On 'Anti Smoking Day' J&K Fine-Arts Society in collaboration with Shangrilla Public School has organized a poster making competition today in the premises of the school. The topic on which the poster was made is 'consequences of smoking on health and impact of on it on others'. Number of students took part in the competition. Sarvesh Gupta stood first, Srishti Gupta secured second position and Reshika Raina secured position respectively.

The ever degrading sanitary conditions at the general bus stand Jammu is a serious concern. The nullah flowing through it is prime source of stink and garbage which even makes it difficult for people to stand in the yard of bus stand. It is very astonishing that the bus stand is under the nose of Jammu Municipal Corporation office, despite that JMC is not paying attention towards its sanitation.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today accentuated the need to undertake the "second Green Revolution that will enhance agriculture productivity as also adopt new technologies for the optimum utilization of agricultural produce" so as to take on the urgent challenge of our times food crisis.

Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today described shrinking agricultural land in the state a grave issue and emphasized the need to go for research-oriented agri-practices to increase productivity. While addressing to second convocation of SKUAST-J, Chief Minister, who is also the Pro- Chancellor of the varsity, maintained that in J&K, there is great scope for agriculture but unfortunately, the land-holdings here are almost negligible. "Almost 75 percent of the area comes under forests

JAMMU: An awareness camp was organized by the Chief Animal Husbandry Officer at village Pangali in Dansal block Jammu today. The farmers form Panglai and adjoining villages took part in the camp and learnt about the scientific methods of rearing and management of livestock ,poultry and conservation of forest and wildlife from the experts of the department.

Without commensurate improvement in road conditions, parking lots coupled with a 13 times increase in the number of vehicles since 1982, Jammu region has entered into "traffic danger zone." About 2000 to 2500 vehicles are being added in district every month.

Governor, Lt. Gen (Retd) S. K. Sinha has appreciated the headway made by Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST), Jammu in academic and research fields during the past few years even as Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad urged agricultural scientists in Jammu & Kashmir to prepare for the impending challenge of food shortage likely to confront the world.

The government has moved a proposal seeking central assistance for introducing Tube Well irrigation in Kandi areas of the state.

Dilapidated roads, un-electrified villages betray govt claims

A contingent of farmers from Doda, Ramban Kishtwar and Poonch districts was flaged off today by the Director of Agriculture, Jammu Vinod Bala Sharma to visit outside the state under 'Technology Missio

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