Month: May 2016

What happen to your body when you skip a meal

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Everybody wants to lose weight and people’s instinctive reaction in this situation is to eat less. But instead of consuming smaller portions, thus fewer calories, people decide to skip entire meals. That’s a big mistake, Susan Engle, registered nutritionists at Nutrition Matters, says. It will eventually lead to overeating, and possibly weight gain, among other things. There are plenty of fulfilling foods that help you drop pounds. Regardless of whether you have a big dinner ahead or a wedding, you can’t let your stomach growl. Mornings are chaotic and there…

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Tourism Secy reviews operations in Valley

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Officials told to ensure upkeep of destinations Tourism Secretary Farooq A Shah chaired a review meeting of the Tourism and Floriculture Departments at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here today. An official statement said various issues and operations of the two departments were discussed, as the tourism season had begun in the Kashmir valley. “The Secretary mentioned inspiring tourism success stories of Kerala and Rajasthan for developing world-class destinations. Officials were instructed to ensure effective maintenance of respective tourism destinations in view of the prevailing tourism season so that visitors…

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Edu Minister defends teacher’s transfer against norms

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‘He called on me and given his academic background I decided to post him at HSS Nadihal as there was pressing need for Math teacher’ Responding to a news report published in this newspaper regarding the transfer of a teacher in his home district Bandipora against the norms, Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar Monday defended his decision. “It is very true that the said teacher, who is a resident of my ancestral village Garoora in district Bandipora called on me some days back and given his academic background, I decided…

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Travelling to Kashmir is safe: German envoy

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‘Press has a huge responsibility to project right image of Kashmir to public’ German ambassador to India, Martin Ney has reassured German nations and tourists that it is safe to visit Kashmir as he spent two-week summer holidays in the Himalayan region last year. “I feel safe, very safe while coming to Kashmir. I spent my summer holidays privately in Valley. Since I can do this, others can also,” Ney told reporters on the sidelines of reopening ceremony of Dewan-e-Khas at Shalimar Bagh. He was accompanied by Minister for Education,…

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Invoking Art 370, state moves SC over NEET

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‘J&K enjoys exclusive powers in matters of education’ The state today moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking exemption from the applicability of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in the state. While seeking a “clarification/modification” of the Supreme Court order on NEET dated April 28, J&K has invoked its special status, saying that the state has “exclusive powers” in matters of education, including the “right to conduct” examinations for admission to undergraduate medical courses. The apex court will hear J&K’s application along with a batch of applications seeking that…

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Mirwaiz dares Govt to fight Hurriyat on political turf

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‘GoI funding few groups in name of sufism to create sectarian divide among Muslims’ • Hurriyat working to find alternatives of hartals • PDP’s slogan of healing touch has turned into killing touch Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday dared the PDP-BJP government in the State to fight Hurriyat leadership on the political turf instead of curbing their social, political and religious freedom. “Under the Hindutva policy and RSS agenda, a particular thought is being promoted to create sectarian and sub- sectarian divide in Kashmir. Some groups are…

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Students return, NIT back to normal

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After relenting, express hope that their demands will be met Things have started returning to normal at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) with more than 90 per cent of the agitating outstation students back to their classrooms. NIT officials said 1,394 students had returned to the campus so far and were attending classes. “Everything is normal on the campus. We are ensuring improvement in facilities. Students are attending classes and the situation is calm and peaceful. The students have grievances, but we are trying to make improvements every day,”…

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Renovated ‘Diwan-i-Khas’ at Shalimar thrown open to public

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Renovated “Diwan-i-Khas” dating back to the Mughal era at the Shalimar Garden was thrown open to the residents here today. It is located on the fourth terrace in the erstwhile “zenana” quarter of the garden. Ambassador of Germany Martin Ney inaugurated the first phase of Diwan-i-Khas. He unveiled a plaque commemorating the project and also inaugurated the restored papier mâché ceilings inside the hall. The restoration works were undertaken by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Kashmir Chapter, after it had received financial assistance from Germany.…

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Mehbooba calls for structural revamp of Wakf Board

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Calling for a structural revamp to make the J&K Wakf Board a vibrant organisation, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered immediate mapping and inventory management of landed property and physical assets, including details of revenue, expenditure and human resource on the rolls of the organisation. She asked the board to take a cue from similar religious organisations functioning in the state, which by prudent use of its assets and endowment money, have been able to create a huge social sector infrastructure base. “I see no reason why we cannot replicate…

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Shelter plan meant to erode article 370: Hurriyet

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Hurriyet leaders have said that the Indian plan to construct shelters in the name of homeless people in Jammu and Kupwara districts is actually an Israeli-type policy aimed at changing the demography of Jammu and Kashmir. The leaders including Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi and Ghulam Nabi War in their joint statement issued in Srinagar maintained that the objective of the policy was to convert the Muslim majority into a minority in the territory. The leaders said, such steps and schemes are the…

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