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BY C. M. SHARMA In J&K, Agriculture is the occupation of a majority of the population. It is a land based occupation, but more than 80% of the Geographical Area is reported to be badly affected by soil erosion. Only around 20% of the degraded forests are treated for restoration. Degradation of forests leading to

The saffron party's Bihar unite chief Sanjay Jaiswal claimed that the population growth rate in the Kishanganj and Araria districts is "the highest in the world".

Udhampur,September 17 (Scoop News)-In order to take stock of various ongoing developmental works and flagship schemes under taken by various departments in district Udhampur, the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today conducted an extensive tour of District Udhampur to review the progress of ongoing developmental works under CSS and other developmental programmes. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Mohammad Suleman Choudhary, Directors and Chief Engineers...

India’s Allahabad High Court Sunday issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh regarding the grossly misconducted magisterial inquiry into the death of a prisoner in May. The court held that the inquiry was a “dereliction of duty and gross abuse of power, affecting the rule of law.”The petitioner’s father, Sudhakar Prasad Dubey, was arrested

Indias Allahabad High Court Sunday issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh regarding the grossly misconducted magisterial inquiry into the death of a prisoner in May. The court held that the...

The Supreme Court has directed the petitioner to make a detailed representation to the concerned States with his suggestions on uniform procedure or policy for open prisons or semi-open prisons.

Sussex’s political leaders have paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II after the UK’s longest reigning monarch died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle today.

No headway made in forming State-Level Committee Irfan Tramboo Srinagar, Aug 17: Government has finally set into motion the process of establishing the District-Level Committees for disability in the Union Territory of J&K, with districts like Anantnag, Kulgam, Srinagar, and Ganderbal having completed the entire process so far. A few other districts of the Jammu division including the Jammu district have already formed such committees which have been tasked, as per the notification issued by...

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Aug 11: Under the directions of Lieutenant Governor, in a run up to the 75th Independence Day celebrations and as part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav (AKAM), the Department of Culture, through J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (AACL) conducted series of singing, essay-writing and debating competitions, across Jammu & Kashmir. The events were organised by AACL in collaboration with Higher Education department as well as Directorate o...

Jammu Tawi, July 22: Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Friday constituted four committees including two UT level and two district level committees for monitoring of PM Kisaan scheme in Union Territory of J&K. The Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department will be the chairperson of two UT level committees while as District Magistrate and Additional district magistrate