Chronic complications associated with COVID infection
Dr Vipul Gupta The widespread perception is that if one gets COVID infection the possible outcomes include recovery in two to three weeks or hospital admission or death in severe cases. Contrary to this, for some people COVID 19 infections are not a discrete episode lasting a few weeks, but marks the start of a […]
Role of Educational Institutions to Conserve World Nature
M Ahmad World Nature Conservation Day acknowledges that a healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and healthy human society. It is celebrated on July 28 annually. The main purpose of celebrating World Nature Conservation Day is to conserve the animals and trees that are on the verge of going extinct from the natural […]
A healthy liver means a healthy you
Umair Shafiq Khanday Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. There are about 325 million people in the world, who are living with viral hepatitis, yet up to 290 million of these are unaware of their situation, which can lead to liver complications later. Understand your liver health better with a Liver Function Test. It also […]
Pashmina of Sahid Ali
Madhuchhanda Chakraborty Sitting alone, on a snowy winter night, In his wooden cottage, in the dim light, Of oil lamp, Sahid Ali caresses his Pashmina gently, With his toiling hands that break stones daily. Tiny fibers cling to his rough hand, Sahid plucks Like full bloomed rose-petals, falling from stalks. The Pashmina still emits the […]
A plea from a girl
Hafsa Zahoor They say one can feel the pain of others by putting himself in their shoes. Come on, put yourself in our shoes and put a question mark on yourself being a girl. Put yourself in our shoes and start the struggle to even breathe every moment. Put yourself in our shoes and know […]
Govt signs MOU for conservation of Shalimar, Nishat Gardens
JSW Foundation to oversee restoration and other works
SRINAGAR: Government on Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JSW Foundation for restoration and conservation of Shalimar and Nishat Gardens. In the presence of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, the MoU was signed by Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, Commissioner/Secretary, Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, and Sangita Jindal, Chairperson, JSW Foundation. As part of this commitment, JSW […]
Tral residents seek repair of damaged bridge
Pulwama: Dozens of villages of Tral belt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have alleged that they are forced to cross a canal using an unsafe bridge. Locals from Diver Satoora area of Tral said that people from dozens of villages have no alternative other than to pass through the unsafe bridge. They said that bridge […]
Three minor boys rescued by SDRF personnel in Samba
Jammu: Three minor boys were rescued by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Wednesday after they were caught in a flash flood near swollen Basanter river in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Most parts of the Jammu region have been receiving heavy rains for the past few days. With the […]
Hizb militant arrested in Khrew: Police
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said to have arrested a active Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant in Khrew area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement, police said that based on specific information, Awantipora Police, Army 50 RR and CRPF 185 Bn launched a joint cordon and search operation during morning hours in SharShali Khrew area of Police district […]
Covid-19: Govt authorizes DGP Prisons to extend parole of prisoners
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has authorized Director General of Police (Prisons) to extend special parole of the categories of convict prisoners for a further period of at least 90 days in view of the covid-19 situation. “In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (5) of section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, […]
