KT NEWS SERVICE
SAMBA, Aug 26: District Development Commissioner Samba, Saurabh Bhagat today reviewed the progress of development in forest, social forestry and soil conservation sector in a meeting of the officers of the departments.

An expenditure of nearly Rs 3.90 crore has been incurred in district Rajouri till July of current fiscal.

This was disclosed and a meeting of all sectoral officers held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Sheikh Rafiq Ahmed.

While reviewing the sector wise physical and financial achievements made during the period the DDC was informed that our of the total expenditure Rs.3.71.35 lakh stood expended under District Plan while Rs. 18.11 lakh spend on centrally sponsored schemes during the period .

Says It's Satisfied With Changes Made By J&K Power Development Corporation

Masood Hussain SRINAGAR

ISLAMABAD has cleared Baglihar project saying it is satisfied with the changes that J&K's state-run Power Development Corporation (PDC) has effected in its design as was recommended by the World Bank-appointed neutral expert Professor Raymond Lafitte early last year.

Amarnath land transfer: who

Brick kilns near populated areas, fields pose threat to life, crops

Musavirr Wani
URI, July 27: Estimated loss to the agriculture land, crops, livestock, agriculture implements and other household items in quake affected Uri and Karnah was reported to be in crores of rupees. Loss to maize crop has been reported to be more followed by loss to the paddy crop.

BUDGAM, July 27: Under Community Mobilization Programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to create massive awareness regarding imparting education to young ones a special awareness function was organized at Nagbal-Chrari Sharief tehsil by Education department yesterday.
Main object of this programme is to involve public to create awareness regarding imparting education among children especially female children be focused.
District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Muhammad Rafi was the chief guest on the occasion.

SRINAGAR, July 27: A nine member Pakistani delegation is reaching here tomorrow to visit Baglihar power project which is being built by India on River Chenab in Jammu region. The delegation held a round of talks in Delhi earlier this week.
Chief secretary S S Kapur will host lunch for the delegation.

Musavirr Wani

URI, July 24: Three years down the line since the killer quake hit Uri and its
adjacent villages almost 75 percent people face gastroenteritis or psychiatric
problems. After visiting several villages of Uri different people narrated different
tales. In some cases either people face gastroenteritis or psychiatric problems.
But overall almost 85 percent youngsters are caught up.

While talking to The Kashmir times Shahzad of Salamabad said, "I feel as these