COVID-19 infection may reactivate several latent viruses in body: Study

London: COVID-19 can reactivate several latent viruses lurking in the body’s cells following previous infections, particularly in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, contribute to our understanding of the causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS, and prospects of reaching […]

Over 1 billion youngsters at hearing loss risk due to headphones, loud music: Study

Washington: Over one billion teenagers and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss due to their use of headphones and earbuds, and attendance at loud music venues, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Global Health. The international team, including researchers from Medical University of South Carolina, US, noted that the […]

Govt sets up high-level panel for finalization of recruitment rules

Group to recommend rules for gazetted, non-gazetted posts

Srinagar: In a significant move, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has constituted a high-level panel for finalizing/clearing recruitment rules for different gazetted and non-gazetted posts. The government constituted a committee comprising senior bureaucrats for finalization of recruitment rules for different posts. According to an order, the panel headed by additional chief secretary (financial commissioner) Home […]

Tourism boom: Hoteliers, houseboat and shikara operators upbeat on fresh tourist arrivals

Srinagar: Srinagar’s postcard perfect Dal Lake has been drawing a large number of tourists in the past few weeks for shikara rides while the lights on ornately carved houseboats are shimmering again as the Kashmir Valley has witnessed a huge tourism influx in recent months. Hotels dotting the historic Boulevard Road skirting the Dal Lake, […]

Climate efforts ‘more urgent than ever’: Biden at summit

Sharm El-Sheikh: President Joe Biden, speaking on Friday at an annual international summit on climate change, urged world leaders to “double down” on their resolve to fight global warming, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reinforces the need to phase out fossil fuels. “We can no longer plead ignorance to the consequences of our actions, or […]

Steady decline in Covid due to hybrid immunity: Experts

Warn that the virus is here to stay

New Delhi: Hybrid immunity has led to the steady decline of Covid in India but the virus is destined to stay long-term, becoming endemic rather than getting eliminated, say scientists as masks rapidly become a thing of yesterday and pandemic memories begin to fade. Though Covid deaths have virtually ceased and case numbers are sliding, […]

Air pollution; Additional 1.5 million premature deaths reported annually: Study

Toronto: Fine pollution particles (PM2.5) may be responsible for 1.5 million additional premature deaths around the globe each year, according to a study which found that low levels of air pollution are dangerous than previously thought. The World Health Organization’s most recent estimates are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to […]

SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages heart: Study

Washington: Scientists have identified the mechanism behind how SARS-CoV-2 virus damages the heart tissue. People infected with COVID-19 are at a significantly higher risk for developing inflammation of the heart muscle, abnormal heart rhythms, blood clots, stroke, heart attacks, and heart failure for at least a year after infection, compared to those who have not […]

75 years of ‘Battle of Shalateng’- Most decisive battle of first Indo-Pak war: Army Official

Srinagar: Exactly 75 years ago, a fierce battle was fought in Kashmir’s Shalateng area that not only saved Srinagar from the onslaught of the Pakistani forces, but changed the face of the first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48. Scripted in military history books as the ‘Battle of Shalateng’, the most decisive battle of the war, Indian […]