Benzodiazepine use linked with increased miscarriage risk: Study
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage, according to a study. The researchers from the National Taiwan University and colleagues quantified the risk for miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy in a nationwide, population-based […]
India records 797 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,091, the health ministry said on Friday. Five new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil […]
COVID-19 case detected in Jammu, sample sent for genome sequencing
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Jammu has recorded its first COVID-19 case in a “long time” and the patient, who has mild symptoms, has been kept in home isolation, a senior doctor in said. However, he asserted that there is no need to panic as measures are in place to meet any challenge. Government Medical College […]
Bomb threat: Security check carried out at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru, Dec 29 (PTI) A security check was conducted at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) after the airport authorities received an email claiming that explosives had been planted in a plane at the airport, police said. Mangaluru was one among the multiple airports in the country that received similar emails on Tuesday night by the […]
Dense fog continues across Kashmir amid severe cold conditions
Srinagar, Dec 29: Dense foggy conditions continued to linger on in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir even as most places in the valley recorded below the minus 3.0-mark on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.3°C, same as on the previous night and it was 1.2°C below […]
Cold wave in Kashmir: Several places record minimum temp below minus 3 Deg C
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures in several parts of Kashmir have dropped below the minus three degrees Celsius-mark as a cold wave sweeps the region. Kashmir is currently in the grip of “Chilla-i-Kalan”, a 40-day harsh winter period, when temperatures drop considerably leading to freezing of water bodies, including the Dal Lake, as well as water in […]
