JAMMU, Dec 2: Gharana wetland in RS Pura has been witnessing very less arrival of migratory birds from Siberia during this winter due to apathy of the authorities coupled with indifferent attitude of the local people.

Though the migratory birds from Siberia have started arriving at internationally acclaimed Gharana wetland yet their number is very low this year, reports said.

The birds start

PAMPORE, Nov 30: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din has impressed upon the engineers to invoke the provisions of recently enacted Water Resources Act to clear encroachments along Jhelum and secure the water resources in the State.

Chairing a high level meeting of engineers of the districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian today, the Minister said the Act is a

JAMMU,Nov 29: The Government has decided to formulate comprehensive conservation projects for twin lakes of Mansar and Surinsar with a special focus on the restoration of the habitats and expansion of green cover in the surroundings of the two prestigious water bodies.

The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by the Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed convened t

JAMMU, Nov 29: Former Education Minister and working chairman of the National Panthers Party (NPP) Harshdev Singh (MLA), has strongly criticized the State Government for its alleged farcical and ridiculous claims regarding performance in Health, NREGA and Education sectors.

In a press statement issued here today, the NPP legislator alleged that the Government has rendered itself an object of co

*Inaugurates power station at Leh
LEH, Nov 26: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today inaugurated Rs 8 crore 4.5 MW diesel power station at Leh which will augment the current electric supply in the area besides electrifying the newly developed Solar Colony for the affected families of flash floods at Choglamsar.

The Chief Minister visited Leh this morning, inspected the rehabilitation works at va

RAJOURI, Nov 17: Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (ICELA) announced committee for villages Dhangri and Saranoo in Rajouri district to organize plantation programmes, awareness among the general masses and raise the issues of environment pollution and moral degradation.

The committee members included Arun Kumar as president, Ashok Kumar as vice president, Harsh Kumar as general secretary,

JAMMU, Nov 11: To deal with water scarcity in various localities of Gandhi Nagar constituency, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla on Thursday convened a meeting of Public Health Engineering (PHE), Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) and Planning Department officers to review the progress of various under construction tube wells and over head tanks under NRDWP.

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JAMMU, Nov 10: In a major development vis-

JAMMU, Nov 10 : Reiterating Government

JAMMU, Nov 9 : Minister for Science and Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has said that nine solar power plants and four District Level Energy Parks of different capacity being installed at various health and educational institutions in the State would be commissioned by December this year.

The Minister was addressing a meeting today convened to review the functioning of the Science and Techn