Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Dec 31: High Court today directed the Municipal Committee Sopore to immediately lift the solid waste from the bank of the water body and dump the same at the identified site. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice M A Chowdhary while closing the PIL filed by residents of the area directed the authorities to adhere to all relevant rules and regulations particularly with regard to provision for preventing of degradation of environment in the […]
PCB’s action against ULBs indicative of H&UDD’s slackness Scientific disposal remains distant dream in all distts Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Jan 9: Due to absolute non-serious approach of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules have not been strictly implemented in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir even after the lapse of 21 years and instances of inept handling of waste by the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are coming to the fore after regular […]
Attack on Councillors in Sopore
Attack on Councillors in Sopore
I t must have shockingly opened the eyes of those misguided and misled people choosing the gun as their aim in life that positive changes are fast taking place in Jammu and Kashmir both politically and economically. Hartals and shut downs over drop of a hat are chapters closed for ever. Democratic process right from grass root levels has been taking place which resulted in overwhelming majority of people, among them many women casting votes to elect their representatives to three tier Panchayati system in Jammu and Kashmir. In other words, any attack on or harm to the elected representatives of the people was tantamount to attack on the common people. If it is not their utter frustration and dejection, what else is it to target Municipal Councillors and a Police personnel in Sopore in Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In this cowardly attack, all three of them were martyred. However, the question is as to what is the va