Year: 2015

WHO cautions against excessive use of antibiotics

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics is increasingly leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of infections and treatment failure. “Immediate action is needed to stop the world from heading towards a pre-antibiotic era in which all achievements made in prevention and control of communicable diseases will be reversed,” Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, said at a recent regional meeting of WHO at Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. Health ministers and senior health officials of…

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In Srinagar vs Jammu tussle, JK may lose Smart City race

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At a time when most of the states are discussing plans and models to make their cities best under the Smart City Project, the Union Government is yet to make its choice in selection of a city or cities in Jammu and Kashmir. More than a month has passed since the Union Minister of Urban Development, M Venkaiah Naidu, announced the list of 98 Smart Cities excluding any city from Jammu and Kashmir citing reasons that the state had sought more time to decide on its choice between Srinagar and…

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Kothibagh girls school now to be model institution

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The Kothibagh Girls Higher Secondary School, established in 1886, has played a pivotal role in the field of girl education in Kashmir. Being close to Lal Chowk, the school has been witness to and withstood many political upheavals. But all along its journey from 1886, the school, which is spread over a vast campus just behind the famous SP College, has stood like a rock and continued its mission of imparting education to girls. One of the top schoolsThe school has now been designated as a model school by the…

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Forest food festival attracts youth

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The Forest Food Festival on the banks of the Jhelum attracted a lot of youngsters who showed a keen interest to know more about local herbs that were served to visitors. While youngsters were served snacks, cookies and beverages during the day-long festival at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Rajbagh, elderly people were keen to know as to where they could get these herbs. A group of youngsters from city tasted a cake made up of local herb haend (taraxacum officinale) at a stall installed by the Department of…

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Dry weather aids in spread of dengue

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30 cases of disease reported so far, situation like to improve with dip in mercury Prevailing dry weather condition is aiding in the spread of dengue with the Health Department officials saying that the situation is expected to improve with the dip in temperature. About 30 cases of the vector borne disease have been reported so far in the region. Dengue spreading mosquitoes don’t breed in cold weather and it is expected that situation will improve after October 20, said a Health Department official.At present, the maximum temperature is hovering…

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Land dispute forces closure of school in pulwama

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Students of the primary school at Bag-e-Inayat Ullah in Pampore education zone in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are suffering as their school has been locked due to a land dispute in the village, leading to the blocking of the lane leading to the school. Teachers said the families residing there indulged in abusing the students and teachers and tried to disturb the learning environment. “The dispute between two families on way to the school has compelled us to lock the school as students had to face the brunt of the…

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Hindu religious groups take out rally against cow-slaughter

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Hindu groups today took out a massive rally in the city against the PDP-BJP government for legalising bovine slaughtering in Jammu and Kashmir. The plea of the state government will be taken for hearing before the Supreme Court tomorrow. Representatives of various religious organisations participated in the rally and passed through different areas of the city. Villagers from adjoining villages of Jammu city also participated in the rally. Addressing the gathering, speakers called upon the people to remain vigilant against the move of the government to legalise bovine slaughtering in…

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Gandhi and Kashmir

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Zahir-ud-Din Gandhi visited Kashmir just once but changed the course of its history. The man ‘who experimented with the truth’ all his life, lied, resorted to coaxing and cajoling to get Kashmir for India. While most of his agitations including the Salt Agitation failed, his mission Kashmir unfortunately succeeded. The fateful events before and after Gandhi’s Kashmir visit reflect his intentions. Sher-e-Kashmir was arrested in 1946 for Quit Kashmir Movement. Jawahar Lal Nehru wanted to appear as a defence counsel to get his ‘friend’ out. However, he was denied permission…

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Govt warns FCI of providing substandard food grains

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Provide quality food or we will look at options: Zulfkar ‘NFSA will mark a paradigm shift to meet food shortage’ Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) and Tribal Affairs Ch. Zulfkar Ali Saturday issued strict instructions to Food Corporation of India (FCI) asking it to provide quality food grains to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Reviewing the preparatory arrangements being made for the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), Minister warned the FCI that if it failed to provide quality food grains to the department, the…

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‘Travel Advisories mar Kashmir tourism industry’

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“Our state despite all its physical beauty is not the top tourism destination across India and the reason is that we are lagging behind in certain areas such as infrastructure and lack of professional Starting from a small time travel agent to a national tourism award winner, Managing Director, Centre Tour and Travels Bashir Ahmad Karnai states travel advisories to Kashmir by some foreign countries are hindering growth of tourism in the Valley. Karnai who was recently awarded national tourism award for being among leading travel agents of India who…

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