoken and undiscussed. Indian...
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799Ecology
World Environment Day: As deaths due to COVID-19 rise, experts in Kashmir say environment is healing
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives across the globe, reports suggest that the environment is healing due to reduced human...
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1.5KCulture
Photo Essay: Annual fishing and cleaning festival of Panzath Nag
Kashmir is home to a number of springs and fresh-water bodies. One such spring, the largest in South Kashmir, is Panzath Nag...
