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38 districts yet to declare themselves manual scavenging-free: Official Data

New Delhi: Thirty-eight districts are yet to declared themselves manual scavenging-free, according to official data. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale said there is no report of people currently engaged in manual scavenging in the country. According to official data shared by him, there are 38 […]

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Breathing during sleep may be influencing how our brains form memories: Study

Breathing during sleep may be influencing how our brains form memories: Study

New Delhi: Our breathing during sleep may be influencing how memories in our brains are being consolidated, a new study has found. While it is known that sleep-related brain rhythms are linked with reactivation of memory contents during sleep, researchers from Germany and the UK found that these rhythms, such as oscillations and spindles, are […]

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Lok Sabha takes up bills to replace criminal laws

Lok Sabha takes up bills to replace criminal laws

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday took up three bills that seek to replace the existing criminal laws of the country, with some MPs saying these will provide justice rather than punishment, and others pointing to “loopholes” in the proposed legislations that they claimed would give discretionary powers to enforcement agencies. The redrafted Bharatiya Nyaya […]

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Human Solidarity and Love

Human Solidarity and Love

By: M Ahmad Solidarity can be defined in simple terms as unity within a group of individuals that have similar interests. The meaning of solidarity is to support one another. Human Solidarity has been identified as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century, where those who suffer or benefit least […]

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Invasive Alien Species: A Growing Threat to Ecosystem

By: Safdar Gazi Lone Invasive alien species, also known as invasive exotic species or non-native species, are organisms introduced to regions or ecosystems outside their native range, establishing self-sustaining populations. These species often out-compete native counterparts, disrupting ecosystem balance and causing a range of negative impacts. In the Kashmir Himalaya, a total of 571 plant […]

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What happens to teeth as you age?

By: Arosha Weerakoon A healthy smile helps us live long, well and happy lives. But just like our bodies, our teeth succumb to age-related changes. So what happens to teeth as you age? And what can you do to ensure your smile lasts the distance? First, what are teeth made of? The tooth crown is […]

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Div Com reviews Power scenario in Kashmir

Div Com reviews Power scenario in Kashmir

Directs Officers to act humanely in event of harsh cold climatic conditions SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Tuesday convened a meeting of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to review power scenario in Kashmir division. Addressing the meeting of officers, the Div Com directed the concerned to act humanely in […]

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Pahalgam records coldest night of the season at minus 6.9 degree Celsius

Srinagar: Several areas of South Kashmir on Tuesday recorded the season’s coldest night as the mercury plummeted across the region. After improvement in night temperature due to snowfall, the sub-zero temperature has once again been recorded at all the stations here. Qazigund and Pahalgam in South Kashmir recorded the coldest night of season at minus […]

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Subsidised Doda-Jammu helicopter service takes off, to ease winter travel

Jammu: A subsidised helicopter service to facilitate travel during the winter months to the mountainous Doda district took off from Jammu on Tuesday , officials said. The inaugural ceremony in Doda was attended by Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Qayoom. “To facilitate travel in winter, the subsidised helicopter service from […]

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HSEK delegation calls on CS, apprises him about activities

JAMMU:A delegation of Hindu Education Society Kashmir (HESK) Tuesday called on Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo to extend their felicitations to him and apprise him about the day to day activities carried out by them to further the cause of education in the UT. The delegation lead by HESK President, Professor B L Zutshi initially conveyed […]

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