Treating spinal deformities
Dr Puneet Girdhar Attributing to manifold reasons, India is a home to a substantial number of cases of spinal deformities. The major causes include consanguinity, accidents, social violence, nutrition deficiency, tuberculosis, post-polio complications and congenital problems. Of all the deformities, scoliosis (S shaped side to side bending of the spine) is the most common and […]
JK reports 230 covid-19 cases, no death
Srinagar, Feb 16: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 230 new covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day count in six weeks, even as there was no death due to the pathogen for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. They said 126 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 104 from Kashmir Valley, […]
NIA searches multiple locations in J&K
Jammu, Feb 16 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided a dozen places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with two cases, one related to the recovery of an IED and another about the recruitment of youth by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, an official said. The raids were carried out in coordination with […]
Class 10 results: JKBOSE website crashes, students fume
Srinagar, Feb 16: The J&K Board of School Education website crashed again due to heavy traffic after results for class 10 were announced Wednesday, causing great distress among students who had to access the result through other means. As jkbose.nic.in was not working, angry parents and students complained and ridicule the situation as they could […]
UGC-NET result to be declared in a day or two
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The result of National Eligibility Test (NET) will be declared in a day or two, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Wednesday. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UGC could not conduct the December-2020 UGC-NET examination. Consequently, the UGC-NET of December 2020 and June 2021 Cycles were conducted together by […]
ACB arrests woman Sarpanch while taking bribe
Srinagar, Feb 16: Anti-corruption Bureau arrested a Sarpanch in Anatnag district of south Kashmir while demanding and accepting Rs 6500 bribe, officials said. “Anti-Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant alleged that Sarpanch Khulchohar, District Anantnag Mst. Hafiza Begum W/o Ghulam Qadir Kumar resident of Kulhchohar, Block Shangus, Anantnag demanded Rs 6500 on account […]
Winter Olympics: Arif Khan fails to finish men’s slalom event
Beijing, Feb 16 (PTI) India’s campaign at the Winter Olympics came to disappointing end on Wednesday after the country’s lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a ‘Did Not Finish’ in the men’s slalom event here. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, who had finished 45th in the giant slalom event on […]
Quality of antibodies improves for months after COVID-19 vaccination: Study
Washington, Feb 16 (PTI) Antibodies produced by immune cells become steadily more formidable and precisely targeted against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for at least six months after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study. The researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in the US assessed the antibody response to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in detail in people. […]
Northern Army Commander reviews security scenario in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation in Kashmir during his three-day visit to the valley which ended on Wednesday. “The Army Commander was briefed by Lt Gen D P Pandey, General officer Commanding Chinar Corps, on the prevalent security situation and measures instituted to counter […]
India economy to grow at quickest pace among large nations: Finmin report
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The Indian economy is poised to grow at the quickest pace among the league of large nations on the back of various initiatives taken by the government in Budget 2022-23, said the Finance Ministry’s Monthly Economic Review. “The current year may as well end with an economic reset manifest of […]