Month: June 2017

Once a month diabetes treatment may replace daily insulin jabs

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Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a technology that may provide weeks of glucose control for diabetes with a single injection, which would be a dramatic improvement over current therapies. In primates, the treatment has been shown to last for weeks, rather than days, researchers at Duke University in the US said. By creating a controlled-release mechanism for a drug and optimising its circulation time in the body, the new biopolymer injection has the potential to replace daily or weekly insulin shots with a once-a-month or twice-a-month treatments…

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Doval doctrine and Army’s iron fist; Kashmir clean up in two months

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The Doval doctrine clubbed with the iron fist of the Indian Army is what you are getting to witness in Kashmir today. National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval’s doctrine made says, “Do not overreact, it will pass off as they cannot sustain beyond a point.” On the other hand, the Indian Army which has been given a free hand to deal with the Kashmir crisis has promised to wipe out every militant by the next winter sets in. Wiping out the 180 odd militants in the Valley is important for the…

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Will avenge all atrocities committed against Muslims in India, establish Sharia, warns militant Zakir Musa in new audio clip

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Former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa has urged the Indian Muslims to join the ongoing Islamic jihad (the holy war) to conquer India. Former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa has urged the Indian Muslims to join the ongoing Islamic jihad (the holy war) to conquer India. According to the Times of India, Musa made this appeal in his first audio message as an al Qaeda operative in which he slammed Indian Muslims for not joining the Islamic jihad for ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ – the final and last battle for the conquest of…

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PDP misled people on Power Projects, AFSPA, Art 370: Omar Abdullah

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Says GoI created political vacuum by failing youth reach out ‘Farooq told Modi to talk to Pak, Hurriyat; stop arrests and pellet gun use’ Opposition National Conference Working President and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) misled people about the return of power projects, revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and safeguarding of Article 370. “They misled people saying they would ensure the return of power projects to the State, revocation of AFSPA, and safeguarding of Article 370 and promised employment…

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Medical fitness, Age certificates compulsory for Amarnath Yatra

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Only those with medical fitness and age certificates will be allowed to undertake this year’s pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district, it was announced on Tuesday. Only those with medical fitness and age certificates will be allowed to undertake this year’s pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district, it was announced on Tuesday. An advisory issued by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Tuesday said: “Pilgrims intending to visit the cave shrine of Amarnath in…

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Sonia Gandhi, Omar Abdullah blame Centre, PDP-BJP govt for current unrest in Kashmir

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi today blamed the Centre and the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir for the current unrest in the border state, accusing them of “colossal failure” and “systematically alienating” the local population in the Valley. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday blamed the Centre and the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir for the current unrest in the border state, accusing them of “colossal failure” and “systematically alienating” the local population in the Valley. The fresh offensive by the Congress against the BJP over the crisis in…

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Civilian killed after clashes break out between forces and protesters in Shopian

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One person was killed after a heavy clash break out between security forces and protesters in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A student was killed when government forces opened fire on civilian protesters who disrupted a cordon-and-search operation in this south Kashmir district on Tuesday evening and helped militants escape, police and reports said. Giving details, a police official said following “inputs” about presence of militants, the government forces cordoned off Ganapora village in Shopian district, four kms from district headquarters, this evening and launched searches. “As…

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Valley families fast-track their weddings, as uncertainty wary of Burhan Wani anniversary

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Faisal Raheem, a government official who is 29 years old, told Kashmir Post that he plans to get married on July 1. And at least eight in his extended family are getting married between June 28 and July 7. Summer is wedding season in Kashmir, that time of the year when people laze in the sun, drum fingers on tables as the tumbaknaer plays in the background while a feast is laid out. But this year, there’s an air of urgency as families, witness to the turmoil on the streets and…

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No talks with destructive Separatists: Union Minister

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Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with Kashmiri separatists, calling them “destructive and obstructive” and alleging they receive funds from Pakistan to stoke unrest in the valley. “Why we should have discussions with the separatist leaders? Every day they (Pakistan) are giving training to the terrorists, provoking them and sending them into our country,” Naidu said, speaking at an event here. “They are sending money to the separatist leaders…. and we have seen it,” he said, referring to an NIA probe into…

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BJP sticks to guns, gets its stand ‘Cleared’ at CSC meet: Police Caderization

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said its stand on the police caderization issue, which had brought it at loggerheads with its ally PDP, was “cleared” during the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting held on Monday. Talking to Kashmir Post, state general secretary of BJP Ashok Koul said the cabinet would now take a final call on the matter. He said the CSC meeting, held under the chairmanship of BJP minister Chandra Prakash Ganga, took place as “quorum was complete.” “Drabu Sahab had come. The meeting took place as four members were…

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