How to help kids with long COVID’ thrive in school
Dayton (US), Oct 30 (The Conversation) Children who get COVID-19 typically recover quickly and will not require special support upon return to school. However, some people who contract the disease experience persistent symptoms and post-viral complications. These complications can include fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, changes in taste and smell, and headaches. This post-viral […]
Youth dies as vehicle falls into Rivulet in Ramban
Jammu, Oct 30: A 25-year-old youth from Baramulla died after a brand new car he was driving skidded off the road and rolled down into 200-feet down rivulet at Magerkote Mour in Ramban district of on Saturday, officials said. A police officer said that at around 0500 hours, new brand Alto car bearing Engine […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country increase to 1,61,555
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) With 14,313 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,42,60,470, while the active cases were recorded at 1,61,555, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,57,740 with 549 more fatalities, according to the […]
Ladakh records 11 new COVID-19 cases
Leh, Oct 30 (PTI) Eleven fresh COVID-19 cases were detected in Ladakh, taking the overall virus tally in the union territory to 20,941 and the active cases to 58, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 208 Covid-related deaths 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The […]
By-polls to 4 Bengal and 5 Assam assembly constituencies begins
Kolkata/Guwahati, Oct 30 (PTI): Voting began at 7 AM on Saturday for by-polls to the four assembly constituencies of Dinhata in Cooch Behar, Shantipur in Nadia, Khardah in North 24 Parganas and Gosaba in South 24 Parganas districts, an election commission of India (ECI) official said. In Dinhata, TMC’s heavyweight north Bengal leader Udayan Guha […]
Curbing substance abuse
Though a lot is being done to curtail the substance abuse among the people in Kashmir valley still lot needs to be done so that the menace is curbed to the desired levels. The reports about arrest of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir almost get daily space on our media be it the traditional […]
Mental Health Issues: Time to act
Javaid Jawad We are living in a conflict zone, which has direct bearing on the mental health of the people. It is a documented fact that women and children are especially at the receiving end on the psychological front. Moreover, COVID–19 has added to the stress level of the above-mentioned vulnerable groups, family heads who […]
Economic policy of Sardar Patel
Er. Prabhat Kishore SardarVallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man, has been the foremost among the national heroes of India. In 1946, in view of the possibility of getting independence soon, 13 out of 15 provincial committees of the Congress proposed the name of Sardar Patel for the national president, so that he could become the first […]
JK reports 90 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 29: Jammu and Kashmir reported 90 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. Among the fresh cases, seven were reported from Jammu Division and 83 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 332053. There was no death due to […]
Ladakh reports 5 new Covid cases
Leh, Oct 29 (PTI) Ladakh recorded five new Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 20,930 while the active cases have risen to 49, officials said on Friday. Ladakh has registered 208 Covid-related deaths — 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, they said. Three Covid […]