Restriction leads to increased calorie intake
Dr Mudita Dhingra While the COVID era has resulted in a major health crisis, globally, prolonged closure of schools is also one of the most disruptive forces for the school going kids. For almost a span of nine months since the inception of COVID 19, the schools have been shut down, restricting the children in […]
Letter to the Editor
Empowering consumers The E-Daakhil portal for Consumer Grievance Redressal is now operating in 15 states is a welcome move. This digital platform for filing consumer complaints has many features like e-Notice, case document download link and video conferencing hearing link, filing written response by the opposite party, fling rejoinder by the complainant, and alerts via […]
Defeating epilepsy needs better awareness
Dr Sumit Singh Epilepsy is the fourth most common chronic disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent ‘seizures’ or ‘fits. The seizures are caused due to sudden, excessive and abnormal electrical discharges in the brain cells. It can affect people of all ages; however, each individual has its unique concerns and problems. Epilepsy is a […]
Speaking ill of others
Mohammad Hussain Khan Backbiting is a very wicked act. Backbiting means mentioning something about a person in his absence that he hates to have mentioned whether it is about his body, his worldly affairs his self his physical appearance, his character, his wealth, his child, his parents or his manners of walking and talking. Many […]
8,623 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 51 deaths
Mumbai, Feb 27 (PTI) Maharashtra reported more than 8,000 new COVID-19 cases on the fourth straight day on Saturday which took the caseload in the state to 21,46,777, a health official said. The state reported 8,623 new infections and 51 deaths. The death toll in the state due to the pandemic reached 52,092, the official […]
Pakistan ready to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue: PM Imran
Islamabad, Feb 27 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire agreement with India and said Islamabad remains ready to move forward to resolve “all outstanding issues” through dialogue. In his first comments since the militaries of India and Pakistan jointly announced on Thursday that they have agreed to strictly observe all […]
42 travelers among 97 fresh covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Feb 27: Forty-two travellers were among 97 new cases of novel coronavirus reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as no death due to the virus has been reported in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. Among the fresh infections, they said, 24 were from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir Valley, taking […]
Rains, snowfall in Kashmir as chill increases
Srinagar, Feb 27: Higher reaches of Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains of Kashmir Valley, weatherman said on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir received rain or snow of 23.2mm during the last 24 hours. The resort, the venue for the ongoing […]
Traffic suspended on Jmu-Sgr highway
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: Traffic on the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday, officials said. They said that Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed on Friday for weekly maintenance and repair work. However, traffic could not be restored Saturday morning due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by rain at […]
India records 16,488 new COVID-19 cases, 113 deaths
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,79,979, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,63,451, according to Union Health Ministry data. A total of 16,488 novel coronavirus cases were reported in a day, while the […]