February 23, 2018 | Kashmir POST

To prevent Heart Disease eat these 15 Magnesium filled foods

February 23, 2018 Editor

There are over 3751 magnesium binding sites in your body — so many because your body requires magnesium for more than 300 biochemical functions, including cellular health and regeneration. Adequate magnesium in your body can also help you control blood sugar levels, improve nerve function and energy metabolism, regulate blood pressure, produce antioxidants, and control protein synthesis. You probably didn’t know that magnesium was so important to your diet, right? Well, most Americans don’t, and that’s because most Americans have a magnesium deficiency. And when you don’t have enough magnesium…

India ranks 81 in global corruption perception index

February 23, 2018 Editor

India has fared better than neighbours Sri Lanka (ranked 91), Pakistan (117), Myanmar (130) and Bangladesh (143), but is behind Bhutan (26) and China (77). The 2017 corruption perception index, released by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International on Wednesday, has ranked India at 81 among 180 countries and territories. The index is based on perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, using a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. India’s score in 2017 is 40 — the same…

Is Aircel going Tata Tele way in J&K? 34 lakh mobile subscribers in lurch

February 23, 2018 Editor

About 34 lakh mobile subscribers of telecom service provider Aircel in Jammu and Kashmir are facing huge inconvenience as both calling and data services of this telco across Jammu and Kashmir are witnessing intermittent shutdowns since Wednesday. Shutdowns of the services by Aircel, which is facing financial crisis, has been reported across India at different places, including at some key markets like Chennai as well. As Aircel has failed to clear dues of other operators and tower companies, they have suspending services to Aircel, resulting in shutdowns. While a large…

Once a prime attraction, Srinagar’s Kashmir Haat in ruins

February 23, 2018 Editor

Traders, citizens aghast, say historic place craves for Govt attention Once a prime attraction for the visitors, summer capital, Srinagar’s Kashmir Haat is in ruins, courtesy official apathy. The Government’s failure and negligence to reconstruct the Kashmir Haat building after 2014 floods has thrown the place and its adjoining areas to the advantage of drug peddlers, gamblers. Located near City’s Jahangir Chowk, the building has virtually become a safe place for drug addicts, gamblers and smokers, according to witnesses. President of Kashmir Haat shopkeepers, Nisar Ahmad told Kashmir Post that…

PDP, BJP engage in war of words over Rohingya settlement

February 23, 2018 Editor

The war of words over the settlement of Rohingya in Jammu has intensified between the BJP and the PDP as the saffron party today hit back at its coalition partner for ‘supporting’ the illegal settlement of foreigners in sensitive locations on the outskirts of Jammu city. While the face-off between the coalition partners has already started on the issue, the Panthers Party today shifted the blame on the Congress and the BJP for settling Rohingya in Jammu for politics. The campaign against the settlement of Rohingya gained momentum after the…

J&K Bank’s top brass goes into huddle as bad loans increase

February 23, 2018 Editor

Since the Rs 11,400-crore scam of Nirav Modi involving Punjab National Bank (PNB) has come to the fore, the J&K Bank management has gone into a huddle to rectify the mistakes which have led to the accumulation of huge non-performing assets (NPAs). According to sources, the gross NPA of J&K Bank at present could be over Rs 6,000 crore while the net NPA is over Rs 2,000 crore. Gross NPA means the overall NPA with the bank, including NPA against which the bank has taken guarantee from companies who have…

Hindu Ekta Manch slams Mehbooba Mufti for ‘Influencing’ Asifa probe

February 23, 2018 Editor

The Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) Thursday rejected the investigation of Crime Branch into the rape and murder case of minor girl Asifa and demanded that Central Bureau of Investigation should hold a probe in the case. The demand was raised here during a press conference addressed by the Manch president Vijay Sharma. “We don’t trust the investigation of Crime Branch of J&K Police. We have apprehensions. The Government should handover the investigation of Asifa’s case to CBI,” said Sharma. Sharma said that “they have lost faith in Crime Branch while…

First Glass-Roofed AC train to make journeys fun-frolic in Kashmir

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Editor

In its endeavor to make train journeys in Kashmir more fun-frolic and comfortable, Northern Railways has decided to run soon the Valley’s first air-conditioned train fitted with a glass-rooftop and bigger windowpanes for sightseeing. The trial run of the train was successfully held on Thursday with Railway Department claiming the newly introduced train will give fillip to the tourism in the region. The trial of the coach was held from Srinagar to Sadura in Anantnag. The railway official said the special AC train will run between Baramulla to Banihal from…

Protests in Kashmir Valley against ‘Support’ for rape accused

February 23, 2018 Editor

‘Hindu Ekta Manch giving communal colour to incident’ Civil society groups and separatists held street demonstrations in Srinagar over the Hindu Ekta Manch’s recent march to defend an accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu. “Nothing can be more evil and shameless than supporting the rapists and murderers of a girl child and then threatening the community with dire consequences. The BJP’s support of the Manch, which is threatening the Gujjars in Kathua, reflects its moral bankruptcy,” said JKLF chief Yasin Malik at a protest…

NIA ‘Defines’ duties of a Journalist after arresting Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf

February 23, 2018 Editor

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) — a counter-terrorism law enforcement agency — has outlined what Kashmiri journalists should report on in a court response that was issued after the arrest of 23-year-old Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf. Yousuf worked as a freelance photojournalist for many local dailies including Greater Kashmir, the largest circulated daily in the valley, and MunsifTV, an English-language news channel. He was best known for his gutsy approach to covering the intensifying hostility between security forces and civilians in the Kashmir valley. Despite campaigns from journalists and international…