Category: Environment
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POLLUTED DEVIKA: CRAVING ATTENTION || By Jawaher Lal Baru || LIVE IMAGE
Purmandal, a renowned pilgrimage destination in District Samba of J&K UT commonly known as Kashi of North India is located on the banks of holy River Devika in Shivalik hills about 30 kilometers Southeast of Jammu and about 25 Kilometers Northwest of Samba by Road. Annual footfall of Devotee Tourists are of the order of…
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The Saga of Francis Younghusband and his Kashmiri saviours – Shukar Ali || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
The name Younghusband though sounds strange, however, is not unfamiliar to Kashmiris. Well entrenched in the contemporary history of Kashmir, Francis Younghusband was a British Resident in Kashmir for two years between 1906 and 1908 when the state was under the rule of the third Dogra ruler, Maharaja Pratap Singh. Their friendship and personal bonhomie…
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Kashmir Triassic Fossils Effaced : Untold Story || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Kashmir Triassic Fossils Effaced : Untold Story || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Another attempt has been made for Triassic Fossil Park in Kashmir at Khonmoh, District Pulwama . The Ziraat Times carried the news the other day that the Environmental Policy Group & Srinagar Smart City Limited CEO cum Commissioner SMC Athar Amir Khan…
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Vishansar Lake in Kashmir || By Ashok Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Vishansar Lake in Kashmir || By Ashok Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE The Vishansar Lake is an alpine high altitude lake situated in the vicinity of Soanmarg at an elevation of 3710 meters. It has a maximum length of 1 kilometer and maximum width of 0.6 kilometers. Vishansar in Pahari means the lake of Vishnu…
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J&K FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTION SAN RESEARCH || BY BHUSHAN PARIMOO || LIVE IMAGE
J&K FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTION SAN RESEARCH || BY BHUSHAN PARIMOO || LIVE IMAGE A flight of imagination of highest order was echoed. In the 5th meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Research Institute (SFRI) on 21 1st of June 2016 at Srinagar. Wherein loft claims presented all in rosy colours. Choudhary Lal…
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Chinks in the Salal Dam safety measures lay exposed || by Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Chinks in the Salal Dam safety measures lay exposed || by Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Fears expressed by the well wishers and the locals those who know topography, Geography and history of the charged scenario surfaced once again. It was the other day the media news both print and electronic layed open chinks in…
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The Forests of Jammu & Kashmir || By Mian Javed Hussein || LIVE IMAGE
The Forests of Jammu & Kashmir || By Mian Javed Hussein || LIVE IMAGE Jammu & Kashmir is bestowed by the Nature with rich conifer forests and beautiful water resources and is known as the “paradise on earth” because of its scenic beauty, snow clad mountains, valleys, dense forests, meadows, lakes, rivers and streams and…
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Accountability Of Plastic Manufactures || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Accountability Of Plastic Manufactures || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE ‘Industrial packing material is permissible, but definitely attracts provision of EPR.’ was the response to the query from the State Pollution Control Board? Whether the Polythene packing is permissible restored to for the transporting their products for the consumers by the Soft drinks, drinking…
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Great Injustice: Fag End Realisation || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Great Injustice: Fag End Realisation || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE A realization has started dawning on the twilight eve of this writer. That the state does not possess only Hangul which deserves protection, pampering and projecting alone from the Department of Wildlife. Abounds in of a wide variety from animals, birds and…
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2021 The year of hope with spring ahead || By Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo || LIVE IMAGE
2021 The year of hope with spring ahead || By Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo || LIVE IMAGE Every dark channel has a bright opening and every night has a dawn ahead. The snowy winter is always followed eagerly by the spring. Anne Bradstreet exclaimed beautifully, “if we had no winter, the spring would not be so…