India needs to be more open-minded about open jails: Researcher
Kolkata: No high walls, barbed wire fences or armed guards to keep them in check, and yet convicts in open jails don’t flee if provided with humane conditions as “minimum restraint often promotes discipline and gives them a sense of self-worth”, said researcher Smita Chakraburtty, who had been working to transform prison culture in India […]
Depression and anxiety on rise among youth, children: Experts
Srinagar: Majority of the patients visiting psychiatric hospitals in Srinagar are youngsters including children and women, Head of the Department (HOD), Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Muhammad Maqbool Dar said on Friday. The prominent psychiatrist, said that the psychiatric problems increase with the development, unemployment, educational pressure, nuclear families and others. “At a time […]
Kashmir rail link- Work on 161 out of 272 kms completed: Officials
Srinagar: The Indian railways is on a herculean mission to connect Kashmir with the rest of the world through a comprehensive rail link with a sole aim to provide an alternate and reliable transportation system to Jammu and Kashmir. A senior official of Indian railways said that with a aim to provide an alternate and […]
G20 Presidency: 100 ASI sites to be lit up, bear G20 logo from Dec 1-7
New Delhi: Hundred centrally-protected monuments, including UNESCO world heritage sites spread across the country, will be lit up for a week and bear the G20 logo starting December 1 when India will assume the Presidency of influential group, officials said on Wednesday. Humayun’s Tomb and Purana Quila in Delhi to Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat, […]
Utilizing private land: Govt asks officials to desist from execution of works without authorization
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday asked authorities concerned not to authorize execution of any work or project without proper authorization and asked them to utilize government land for developmental activities. “Authorization of the Competent Authority/Delegation of Powers for according Administrative Approvals etc. are a prerequisite for ordering execution of any work/project,” reads a government circular. […]
Over 75 per cent Indians with hypertension have uncontrolled BP: Lancet Study
New Delhi: Less than one-fourth of hypertensive patients in India have their blood pressure under control, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health journal. Hypertension or high blood pressure is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), making it one of the significant contributors of premature death and morbidity. The […]
No active terrorists in three Kashmir districts: ADGP Kumar
Says LeT, JeM headless
Srinagar: Three districts in Kashmir have zero “active terrorists” currently even as two prominent terror organisations, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed, have gone “headless” after security forces neutralised their operatives and commanders, a senior police officer said on Saturday. He identified the three “terrorist-free” districts as Bandipora, Kupwara and Ganderbal. The Kashmir region, that comprises 13 […]
Latest study in mice paves way for developing universal flu vaccine
Washington: Scientists have developed an mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine containing antigens from all twenty known subtypes of influenza A and B viruses, a strategy which may serve as the basis for universal flu vaccines, according to a study. The vaccine, developed by the researchers from the US and Canada, produced high levels of cross-reactive and […]
India to grow at ‘moderately brisk rate’, inflation to ease: Fin Min
New Delhi: India is well placed to grow at a “moderately brisk rate” in the coming years on the back of macroeconomic stability, despite global monetary tightening, a finance ministry report said on Thursday. It further said inflationary pressures will ease in the coming months with the arrival of kharif crops and at the same […]
CS launches celebrations to celebrate J&K Day at 41st IITF
Urges J&K Pavilion visitors to visit JK for its scenic beauty
NEW DELHI: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday launched the celebrations in order to celebrate Jammu &Kashmir day at 41st India International Trade Fair here at Pragati Maidan. The event was marked by cultural programme of the UT. Dr Mehta, who was the chief guest on the occasion, along with the other officers were […]
