Antibiotic resistance estimated to claim over 39 million lives in next 25 years: Lancet Study

New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Over a million people around the world died annually due to antibiotic resistance between 1990 and 2021, and more than 39 million could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, according to a global analysis, published in The Lancet journal. Future deaths from antibiotic resistance are estimated to […]
Suspected monkeypox infection reported from Malappuram in Kerala, samples sent for testing

Malappuram (Kerala), Sep 17 (PTI) A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. A district health official said that the patient arrived in Kerala a few days ago and, after falling sick, was first admitted to […]
NC, PDP and Congress want to plunge JK into terror inferno again: Amit Shah

Says jobs ready for youths in JK holding laptops and tricolor Chanderkote: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that the National Conference, PDP and the Congress wanted to release terrorists and stone-pelters to plunge Jammu and Kashmir into a terror inferno again. He said the Narendra Modi-led government would provide jobs to youths […]
Multi-tier security arrangements put up in JK ahead of assembly polls
Srinagar: Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place to ensure free and fair assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said. “As the first phase of voting will take place on September 18, Jammu and Kashmir police have made elaborate security arrangements for the assembly polls so that maximum number of […]
JK polls: 40 pc Independents in fray
Most sponsored by BJP to divide votes, claim rivals Srinagar: More than 40 per cent of the 908 candidates contesting the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are Independents, leading to claims that a large number of them have been propped up by the BJP to divide votes. These are the first assembly elections in […]
Hate-filled individuals out to destroy India’s unity: PM Modi
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged some individuals filled with hate and negativity are out to destroy India’s unity and integrity, remarks coming in the backdrop of controversial statements made by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in the US. During his first visit to his home state Gujarat after assuming office for a third […]
J-K polls: Jammu North seat set for tough fight between BJP, NC
Jammu: The Jammu North assembly seat is set to witness a tough electoral battle between the BJP and the National Conference (NC), with BJP candidate and former minister Sham Lal Sharma making last-ditch efforts to sway voters in a bid to secure a hat-trick for his party. Undeterred by two consecutive poll losses in the […]
Cong releases manifesto for JK polls
Promises welfare measures for farmers, women Srinagar: The Congress on Monday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, promising a slew of welfare measures for farmers, women and the youth. The highlight of the manifesto — Haath Badlega Halaat — is insurance for all crops against natural calamities and a minimum […]
Sheikh Rashid’s AIP, Jamaat-e-Islami dancing to someone else’s tunes: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said the strings of alliance between Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and Jamaat-e-Islami were being remotely pulled to take on his party. “Their strings are connected somewhere else, they get their orders from them and they dance to their tunes,” Abdullah […]
KU postpones all exams scheduled on Sep 24, 25, 30
Srinagar: In view of upcoming assembly elections, the University of Kashmir (KU) Monday postponed all the examinations scheduled to be held on September-24, 25 and September-30 respectively. Assistant Controller of Examination at KU said that it will notify fresh dates of exams separately. “It is notified for the information of all concerned candidates that all […]