The food (poison) we eat
We all consume food to survive. In today’s world when everyone is hard pressed for time we have taken an easy route to get the food we consume by visiting food outlets or eateries so that we get the things of our choice and that too at our convenience. However, while doing so we fail […]
One in ten Indian female affected by TB related ailment
Dr Sowjanya Aggarwal With over 20 lakh cases of Tuberculosis worldwide, India is the second leading country to contribute to the related mortality rate. Usually the TB bacteria affects the lungs and if left unnoticed can also spread throughout the body and cause secondary infection affecting the kidneys, abdomen, brain and pelvis. Genital TB can […]
JK gram panchayats to get high-speed optical fibre connectivity: Chief Secy
Jammu: All 4,468 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Jammu and Kashmir would get high-speed optical fibre connectivity, state Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said here Thursday, though he did not give a deadline for completing the project. “There are 4,468 GPs in 6,553 villages across the state. The number of GPs to be covered in Phase-I through […]
2 boys booked in for ‘sensitive’ social media posts
Jammu: Two boys were booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Thursday for allegedly uploading “highly sensitive posts” on the social media, a senior police officer said. “The boys shared two separate posts on their Facebook timeline and used highly sensitive remarks in their appeal to voters of a particular community in view of the ongoing […]
Snowfall, thundershower predicted in Himachal
Shimla, Mar 28 (PTI) The Meteorological Department has forecast snowfall and rain in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Friday and Saturday. Thundershowers have been predicted for the lower hill and plain areas, said the Meteorological Centre in Shimla. The maximum temperature in the state increased by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius in the last […]
75-year-old woman raped, beaten up in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 28 (PTI) An elderly woman was allegedly raped by a 30-year-old man who also thrashed her when she opposed him in Kamruddin Nagar village here Thursday, police said. The 75-year-old woman had left home to relieve herself in the nearby fields when the accused, Rajiv, allegedly raped her and also beat her up […]
‘Al Badr militant arrested along with arms and ammunition in South Kashmir’
Srinagar, March 28: Police on Thursday said that it has arrested a militant of Al Badr outfit from Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.Reports said that a joint team of police and SOG arrested the militant namely Rameez Ahmad Dar from Bijbehara area.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range S. P Pani confirmed the […]
HC stays criminal proceedings against Amit Shah
Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court Thursday stayed criminal proceedings against BJP president Amit Shah in connection with an FIR that accused him of provoking violence in his speech in January. Questioning how Shah’s claim that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal would fall on the day of counting of votes of the […]
1 arrested with charas in Bandipora
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) Police Thursday arrested a man following recovery of 300 grams of charas from him in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. “One person was arrested at a checkpoint at Papchan following an action targeting those involved in drug peddling in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district,” a police spokesman said. He said 300 […]
Gunfight rages in Handwara after 12 hours of searches
Srinagar, March 28: A Gunfight broke out between Government forces and militants on Thursday in Yaroo village of Langate, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where earlier a search and cordon operation was launched. Reports said that contact has been established with the hiding militants after 12hrs of search in the area. A senior Police […]