Long Covid associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, cognitive impairment: Study

Toronto: Long COVID is associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, declined cognition and heightened levels of depression and anxiety, according to new research studying the impacts of the disease. Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, combined the results of two new parallel studies – a laboratory study involving cognitive testing and imaging of oxygen […]
Influenza-A subtype causing cough, fever: ICMR Experts

IMA advises against indiscriminate antibiotics use
New Delhi: A persistent cough, sometimes accompanied by fever, running through India for the past two-three months is due to Influenza A subtype H3N2, ICMR experts said. The H3N2, which has been in wide circulation for the past two-three months, causes more hospitalisations than other subtypes, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) scientists who […]
DC Srinagar inspects ongoing Reconstruction works of Mangleshwar Bhairav Temple

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Saturday undertook a visit to Mangleshwar Bhairav Temple and Khankah Naqashband Sahib (RA) to inspect the progress of works undertaken for restoration, revival, preservation and maintenance of Architecture and Heritage of Religious Places/Assets in the District. The Deputy Commissioner inspected ongoing Reconstruction works on 700-year-old Mangleshwar Bhairav Asthapan […]
Jammu resident among 3 held with contraband substance in Sopore
Sopore: Jammu and Kashmir police said they have arrested three drug peddlers in Wagub area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. An official said that during a naka checking at Wagub crossing police stopped a four wheeler, following which 3 persons were arrested after a contraband (Heroin-like substance) weighing 6.70 grams was […]
Police arrests a man with fake currency
Srinagar: Police in Kulgam arrested a person for possessing counterfeit currency notes, a police spokesman said Saturday. A police party at a checkpoint established on NHW 44 near Manigam Crossing intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee after noticing police party but was apprehended tactfully. He has been identified as Khurshid Ahmad Naik son […]