A healthy heart
By: Dr Bimal Chhajer The alarming rise in heart ailments among people, particularly at a younger age, has become a cause for concern in India. It has been estimated that the average age of a heart patient in India is at least 10 years less than the world average. Approximately one in three deaths in […]
More adults are being diagnosed as neurodivergent
By: Dougal Sutherland There has been a rise in the number of people diagnosed with “neurodivergence” in adulthood over the past decade. This trend has been noted both internationally and in New Zealand. But exact rates of diagnoses in this country are difficult to quantify. As many as 8% of adults globally could have some […]
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ECI walks extra mile to reach at doorstep of elderly, PwD voters
JAMMU: In a historic first, the facility of voting from home for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities has been provisioned in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. “Voters above 85 years of age and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with 40 per cent benchmark disability criteria can avail […]
Chairman DLSA Ganderbal chairs UTRC meeting
GANDERBAL: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ganderbal under the aegis of J&K Legal Services Authority Monday conducted an Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) meeting in District Ganderbal, here. The meeting was held in order to expedite the identification and review of prisoners who are eligible to be considered for release, as well as to […]
YSS Ganderbal inspires resilience through intramural Sports
GANDERBAL: The Youth Services and Sports (YSS) Ganderbal Monday held its intramural sports activities across various educational institutions in the district. All four zones of the district witnessed a flurry of diverse sports activities including Carrom, Chess, Table Tennis, and other recreational sports. A remarkable turnout of enthusiastic students actively participated in these sports activities, […]
Hajj 2024: Selected pilgrims asked to deposit 3rd installment balance by April-27
SRINAGAR: The Executive Officer, J&K Hajj Committee Monday issued a communiqué stating that as per the circular received from Hajj Committee of India, the selected pilgrims of Haj-2024 are hereby informed to deposit 3rd installment of Balance Haj Amount by 27 April, 2024 as per the details mentioned below. For pilgrims with Srinagar as Embarkation […]
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: RO Baramulla PC holds training session with political parties’ reps
BARAMULLA: The Returning Officer (RO) 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency (PC), Minga Sherpa Monday conducted a comprehensive training session with the representatives of all the political parties. The training session was aimed at educating them about the process of filing nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections-2024. The training session was conducted to ensure a smooth […]
Comprehensive training for polling staff held at Baramulla
BARAMULLA: In preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024, comprehensive election training was conducted Monday for the first batch of polling staff in the Baramulla district under the supervision of the District Election Officer (DEO) Baramulla, Minga Sherpa. The election training was conducted at three separate venues viz. Boys’ Government Degree College Baramulla, Government […]
DEO Pulwama reviews readiness for Lok Sabha Elections-2024
Underscores district admin’s commitment for conducting smooth, fair elections PULWAMA: The District Election Officer (DEO) Pulwama, Dr Basharat Qayoom Monday chaired a pivotal meeting with Nodal Officers to assess and enhance preparedness for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The comprehensive review delved into various crucial aspects, including transportation arrangements for polling staff and Electronic Voting […]
DEO Bandipora reviews preparations
BANDIPORA: The District Election Officer (DEO) Bandipora, Shakeel ul Rehman on Monday convened a meeting of concerned officers to review preparedness for General Election to Lok Sabha-2024 in the district. The meeting discussed various aspects of the election preparedness including security situation, critical polling stations, MCC guidelines, responsibilities and preparedness of AROs, transport arrangements, SVEEP […]
