Need for a well-defined policy
By: Abid Hussain Rather In recent months, the stories of many Ph. D. scholars from various regions of our valley selling dry fruits, juices and other commodities on carts have surfaced and made waves in various circles, especially in the media and on social platforms. These cases have been portrayed as tales of resilience and […]
Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’
By: Brendan Crabb, Gabriela Khoury and Michelle Scoullar Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more. Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, in a perspective article published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, we argue that much, […]
Lethal Smog: Pollution surge fuels stroke cases
By: Dr.Amit Shrivastav Air pollution has long been recognized as a significant contributor to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. However, growing evidence now highlights its alarming connection to stroke, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The recent surge in pollution levels across North India has underscored this link, with deteriorating air quality […]
Over 5.5 lakh applicants set to compete for 4000 vacancies of Constables
CS sensitized district administration for making foolproof arrangements for the exam JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Friday chaired a meeting of Civil administration and Police Department to take stock of the preparations made by Deputy Commissioners to conduct the exams for selection of Constables in Police through J&K Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB). Besides the […]
Letter to the Editor
Respected Sir, The disengagement of the Chinese and Indian troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has come as a breath of fresh air in resolving the four years old deadlock between the nations which was triggered by a bloodbath at the valley of Galwan. Although the Chinese dragon has assured of maintaining a […]
Govt committed to time bound redressal of public grievances: Dy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, said that Government is committed to redress problems being faced by public and necessary instructions have already been passed to concerned departments to ensure time bound redressal of these. The Deputy Chief Minister was interacting with scores of deputations who called on him here today. A deputation of […]
CS assesses ground level implementation of different beneficiary oriented schemes
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo held a high level meeting to take assessment of the progress made in implementation of different beneficiary oriented schemes here in J&K. Besides the Administrative Secretaries of the Departments, the meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners and coordinated by the Planning Department along with other concerned officers. On this occasion, […]
Satish Sharma pays surprise visit to RTO Kashmir
Also pays obeisance at Hazratbal Dargah, Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi SRINAGAR: Minister for Transport, FCS&CA, Youth Services and Sports, Information Technology, Science & Technology, Satish Sharma paid surprise visit to office of Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kashmir at Bemina here and took stock of its functioning. The Minister inspected various sections of the organization and witnessed […]
J&K Higher Education Department discusses budget priorities for 2025-26
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Dr. Rashmi Singh, held an extensive internal budget meeting to finalise financial plans for the next financial year. The meeting brought together Registrars from universities across the Union Territory and representatives from grant-in-aid colleges. During the discussions, Revised Estimates for 2024-25 and Budget Estimates for 2025-26 were outlined, focussing on […]
Make ITMS cameras functional on priority: Div Com Kashmir to SSCL
Directs to cover all accident prone spots with cameras SRINAGAR: Make all ITMS cameras installed at different junctions across the city functional on priority basis for traffic management and to curb violation of traffic rules and regulations, directed Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri to the officers of Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) today. […]
