CM Omar Abdullah lauds progress at AIIMS Jammu, commends quality of health-care delivery
JAMMU, JUL 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited AIIMS Jammu to review its functioning and expressed satisfaction over the remarkable progress made by the institution in a short span of time. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani. The Chief Minister was received by Executive Director and CEO of […]
Amarnath Yatra crosses 2.50 lakh mark: Officials
BALTAL/PAHALGAM, JUL 17: Today, on 17th July, 5,110 pilgrims have performed the holy darshan of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine till 2 pm, officials said. The cumulative number of yatris to have performed Darshans at the Holy Cave thus reached 2.51 lakh in first 15 days of Yatra since its commencement on 3rd July this year. […]
AI plane crash: Pilots’ grouping FIP flags concerns over AAIB initial report, wants subject experts in probe
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday asked the government to reassess possible technical misinterpretation or mechanical faults in Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane that crashed last month and sought inclusion of subject matter experts in the probe. Flagging concerns about Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report into the […]
Amarnath Yatra: Woman pilgrim dies, 3 others injured in landslide
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) A woman pilgrim died while three others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a landslide incident along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district, officials said. Four pilgrims were washed downhill by a landslide at Railpathri along the Baltal axis to the holy cave on Wednesday evening, the officials […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu due to heavy rain forecast
JAMMU, Jul 17 (PTI): The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from here on Thursday following a weather advisory warning of heavy rain in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended for a day from Pahalgam and Baltal: Govt
Srinagar, Jul 17: The Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Heavy continuous rains over last two days have necessitated restoration work to be carried out on tracks along both the routes. Border Roads Organization has made heavy deployment of its men and machinery on the tracks to […]
Indian State’s authority is fully re-established in JK: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that one of his key achievements in Jammu and Kashmir is that the Indian State’s authority is fully re-established here. “Though there is always scope to do more I have tried to serve to the best of my capability—strengthening peace, economy, and livelihoods in the UT,” he […]
Curtailing hazards of bio-medical waste
Bio-medical waste management is one of the key concerns of health experts who believe that treatment of the bio-medical waste should be done in the most professional way. Notably, about 85% of the total waste generated by healthcare activities is normal, non-hazardous waste which is comparable to household waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous […]
Neuro-Intervention offering new hope
By: Dr Sumit Goyal For a long time, brain problems like stroke or aneurysm could only be treated through open surgery, which meant cutting open the skull, long recovery, and visible scars. But now, a new approach called neuro-intervention allows doctors to treat many serious brain conditions without making a single cut on the head. […]
