SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Friday laid thrust on conservation of lakes and water bodies underlining their significance in bio-diversity and economic spheres of the State.

The growing convergence of information, communication and entertainment has given a new impetus to the Electronics Hardware Sector which comprises mainly of four sub-sectors namely :
* Industrial Electronics
* Computers and peripherals ;
* Communication and Broadcast Equipment ;
* Strategic Electronics and Components.
In India the demand for hardware is fuelled by a variety of drivers which i

JAMMU, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla has said that the Government was committed to develop all underdeveloped bastis and slum areas by providing facilities like adequate drinking water, electricity, hospitals, education, road connectivity besides better lanes and drains.

The Minister said this while interacting with the people after laying the foundation of Rs.

SRINAGAR, Chairing 4th meeting of Sonamarg Development Authority here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stressed for balancing economy with environmental needs.

"While tourism potential of the State should be utilized to generate wide ranging economic activities to its optimum, the importance of preserving environment and natural grandeur must not lose the focus at any cost", the Chi

Though India is one of the largest producers of the food in the world, nearly three hundred million people struggle for meeting two square meals a day and 21 percent of the national population are malnourished. This indicates the issues of accessibility to adequate and nutritive food to the poor.

JAMMU, Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din on Tuesday directed PHE authorities to increase the daily pumping duration to meet the requirement of potable water, and rationalize the supply as per requirements of each area.

The Minister issued the directions while chairing a high level meeting of functionaries of PHE, Irrigation and Flood C

JAMMU, The State is expected to fall well short of the growth rate of 8 per cent during 11th five year plan, which is passing into its last year. During first four years of current five year plan, the State hasn

KATHUA, At least 40 persons were taken ill as diarrhoea spread in some hamlets in Ramkote area of tehsil Billawar.

Reports said in last two-days nearly 40 persons have been hospitalised at Ramkote and Billawar in view of this water

Jammu has already been reeling under power shortage making the summer and its heat more oppressive. Additionally, with the onset of summer, Jammu region is facing acute water shortage, as various drinking water supply schemes of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department have either failed miserably or are incomplete to meet the requirement of the region.

Receiving Stns, transformers developing snags frequently
JAMMU, Though several crores of rupees have been spent on the name of reforms in the power sector in Jammu and Kashmir during the past some years yet this important sector continues to be ailing with receiving stations, transformers and other components of distribution system failing to withstand the load during the summer months and develo