New blood test can detect Alzheimer’s 3.5 years before diagnosis
London: Scientists have developed a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis. The research, published in the journal Brain, supports the idea that components in the human blood can modulate the formation of new brain cells, a process termed neurogenesis. Neurogenesis occurs […]
Govt confers JK Awards 2023 to Dhangri bravehearts, eminent personalities
LG Manoj Sinha remembers Dhangri bravehearts, congratulates other
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has conferred J&K Govt Awards 2023 in different fields to several personalities from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Deepak Kumar (Posthumously), son of Rajinder Kumar of Dhangri, Rajouri and Saroj Bala, wife of Late Rajinder Kumar of Dhangri, Rajouri have been awarded for Achievements in the field […]
Admin approves project to boost commercial floriculture
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved a major project to boost commercial floriculture and increase output to Rs 85 crore in the Union Territory, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir has long been known for its rich and diverse agri-ecozones, making it an ideal location for the growth of a thriving floriculture industry, they […]
No security lapse at Bharat Jodo Yatra: Police
Anantnag: There was no security lapse at the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a senior Jammu and Kashmir police official said on Friday while stressing that the organisers had not informed the police about a large crowd joining the march from Banihal. “The Jammu and Kashmir police was not consulted before the Bharat Jodo Yatra was discontinued. […]
Called off walk today owing to security concerns: Rahul Gandhi
Khanabal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he had to cancel his walk for the day because police arrangements by the Jammu and Kashmir administration “unfortunately completely collapsed”. Gandhi, who began his yatra from Banihal in Jammu region, crossed the Jawahar tunnel into the Valley in Qazigund in a bulletproof vehicle but could walk […]
Commercial complex of former minister demolished in Shopian
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday demolished a commercial structure in the Shopian district belonging to a former minister. The Shopian district administration said 17 hectares of land have been freed from influential encroachers as part of an anti-encroachment drive. “A commercial structure belonging to an ex-minister of social welfare was demolished as […]
Antibodies against coronavirus ‘coldspots’ discovered
May help fight future coronaviruses: Study
London: Scientists have discovered regions on the coronavirus which do not change, or ‘coldspots’, and that antibodies specific for these coldspots may help fight future coronaviruses, according to a new study. The coronavirus keeps evolving, and in so doing it evades our immune defenses. But does the entire coronavirus evolve, or do some portions remain […]
Situation along eastern border with China stable but unpredictable: GOC-in-C
Kolkata/New Delhi: The situation along the eastern border with China is “stable” but “unpredictable” due to undefined perceptions about the boundary, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, Lt Gen R P Kalita said. The Eastern Command takes care of the LAC in the Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim sectors. “The whole problem stems from the fact that the border […]
India repatriates 17 Pakistani prisoners: Pak High Commission
New Delhi: India on Friday repatriated 17 Pakistani nationals imprisoned in the country, the Pakistan High Commission here said. “Seventeen Pakistani nationals imprisoned in India were repatriated today via Attari-Wagah border after hectic efforts of the Pakistan High Commission, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry and cooperation of the Indian side,” the Pakistani mission said on Twitter. […]
Mutton rate row: Mutton dealers, admin to hold meeting today
Srinagar: Following sealing of more than 100 mutton shops across Kashmir Valley by Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kashmir to control pricing, the stakeholders associated with the trade said they are scheduled to meet divisional administration authorities on Saturday to discuss the future course on the sale of mutton. Notably, Kashmir witnessed a […]
