LEH, Aug 26: State Medical Plants Board (SMPB) today organized one-day interactive-cum-training programme with the Amchies of Ladakh at Leh Circuit House to discuss various issues with relate to conservation and cultivation of endangered medicinal plants of Ladakh.

The team of the SMPB comprised Dr. Farooq Naqashbandi, Dr. Taran Singh and Dr. Zahoor Ahmad visited come to Ladakh with an aim to make the people of this region aware about conservation, cultivation and marketing potential of medicinal plants of Ladakh region.

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SAMBA, Aug 26: District Development Commissioner Samba, Saurabh Bhagat today reviewed the progress of development in forest, social forestry and soil conservation sector in a meeting of the officers of the departments.

An expenditure of nearly Rs 3.90 crore has been incurred in district Rajouri till July of current fiscal.

This was disclosed and a meeting of all sectoral officers held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Sheikh Rafiq Ahmed.

While reviewing the sector wise physical and financial achievements made during the period the DDC was informed that our of the total expenditure Rs.3.71.35 lakh stood expended under District Plan while Rs. 18.11 lakh spend on centrally sponsored schemes during the period .

JAMMU, Aug 3 : In continuation to the efforts made for capacity building of the Wildlife and Forest staff and the law enforcing agencies in various matters of wildlife management, the Department of Wildlife Protection, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi organised three-day "Training Workshop on Wildlife Crime Prevention in J&K" at Limber Wildlife Sanctuary Baramulla for 45 Frontline officers of the Wildlife/Forest/Department/Forest Protection Force/Police.

Brick kilns near populated areas, fields pose threat to life, crops

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URI, July 27: Estimated loss to the agriculture land, crops, livestock, agriculture implements and other household items in quake affected Uri and Karnah was reported to be in crores of rupees. Loss to maize crop has been reported to be more followed by loss to the paddy crop.

BUDGAM, July 27: Under Community Mobilization Programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to create massive awareness regarding imparting education to young ones a special awareness function was organized at Nagbal-Chrari Sharief tehsil by Education department yesterday.
Main object of this programme is to involve public to create awareness regarding imparting education among children especially female children be focused.
District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Muhammad Rafi was the chief guest on the occasion.

BARAMULLA, July 27: To review the implementation of Rural Health Mission in Baramulla district, a meeting of concerned officers was held here yesterday with Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dullu in chair.
It was given out that out of Rs. 6.22 crore received under the programme during last three years, Rs. 5.35 crore stand expended upto June 2008.
Reviewing the works taken up under RHM, the meeting was told that 51 works have been undertaken under District Plan, NABARD, State sector and BADP registering a cumulative expenditure of over Rs. 64 crore.

SRINAGAR, July 27: A nine member Pakistani delegation is reaching here tomorrow to visit Baglihar power project which is being built by India on River Chenab in Jammu region. The delegation held a round of talks in Delhi earlier this week.
Chief secretary S S Kapur will host lunch for the delegation.

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URI, July 24: Three years down the line since the killer quake hit Uri and its
adjacent villages almost 75 percent people face gastroenteritis or psychiatric
problems. After visiting several villages of Uri different people narrated different
tales. In some cases either people face gastroenteritis or psychiatric problems.
But overall almost 85 percent youngsters are caught up.

While talking to The Kashmir times Shahzad of Salamabad said, "I feel as these