Hypertension emerging as a silent killer
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is the most common cardiovascular disease. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Primary hypertension, by definition, has no known cause but medical conditions and lifestyle factors can contribute to the development of secondary hypertension, however, […]
Two Hizb militants held in Kishtwar
Srinagar, Aug 26: Police on Thursday arrested two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. A police spokesman said that two youth identified as Ashfaq Qayoom Tak son of Abdul Qayoom Tak resident of Passerkot Takpura Tehsil Chatroo, Kishtwar and Tousif Giri son of Ghulam Qadir Giri resident of Pochhal Tehsil Kishtwar […]
JK reports 101 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 26: Jammu & Kashmir reported 101 new coronavirus cases even as no person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. 17 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 84 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 324647. There was no death reported due to […]
Government is working on ambitious plan to make J&K UT the skill capital of country: LG
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today laid the foundation stone for the 700- bedded Mega Boys Hostel of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar through virtual mode. The project will enhance the sustainable campus infrastructure of one of the premier Technical Institutes in Northern India. Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education shared his […]
Govt empowers SDMs to check attendance of employees in offices
Srinagar, Aug 26: The government on Thursday “empowered” to supervise all developmental works and to check developmental works and attendance of employees in all Government offices within their respective jurisdictions in Jammu and Kashmir. “In continuation of the instructions issued on the subject from time to time, it is hereby ordered that the Sub Divisional […]
Body of 24 year old man recovered in Poonch
Jammu, Aug 26: Body of a 24-year-old youth was found along the banks of Bikram Singh Yadgar Mangnar River in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources said that a police party from police station Poonch rushed to the spot and took the custody of body on receiving information about it. The body was brought to […]
BSF jawan dies after being hit by rock
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) A Border Security Force (BSF) constable died on Wednesday after being hit by a rock that rolled down from a hill top on the Moghal road, officials said. Nisar Hussein, a resident of Dhanore Jarallan in Rajouri district, was on leave and had gone to the high-altitude pasture land during his […]
Newborn girl found abandoned in Udhampur
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) A newborn girl was found abandoned in Udhampur district and she was rescued by police and hospitalised, sources said on Wednesday. Information about the baby was received on Monday and women constables rescued her. She is being looked after by police women and nurses, they said. In a video, which has […]
Govt committed to full evacuation of Indians from Afghanistan: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The government is committed to “full evacuation” of Indians from Afghanistan, where the situation is “critical”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday after briefing the leaders during the all-party meet on the Afghan situation. Asked about the government’s approach towards Taliban, he told reporters that the situation in […]
Taliban strengthened access and control around Kabul airport: Pentagon
Washington, Aug 26 (PTI) The Taliban have strengthened their measures of access and control around the Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said. The Hamid Karzai International Airport is the only access point for the international community to reach out to people in Afghanistan, a land locked country. The Taliban have bolstered their own security at […]