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Tips to manage cholesterol levels

August 18, 2015 Editor

Cholesterol is one of the leading causes of heart disease. Want to stay away from this threatening problem? Eat less meat Red meat is known to increase cholesterol levels, so minimise the consumption of meat in your diet. Even if you’re consuming meat, make sure that you eat lean meat. Stay away from beef, pork and lamb and instead eat fish. Get fibre Include at least 5 to 10 grams of fibre in your diet daily. This will better your chances of keeping your cholesterol levels from rising by almost…

Traffic jams bring city to standstill

August 18, 2015 Editor

Commuters faced a tough time on Monday as major routes of Srinagar witnessed massive traffic jams. Various routes of the summer capital including Rajbagh, TRC, Jehangir Chowk, Budshah Chowk Batamaloo and Tengpora witnessed traffic jams for several hours—causing inconvenience to commuters. Adding to the traffic mess, several vehicles coming out of civil secretariat passed through wrong side. In absence of proper traffic regulation, vehicular movement came to a grinding halt near Police Control Room junction. Several ambulances were also stranded in the traffic jams at Batamaloo around 6 pm. “This…

Response on Article 35A by Nov 3: SC tells JK

August 18, 2015 Editor

State in no hurry, will present viewpoint as per the constitution: Law Min The Supreme Court has set a fresh deadline of November 3, 2015 to the State to respond to a petition of the RSS-backed think-tank challenging Article 35A of the Indian Constitution before the Apex Court. The State government has been given the fresh deadline of November 3 to give its response even though the case is still at the registry stage, officials of the Law department said. GoI had earlier sent notice to the State government and…

Kashmir lost in Bollywood Masala

August 18, 2015 Editor

Bollywood directors should stop selling and romanticising this political laboratory Aamir Qayoom I could see some of the Kashmiri discussing the Bajrangi (film) twist while munching the rolls and dipping the tea bags in one of the central university, I happened to visit recently. All that I could make out from their dhabha debate was the fact that Kashmir has got lost in the Bollywood hungama. This concern for the paradise connects us with the knotty and tricky representation of Kashmir in contemporary Bollywood films. While ‘Haider’ as a movie…

Protest in Jammu over disrespect of religious book

August 18, 2015 Editor

Alleged use of pages of a religious book in packaging triggered protests in a locality of Jammu, prompting the government today to order a magisterial probe. The probe was ordered after members of a particular community held a protest in Bari Brahmana area of Samba district against the management of a private factory which had allegedly used the pages in packaging. Samba Deputy Commissioner Sheetal Nanda has ordered a judicial inquiry into the matter. Police has also constituted a Special Investigation team to investigate the matter. “A case under various…

JK to establish schools in Pandit colonies

August 18, 2015 Editor

Community gives lukewarm response The Jammu and Kashmir government’s move to establish schools in three Pandit colonies in Kashmir has received a lukewarm response from the community thus making the efforts a futile exercise. The direction for establishing these schools have come from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) was asked to expedite the process. In the first phase, one school each is to be established in Sheikhpora Budgam, Hal Pulwama and Veesu Kulgam. Thousands of migrant Pandits who have been provided government jobs…

J&K is not any legal part of Indian like the states of Bihar, UP or Maharashtra and its status is different from them : Gilani

August 18, 2015 Editor

While out rightly rejecting the plans of the Indian government of permanently settling the retired Indian army personals or their children in Jammu & Kashmir, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Geelani said that Jammu Kashmir is an internationally accepted disputed territory and the decision regarding its future is still pending so the settling or allotting of land to any army personnel or any citizen of India on this disputed land is the clear violation of the international rules and it has no constitutional or moral justification. Jammu &…

Why do Kashmiris Observe August 15th as Black Day?

August 18, 2015 Editor

The people of Jammu & Kashmir on both sides of the Cease-fire line and worldwide observed the 69th anniversary of India’s Independence Day as a black day because of India’s failure to honor its pledges that it has given to the people of Jammu & Kashmir at the United Nations. This year, the Kashmiri leadership had summoned all Kashmiris all over the world to demonstrate on August 15th, as a symbol of their unity and harmony. Their unity in mourning demonstrated their will to resist India’s illegal occupation and defiance…

Bhadarwah-Doda road remains closed for 15 days; locals suffer

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Editor

The locals and tourists in the mountainous town of Bhadarwah continue to face inconvenience as the authorities fail to fully restore Bhadarwah-Doda road closed for the past 15 days due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall. Incessant rains in the region, which further triggered landslides, led to closing of the road in Doda district since past few days. Deputy Commissioner, district Doda, Bhupinder Kumar said, “To completely remove the debris from road in the area we will have to completely suspend the traffic for at least three days, but as…