The fear of floods in border villages due to the erection of bandhs by Pakistan in its territory is becoming real with water accumulating in Gharana, Gulabgarh and adjoining border villages.

Shujaat Bukhari

Sky rocketing price of animal fodder especially wheat straw commonly known as `Bussa' coupled with deficient monsoons has compounded miseries of farmers especially milkmen community for whom bovine animals are the only source of income.

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that Jammu and Kashmir will soon be country's first state to have a fully dedicated bio-plastic product manufacturing facility.

During his recent visit to Delhi along with the managing director, J&K Agro Industries limited, Dr. G.N.

Khatmarian border village may get flooded

The erection of high bandhs and the construction of bunkers by the Pakistani army along the border is not only causing security concerns, but also threatening floods on the Indian side by blocking the natural flow of rainwater.

Talgarh (Samba): His wedding was cancelled twice after his would be in-laws came to know that the village where he lives has no source of potable water. Though Rakesh Kumar was lucky that third time he got married, but there are many others like him in this village who were not as fortunate.

The best option is, of course, recycling in an environmentally sound manner. But it is also a fact that most civic bodies fail to collect and dispose waste. Instead of implementing techno logical innovations States such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal other than Delhi have banned the use of plastic bags.

Jammu: Brick-Kiln owners in Jammu division are in trouble with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) survey finding over 95 per cent of them are running illegally. The brick-kilns are continuing in the old system with a licence given by the area tehsildar, whereas registration with the State Pollution Control Board was made necessary few years ago.

For the past more than 15 days, the two hours of wait for the half an hour electricity supply for 75-year old Ramesh Lal, a resident of Pangdor village of Samba district, seems to be a never ending affair as everyday he has to walk several kilometres from the village to reach his farmland located at a distance of a stone

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