Reducing deaths by drowning: WHO urges South East Asian countries to strengthen measures
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries in the South-East Asia region to strengthen measures to prevent drowning, which it says disproportionately affects children and vulnerable populations. According to WHO’s first Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention, South-East Asia reported 83,000 drowning fatalities in 2021, accounting for 28 per cent of […]
Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest
Washington: Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast cancer. Another in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a […]
CM reviews functioning of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs Department
Directs NeV Aoperationalisation before upcoming budget session JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday chaired a review meeting of the Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the CM NasirAslamWani, Chief Secretary AtalDulloo, Additional Chief Secretary to CM Dheeraj Gupta, Secretary Law AchalSethi, Secretary […]
Farmers worried as porcupines’ damage Saffron corns in Pampore
Pulwama: The farmers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are a worried lot as porcupines are damaging their saffron corns sown in the Karewas of Pampore. Locals from Pampore, Lethpora and its adjacent areas said that porcupines have been giving them sleepless nights as everyday they find damaged corns dug out by porcupines from saffron beds. […]
Dry spell: Kashmir grapples with declining water levels
Srinagar: The Kashmir valley is facing a concerning decline in water levels across its rivers, springs, and other water bodies due to the ongoing dry spell and insufficient precipitation. Experts and officials are raising alarms about the potential long-term impacts on drinking water, irrigation, and the valley’s overall ecosystem. While the officials report a stable […]
Work on 175-km Gurdaspur-Jammu pipeline begins
Project to supply domestic gas by 2026 Jammu: Work has commenced on the ambitious 175-km Gurdaspur-Jammu Tawi natural gas pipeline project, which is expected to provide domestic gas to Jammu households by 2026. GAIL (India) Ltd is undertaking the pipeline construction along and across the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, with initial work already underway on sectionalizing valves […]
Excessive smartphone use- Parent-children relationships in India getting affected: Study
New Delhi: Rise in dependence on smartphones and their excessive usage are adversely impacting relationships between parents and children in India, a survey commissioned by Chinese mobile devices company Vivo said on Wednesday. The survey conducted by Cybermedia Research found that on average, parents spend more than five hours and children spend over four hours […]
Govt mulling to enhance monthly pension of physically challenged: Minister Sakeena Itoo
Srinagar: Minister for Health, Education and Social Welfare, SakeenaItoo Tuesday said that people with disabilities will get enhanced pension and the number of schools for them will be increased as well. The Minister said that the government is committed to the welfare of specially disabled people of J&K. “We are mulling to enhance the monthly […]
UGC chairman bats for semester system in higher education institutions
Indore: University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Monday that higher education institutions should adopt the semester system instead of holding annual examinations for better evaluation of students and improving their learning process. Considering the student learning process, those universities in the country should adopt the semester system where students are still […]
Constables written examination: Lieutenant Governor reviews preparedness, holds review meeting
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a meeting to review the preparations for conduct of written examination for selection of Police Constables in J&K, at Raj Bhawan Saturday. Chief Secretary; AtalDulloo; Principal Secretary, Home, ChandrakerBharti; ADGP Jammu, Anand Jain; IGP Kashmir, Vidhi Kumar Birdi; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Mandeep K. Bhandari; Divisional Commissioner Jammu, […]
