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3-day workshop on climate change: JK third most flood-prone state in India, say experts

Srinagar: A three-day workshop on the sensitization of media persons in the area of climate change and to engage them on climate...

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Disaster

Srinagar’s sordid saga: How Bemina choked the city

A slew of summertime flood predictions cast a looming shadow on Srinagar where battle for spaces has long turned flood basins into...

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Development

SAC approves Rs 5,411 Cr Jhelum flood management project

The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded in principle approval to the...

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News

Water level rises in Jhelum, crosses flood alarm level at Sangam

Srinagar: After overnight incessant rains, the water level in the Jhelum crossed the ‘alarm mark’ of 18-ft in south Kashmir’s Sangam gauge...

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Updates

Incessant rains: Bridges washed away in Tangmarg, Bandipora, alert sounded in Doda

Srinagar: Incessant rains have caused havoc in various parts of the valley. According to reports, gushing waters after incessant rains have washed...

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Narrative

Behind an orchardist’s novel tree-fixing method, lies Kashmir’s celebrated resilience

After being put through a gruelling test during the conflict-heightened period, it was Nature lately which unleashed torment on the battered community’s...

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Disaster

Kerala floods: Report reveals ‘lapses in dam management, builders acquiring eroded land’

A report on Kerala floods by an investigating committee from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Special Centre for Disaster Research, who collaborated with the National Institute for...

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Disaster

Kerala: Met. Dept. issues bulletin for cyclonic storm, heavy rains hit Tamil Nadu

A low pressure area formation has led to a tropical storm being brewed in the Arabian Sea, moving towards the coast of Oman,...

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Disaster

Met. Dept issues warning of heavy rainfall in isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala

The Indian Meteorological Department Thursday warned against heavy rainfall at isolated places in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and Kerala and announced a red...