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| Develop advance early warning system for flash floods: LG Sinha to scientists, experts | | Addresses International Conference on ‘Nanotechnology for Better Living’ at University of Kashmir | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the inaugural session of the International Conference on “Nanotechnology for Better Living (NBL-2025)” at University of Kashmir.
The five-day mega event, organised by University of Kashmir in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, has brought together leading scientists and researchers to showcase recent advancements in nanotechnology and its applications for sustainable living.
In his keynote address, the Lieutenant Governor spoke on the advancements and breakthroughs in Nanotechnology that is reshaping the lives and work environment and ensuring ease of living.
“Today evolution in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is having transformative impact across various sectors. The cu... | |
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| After floods, land starts sinking in Jammu, other areas | | | |
Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 7: After flash floods and relentless rainfall, new concerns have emerged over incidents of land sinking in various parts of Jammu and surrounding areas.
Apart from Jammu city and its adjoining localities, cases of ground subsidence have been reported from Nowshera area, Kheri village in Bishnah tehsil, Rah Salyote in Chowi Choura of Akhnoor sub-division, and Musra in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district.
In the Bantalaab area, several houses have developed cracks due to sudden land subsidence, with some patches of ground reportedly sinking by three to four feet. Two houses have collapsed, while three others have sustained significant struct... | |
| | | | Mata Vaishno Devi track to reopen only after safety audit | | |  Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 7: The suspended Yatra of the revered cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi will be resumed only after the authorities concerned conduct a comprehensive safety audit of the track to ensure the safety of pilgrims.
The Yatra has been suspended for the last 13 days following a devastating landslide that claimed the lives of 34 devotees. The tragedy, which occurred on August 26, led to the temporary closure of the route, bringing the spiritual journey to ... | |
| | | | Jmu-Sgr highway remains shut | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 7: Heavy downpour again hampered the efforts of the National Highway Authority of India to restore traffic on the landslide-hit Jammu-Srinagar national highway which remained closed for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday, officials said.
The pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills also remained suspended for the 13th straight day, while Border Roads Organisation (BRO) restored traffic on Basohli-Bani road in Kathua district after bypassing the damaged stretch, the officials said.
“The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is still closed for vehicular movement. Restoration work is going on,” a traffic department official said, advising ... | |
| | | | Jammu areas to receive moderate rainfall till Sep 11: IMD | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 7: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather advisory for several districts of Jammu Division, forecasting cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers over the next five days, from September 7 to 11.
According to the bulletin issued by IMD, districts including Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban are likely to witness spells of rainfall of varying intensity during the forecast period. The advisory high... | |
| | | | Flash floods destroy paddy, apple crops in South Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 7: Flash floods in Kashmir have destroyed standing paddy -- mainly rice and apple -- spread over thousands of acres in four southern districts of the valley, leaving farmers staring at cumulative losses running into hundreds of crores.
As the Jhelum swelled due to incessant rains and cloudbursts, overflowing waters washed away rice fields in several areas of Anantnag and Pulwama districts.
"We were preparing to harvest the paddy by the end of this month. The crop was abundant, but everything has been destroyed by floods....the entire year's hard work has gone down the drain," Mohammad Younis, a farmer from Shamsipora in Anantnag, said.
Younis said ... | |
| | | | Between shelling and floods, border villages seek safer future | | | | Early Times Report
Pallanwala/Jammu, Sept 7: Jammu’s border villages, which have long been terrorised by cross-border shelling, are braving an even more serious threat today as flash floods caused by unprecedented monsoon rains have left their homes broken, farmlands ruined and their futures uncertain.
The villagers in Pallanwala sector and R S Pura live a life of fear and loss, pleading for relocation, relief and a future where their children can grow without bullets or water sweeping away their homes.
In Pallanwala sector along the Line of Control (LoC), flash floods caused because of the swollen Chenab on August 26 submerged villages up to the first floor of houses, washed away ro... | |
| | | | Landslide destroys house of tribal Gaddi family | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
BATOTE, Sept 6: A residential house of a tribal Gaddi family suffered massive damage due to a landslide in a small hamlet Haldno in mountainous Ramban district.
Sources informed that the residential house of one Des Raj, son of Late Munshi Ram in village Haldno, Ramban has been damaged by the landslide triggered by the heavy rainfall recently.
They said that the structure suffered total loss and an old lady, Rano Devi, mother of Des Raj, was also inju... | |
| | | | Karra’s delayed visit to flood hit Jammu areas ‘act of indifference’ | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 7: After 16 agonizing days of devastation caused by unprecedented floods in Jammu, the long-awaited visit of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Mr. Tariq Hameed Karra has left the people more disillusioned than reassured.
The catastrophic floods displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and inflicted irreparable losses on lives and property. In the midst of this humanitarian tragedy, the absence of Congress’s top leadership was felt deeply on ... | |
| | | | From highway to airway: Flow of unhygienic mutton going unabated in Kashmir | | |  Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 7: The unchecked flow of unhygienic mutton continues in the Kashmir Valley despite recent enforcement actions. With the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44)—the Valley’s only all-weather road—closed due to multiple landslides and flash floods caused by heavy rainfall, traders have now resorted to air transport to smuggle questionable meat. On Sunday, authorities seized over 300 kilograms of unlabelled, unhygienic mutton from Srinagar airport.
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| | | | ‘Ek Baar Aap GST Dekh Lo’: PM’s nudge ushered in biggest GST reform | | |  New Delhi, Sept 7:
‘Ek baar aap GST dekh lo!’ – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gentle nudge to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December last year sparked the beginning of a mammoth exercise to overhaul the tangled goods and services tax regime. And the final outcome is a significantly simplified system with lower tax rates and easier compliance for businesses.
Sitharaman, who, along with her team, began work to identify anomalies in the present four-tier structure and compliance is... | |
| | | | Study challenges long-standing “mass grave” narrative in North Kashmir | | ‘Over 90% unmarked graves belong to foreign, local terrorists’ | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 7: A new field study has challenged the long-standing “mass grave” narrative in north Kashmir, concluding that more than 90 per cent of the 4,056 unmarked graves investigated belong to foreign and local terrorists.
The report, titled ‘Unraveling the Truth: A Critical Study of Unmarked and Unidentified Graves in Kashmir Valley’, is based on the study conducted by the Kashmir-based NGO Save Youth Save Future Foundation (SYSFF).
Researchers led by Wajahat F... | |
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