One militant killed in Khrew encounter, ops on
Srinagar, Aug 20: A militant has been killed in the ensuing encounter between government forces and militants at Khrew in Pampore hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer tweeted that one unidentified militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as the operation is still going on in the area. […]
Three held for abducting man in Jammu: Police
Jammu, Aug 20 (PTI) Three men were held for allegedly abducting a man here on Thursday, police said. Sachin Kumar of Rajpura Mangotrian was on his way home when Vishu Sharma, along with four unidentified men, forcibly took him away in an SUV from a spot near Shakti Nagar, according to a complaint lodged at […]
Gunfight breaks out in Khrew area of Pampore: Police
Srinagar, Aug 20: An encounter has started between militants and security forces in Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said Friday An official said that a joint team of Police, army’50 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. […]
Covid variants are more threatening
Though the covid-19 threat has subsided a bit but the overall risk still remains as the COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and AstraZeneca are believed to be less effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus compared to the Alpha variant. This fact has come to fore after the conclusion of a study led by researchers at […]
Setting the stage for India’s Gold Quest
Anurag Singh Thakur The sight of our Prime Minister offering choorma to Neeraj Chopra, ice-cream to PV Sindhu, laughing with Bajrang Punia, telling Ravi Dahiya to laugh more and hearing the experiences of Mi-rabai Chanu brought a smile on every Indian’s face. What was equally encouraging was that he spent time with each and every […]
Making education in India future orientated
Vijay Garg In the wake of the pandemic driven chaos disrupting the age-old education delivery and evaluation system for Indian students, a seeking solutions for navigating the post-pandemic world, released a set of recommendations on “How to Make the Indian Education System Future Proof”. The panelists were unanimous in their view that the pandemic has […]
Paving way for treatment of GI disorders
Dr Vikas Singla Endoscopic procedures have undergone tremendous advances in the recent years paving way for advanced and minimally invasive approach towards treatment of a multitude of disorders pertaining to the Gastro-intestinal Tract (GI Tract). Being such a remarkable tool, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) has made a paradigm shift in the management of patients suffering from […]
Addiction to alcohol increases risk of heart failure
Dr. Balbir Singh While poor lifestyle remains one of the major factors affecting the population in terms of their overall well-being, bingeing on alcohol has been attributed as the leading risk factor of atrial fibrillation among asymptomatic healthy adults. Being the most common type of irregular heartbeat, Atrial fibrillation (Arrhythmia) has the maximum potential to […]
3 injured in grenade attack by militants at Saraf Kadal
Srinagar, Aug 19 (PTI) Three people, including two policemen, were injured in a grenade attack by militants on security forces in Saraf Kadal area of the city on Thursday, officials said here. “Militants hurled a grenade at a security forces vehicle at Saraf Kadal in old city at around 9.20 pm,” they said. They said two […]
JK reports 110 new Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 19: Jammu & Kashmir reported 110 new coronavirus cases while no death was reported during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. They said 33 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 77 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 323792. They said no death was reported today. So […]