Syed Basharat

Amin Masoodi
SRINAGAR, Jan 7: Following increasing attacks on human lives and killing of dozens of cattle by wild animals in Dardpora Kupwara during past two weeks, the wild scare amongst people has increased manifold.

A new water supply scheme is to be set up by the Army's Naoshera Brigade in Chowki Handan Naoshera village of Jammu and Kashmir to provide drinking water to 5,000 villages.

At present, women and children of the village fetch water on their head from a distance of about 3 km from their village.

The situation gets aggravated in summer as the natural water resources dry up in the state.

Press Trust of India Posted: Jan 05, 2009 at 0038 hrs IST

New Delhi: Moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand intensified the cold wave conditions in northern India on Sunday, claiming 15 more lives with thick fog also disrupting road, train and air traffic.

Jammu: Commercial cultivation of flowers is gradually picking up in Jammu and Kashmir. Around 100 women have come forward to set up their own flower farms following a drive by the state floriculture department to encourage them.

The department is also holding training workshops for the women to help them set up the farms.

Over ruling objections from Pakistan and asserting that the project was in compliance with the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, the Union Cabinet has given its approval to the implementation of the strategically located 300 MW Kishan Ganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir revising its cost to Rs. 3642 crore.