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Heatwave conditions: Doctors warn of gastrointestinal, heart risks

Advise precautions, avoiding junk foods Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir continues to reel under an intense heatwave, health experts are raising alarms over the surge in heat-related illnesses. They said that from gastrointestinal infections to life-threatening cardiovascular complications, the soaring temperatures are posing a serious threat to public health. Doctors said that extreme heat can […]

 Press Trust of India

No link between COVID vaccine and sudden cardiac arrests: AIIMS-Delhi Study

No link between COVID vaccine and sudden cardiac arrests: AIIMS-Delhi Study

New Delhi: A study conducted by the AIIMS-Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has claimed that there was no link between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac arrests among young individuals. A panel of doctors at a press conference in AIIMS said that the ongoing study has so far examined 300 […]

 Press Trust of India

Srinagar to host first ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival next month

New Delhi: Srinagar will host the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival at its iconic Dal Lake where more than 400 athletes from all over the country will compete in disciplines like kayaking and canoeing, water skiing and rowing from August 21 to 23. Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced this in an interaction with the […]

 Press Trust of India

SIA carries out searches in Anantnag in connection with non-local’s killing last year

Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir conducted search operations at the premises of two suspects in Anatnag district on Thursday in connection with the killing of a non-local man last year. “The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir conducted targeted search operations at the premises of two suspects within the jurisdiction of the Bijbehara police […]

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Grievance cell to be established at PCR Kashmir for victims of terrorism

Srinagar: A zonal level grievance cell has been established at Police Control Room, Kashmir, for victims of terrorism in the valley, an official on Thursday said. “Kashmir Zone Police has established a zonal-level Grievance Cell at the Police Control Room (PCR), Kashmir. The cell aims to address the grievances of terrorism-affected families in the valley […]

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PM Modi conferred Ghana’s national honour

PM Modi conferred Ghana’s national honour

Accra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country’s national honour, for his “distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership”. Modi received the award on Wednesday from the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama. “Honoured to be conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the […]

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Search operation conducted in Kishtwar

Jammu: A search operation was conducted on Thursday to track down two to three terrorists hiding in a forested area of Kishtwar district, officials said. The cordon and search operation follows an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in the heavily forested Kanzal Mandu area of the Kuchal-Chatroo belt on Wednesday night. […]

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If legislature can’t provide basic framework, no harm in courts laying down ground: SC judge

New Delhi: Supreme Court’s Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday allayed the criticism that judiciary encroached upon the legislative domain and said if the government couldn’t provide a basic framework, there was no harm if courts laid down the ground. “Of course, criticism also that the judiciary is encroaching upon the legislative field of the […]

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Need to enhance green cover

Need to enhance green cover

The past few years have been pretty bad on the weather front in Jammu and Kashmir. Our seasons are witnessing a major change with winter months getting colder every year and the summer months witnessing a spike in temperatures making the situation quite worrisome for all of us. The region which was otherwise known as […]

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Exam-Based Promotions should be the guiding principle

Exam-Based Promotions should be the guiding principle

By: Shahnawaz Ali In the pursuit of enhancing both quality and accountability within the education system, the need to reform the promotion mechanism for teaching and administrative staff in government schools is more urgent than ever. The current seniority-based system, though historically prevalent, fails to recognize merit, competence and the critical understanding of administrative conduct. […]