The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months in an order issued here.

The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months.

Jammu & Kashmir was conferred with a special award in "Excellence in Regenerating Tourism" for the year 2012 by well-known Conde Nast Traveller Magazine at a glittering ceremony here.

SRINAGAR, Nov 28: The High Court has directed the state government to file a compliance report about its directions on implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act in the state.

The state, which has so far witnessed 271 deaths of AIDS patients, has nearly 3,500 HIV patients, including 253 new cases detected from April to October this year.

The High Court has directed the state government to file a compliance report about its directions on implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act in the state.

The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has again accused state minister Taj Mohiuddin of encroaching upon its land in Shopian district.

To contain man-bear conflict effectively, the state government plans to have a comprehensive census of bears.

JAMMU: Garden Glory, a human empowerment Cooperative Ltd will train the farmers of the state in the cultivation of various floriculture crops, ornamental, medicinal and aromatic plants by providing latest research know how to them for promotion of floriculture industry to enhance their social economic growth and employment.

This was stated in a meeting of Garden Glory here today. It said Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), Member Secretary, Dr Som Dutt Tyagi is visiting Jammu soon to give final shape to ICAR schemes to benefit the farmers of the state.

An amount of Rs 1.4 crore has been generated as environment fee from tourists and non-state subjects who visited Ladakh till October end this year.