People with bipolar disorder 6 times likelier to die from suicide, accidents or violence: Study
New Delhi: People having bipolar disorder are 6 times more likely to die prematurely from external causes such as accidents, violence, and suicide than those not having the condition, according to new research published in BMJ Mental Health. They are also twice as likely to die from physical illnesses such as heart and/or respiratory diseases, […]
UP priest walks over 700 kms to reach Amarnath cave
Pulwama: A priest from Uttar Pradesh walked over 700 kilometres to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Rahul Sharma, a resident of Badhoo village in Saharanpur district, said he will visit Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on his way back home. He started his journey on May 30 and […]
India needs annual growth of 7.6 pc to become developed nation by 2047: RBI article
Mumba: India could become a developed country by 2047 with an average annual real GDP growth of 7.6 per cent over the next 25 years, said an article published by the Reserve Bank in its July bulletin. The task, however, may not be easy, given the current level of capital stocks, infrastructure and skill sets […]
Kashmiri carpet makers’ heap praise on Modi for global ‘advertisement’
Srinagar: With his one little gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lit up hopes of hundreds of carpets makers of Kashmir, who believe his gifting a silk rug to a French dignitary will give a much needed boost to the local industry. Modi’s gifting a hand-made Kashmiri silk carpet to the president of the French […]
Tomato farmers in Budgam are upbeat over soaring demand
Price rise, short supply and modern farming techniques help them to scale profits
Budgam: Tomato farmers in Budgam district have seen their income double this year, thanks to a sharp rise in the crop’s prices and the modern farming techniques they have employed, leading to a bumper harvest. Khursheed Ahmad Bhat, who set up a tomato farm in Narkara village of Budgam district more than a decade ago, […]
Amarnath devotees throng booking counters as Tatkal registration resumes
Jammu: A day after Tatkal registration for the Amarnath Yatra resumed here after suspension for three days, hundreds of people thronged the on-the-spot booking counters. The Tatkal registration was resumed on Wednesday after the pilgrimage was suspended from Saturday to Monday due to inclement weather and the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for repairs […]
Scientists find evidence of world’s oldest glaciers in South Africa
New Delhi: Scientists have discovered the traces of the world’s oldest known glaciers, dating from 2.9 billion years ago, in rocks sitting under the planet’s largest gold deposits in South Africa. The finding suggests the presence of continental ice caps in the past and that either the area was closer to the poles, or that […]
HM Amit Shah to address inaugural session of G20 meet on crime, security
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the inaugural session of the G20 conference on crime and security to be held in Gurugram on July 13, according to an official document. The two-day ‘G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse’ will bring together […]
Sagam Mushkbudji becomes JK’s first farmer producer company to get EXIM licence
Srinagar: Sagam Mushkbudji Farmers’ Producers Company Limited has become the first farmer producer organisation (FPO) to get Import-Export licence in Jammu and Kashmir, a NABARD official said on Monday. The FPO was incorporated as a farmer producer company in July 2019 to promote the scented variety of rice and help its marketing and sale across […]
95 pc of 111-km-long Katra-Banihal rail line of USBRL project complete: Officials
Banihal/Jammu: Top Northern Railway officials here Saturday said 95 per cent of the work on the 111-km-long Katra-Banihal rail line has been completed. They said Northern Railways General Manager Shobhan Chaudhuri inspected the ongoing work on the Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project on Friday. Chaudhuri carried out an intensive inspection of […]