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New Delhi, Nov 26- The Jammu and Kashmir Day celebrations were inaugurated bythe Deputy Chief Minister at Pragati Maidan, here today.

 The Deputy Chief Minister took around of various stalls of business entrepreneurs anddepartments, who participated in the Indian International Trade Fair (IITF) organizedby India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). As many as 33 stalls were occupied bythe business entrepreneurs.

 The Deputy Chief Minister was highly appreciative of the way the stall holdersdisplayed their commodities and showcased their talent and skill. He said that theindigenous arts and crafts of the State are famous worldwide and have a greatdemand for which sale centers and showrooms all over the country need to beestablished.

 Tara Chand said that beautiful handicrafts of all the regions of J&K State such asBamboo crafts, Basholi paintings , earthen pottery from Jammu, Thanka painting fromLadakh, Paper machie, Walnet wood carving, Namda, Qallin, Gabba etc. from Kashmirare beautiful crafts are required to have vast market facilities because handicraftsboost employment generation.

 The Dy. Chief Minister also said there is a large scope to organize such Trade fairs atDomestic and International level for promotion of art and crafts of Jammu andKashmir. He was informed by the Director Handicraft that Rs.1.25 crore sale has beenmade since last six days of the Trade Fair.Later, the Deputy Chief Minister lightened the tradition lamp at Lal chowk theaterPragati Maidan where the cultural programme was performed which depicts the richdiverse cultural ethos of Jammu and Kashmir. The focus of programme was folk musicand dances of Jammu and Kashmir State such as Rouf, Chajja, Bhand Pather, Geetru,Chakri, kud, Ladakhi Jabro.On the occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister appreciated the performances of theartists and said that they have presented the spectrum of “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”which is the hall mark of the State. He said that craftsmen representing in IITF 2010are the ambassadors of J&K state which is a secular state and every person can enjoythe beauty of the state and state crafts. Large number of people attended thecultural programme, paying ovation to the artists.

 The Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Principal Secretary CoordinationResident Commission, New Delhi, Director Handicrafts J&K state and other seniorofficers and entrepreneurs of J&K were present on the occasion.

Kartik Batra December 25 at 9:29pm Report

About three lakh people visited the Bihar Pavilion at the 30th India International Trade Fair (IITF)-2010 which showcased art, culture and development of the stateand sold goods worth more than Rs 62 lakh.

''About three lakh people visited the Bihar Pavilion in the fair. On an average, at least25,000 people visited the pavilion every day,'' Pavilion Director Umesh Kumar Singhsaid today. He informed that the state pavilion earned a revenue of more than Rs 62

lakh by selling goods at the IITF. All the stall in charge were busy dealing with visitorsand share the different information.

''The significant development in the state in different sectors, art, culture, glorioushistory and tourist places of the state were showcased,'' Rabindra Kumar Jha, publicrelation officer of the Bihar Pavilion said.

 The proposed Nalanda University in Rajgir, hydroelectric and biomass gasificationpower generation, power generation from rice husk and rural BPO were mainattraction at the state Pavilion in the November 14-27 fair. This year's theme of the

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trade fair was 'clean and energy efficient technology, products and services'.

''Bihar has immense potential in tourism sector. Tourists can now not only find theinformation on tourist places and packages, but they can also make reservations forthem and the hotels and guest houses as per their interest and make paymentonline.

 The state government's attempt to provide these facilities online through a singlewindow and at reasonable rates has been received very well by the people,'' saidGajendra Singh, an official of the Tourism Department.

A unique success story in the Pavilion was that of power generation from rice husk in Turkaulia village in the state which has attracted attention of the world community.

Rural BPO, run by youth of Saurath village of Madhubani district was also a centre of attraction at the IITF.

 The places of tourism, rich tradition of art and culture, festivals and cuisines were ondisplay.

Ajay Kumar, an official of Bihar Industrial Area development Authority(BIADA) saidthe Authority has received more then 10 proposals from the investors.

''We received 9 proposals for food processing in Hazipur, Betia and Muzaffarpur andone proposal for a chain of Management Institution. Investors shown their keeninterest to invest in Bihar,'' he added. Handicraft stalls of Upendra MaharathiSansthan and Silk stalls became the centre of attraction among the visitors for theirunique handicraft made by bamboo, coconut shell, bronze teracota etc. A 'Sindurbox' made of bamboo was in much demand in female visitors. Apart from this, stallsof Madhubani painting, bangles, sujani works, handloom works were a hit amongvisitors. Foreign visitors showed keen interest in knowing various tourist places of thestate.