An International Court of Arbitration at the Hague has ruled in favour of India on the Kishanganga hydroelectric project and upheld India's right to divert water from the hydroelectric project to Kashmir. Pakistan had moved for arbitration in May 2010, claiming India was trying to divert the Jhelum river and the project would rob it of 15 per cent of its share of river waters. ...
10:30 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Srinagar: A flood alert was sounded in the city on Monday after the water level in the Jhelum River rose sharply following incessant rains. The Jhelum is flowing above 16 feet in Ram Munshi Bagh area prompting the flood alert, officials in the disaster management cell said. Incessant rains have been lashing Kashmir since Saturday night. The rainfall has triggered concern among farmers as continued downpour can cause damage to...
09:46 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Srinagar: Terming peace a prerequisite for development, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said maintaining tranquillity and harmony in the state was needed for comprehensive progress on socio-economic and political fronts. "I am time and again making it clear that political issues relating to Jammu and Kashmir require political addressing. Economic measures have their own importance but these cannot resolve matters of political dimensions," Omar said addressing...
12:47 AM, May 10, 2012
Srinagar: The waterfront near Srinagar has begun to look like Venice thanks to the newly-launched water taxis. They are expected to hit two birds with one stone, easing road traffic on the one hand and luring in more tourists on the other. The taxis have been launched on the Jhelum to ferry office goers who want to avoid traffic snarls. The eight-seaters will run from Lal Chowk zero bridge to...
08:01 AM, May 06, 2012
Jammu: Three Pakistani officials dealing with the Indus Water Treaty will arrive on Sunday to inspect the design and the site of a proposed artificial lake in Jammu. The lake is to be built by using the waters of river Tawi, a tributary of the Chenab, one of three rivers that flow from Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan. The others are Jhelum and Indus. Under the World Bank-brokered Indus Water...
12:35 PM, Feb 19, 2011
