A large quantity of an endangered insect species used to make revitalising drug or

Department of Horticulture, Udhampur has organised an awareness camp under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana today.

District Development Commissioner Ajay Khajuria, was the chief guest while JL Sharma presided over the function as Director Horticulture.

As many as 200 orchardists of different blocks of the district participated in the camp.

The Defence Terrain Research Laboratory focusses on providing state-of-the-art terrain intelligence to the armed forces.

Jammu: Though the state government has announced three months ration free of cost for drought-affected Kandi areas of Jammu, farmers of different parts of the region have demanded drought relief for hilly areas also.

Jammu : Deputy chairman of the Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky has asked the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to strictly enforce ban on polythene in the city and involve the public in creating a mass movement against the use of polythene.

Chairing a meeting of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), JMC and

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The J&K Wildlife department would conduct census of the near extinct Markhor deer in the 211-sq km Qazinag national park near the Line of Control in north Kashmir.

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In the first such move in India, the J-K Wildlife Department has put satellite collars on black bears to study their ecological behaviour and to help prevent the man-animal conflict from escalating.

An amount of Rs 2.8 crore has been spent in three districts of Jammu, Kathua and Samba under NREGA till date in the current financial year. This was stated during a meeting to review the implementation of NREGA in the three districts held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Rural Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohd Sagar.

THE government has approved eight road projects, entailing an estimated cost of Rs 10,883.89 crore. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee, chaired by finance secretary Ashok Chawla, has cleared major road projects in Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Karnataka.

On 12th April 2005, the then PM launched NRHM to provide accessible, affordable and quality care to the rural population, especially the vulnerable sections.