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Sitting to Urinate: A Potential solution for easing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)

May 21, 2023 Editor

Sitting to urinate is associated with an improved urodynamic profile in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and other prostate problems, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has found. Ype de Jong, MD, PhD, and fellow urologists at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands conducted a meta-analysis to better understand the effects of voiding posture on urodynamic parameters such as being able to urinate faster and with greater force, and leaving behind less urine in their bladders. They looked at a total of 11 studies gathered…

Srinagar Traffic Police issues advisory for motorists ahead of G20 in Kashmir

May 21, 2023 Editor

Traffic Police Srinagar has issued an advisory for motorists in view of upcoming G-20 meetings scheduled to be held at SKICC on 22nd & 23rd May, 2023. As a large number of delegates from India and abroad are expected to attend the meetings and in order to avoid congestion on various routes during this period, the following route plan/advisory has been issued for the general public to avoid any inconvenience. On 22nd May 2023, traffic movement on Boulevard from Nehru Park and Gupkar upto Kralsangri shall be restricted from 1030…

G20 In Srinagar: Turkey, Saudi skip registration, China wont attend meeting in ‘Disputed’ Kashmir

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 Editor

THREE DAYS before the G20 tourism working group meeting begins in Srinagar on Monday, three countries – China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia – had not registered till Friday. A PTI report from Beijing quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying: “China firmly opposes holding any form of G20 meetings on disputed territory… We will not attend such meetings.” There was no official word from Turkey or Saudi Arabia. However, Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said the window to register would remain open till the morning of May 22.…

Violence Reaches Disturbing Heights: Two Students Stabbed in Group Clash, a new low in Kashmir

May 20, 2023 Editor

Two students received injuries during clashes between two groups in the Kanipora area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Friday afternoon. A police officer told the news agency— Kashmir Scroll that two students were injured during clashes between two student groups in the Kanipora area of Srinagar. He said that students of higher secondary B.k pora 6/8 quarreled with each other outside the premises of the higher secondary gate during which they stabbed Asrar Ahmad Dar S/o Nowshad Ahmad Dar R/o kanihama and Hazim Ahmad R/o kralpora chadoora both the students…

ADGP Vijay Kumar assures no imposition of restrictions during G20 meetings

May 20, 2023 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have denied that restrictions would be imposed in Srinagar during the Group of 20 (G20) tourism working group meeting that begins in the Valley from Monday. The meeting will be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) from May 22 to 24. The venue has already been secured and officials of the convention centre are giving final touches to the arrangements and are ready to welcome international delegates. “Everything is in place. We are just waiting for delegates to come,” said a senior officer at…

NSG conducts ‘Area Domination’ exercise in Srinagar ahead of G20 Summit

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Editor

Security forces step up searches in Srinagar To make sure there are no security gaps before the G20 event in Srinagar, the National Security Guard’s (NSG) special commandos conducted an area domination and security sanitisation exercise in Lal Chowk area in the run-up to the G20 meeting. The NSG commandos, CRPF and J&K Police personnel searched the commercial enterprises including hotels, stores, and other buildings close to the city’s Lal Chowk. “The area dominance exercises were conducted by NSG commandos, Police, and CRPF members to make sure there is impenetrable security,”…

Unveiling Common Allergens in Kashmir: Grass Pollen, Pine Tree Pollen, and House Dust among allergies faced by locals

May 19, 2023 Editor

As spring arrives and progresses, Kashmir, which has more than half of its land area covered with trees and forests, witnesses a sharp increase in allergies. Doctors and experts from other fields caution against ‘myths’ and list out steps that could help reduce the afflictions. With the fluff from poplar trees floating around in most parts of Kashmir, and with a simultaneous increase in the number of people complaining of allergies and exacerbation of Asthma, KIF delved into the possible causes and redress. Result of 17,000 Allergy Tests Department of Immunology…

G-20 Summit preparations in Kashmir prompt school closures and heightened Alert for mainstream Politicians and Minorities

May 19, 2023 Editor

Schools at “vulnerable” points have been closed and members of minorities, migrant workers and mainstream politicians are being put on alert in Kashmir, especially Srinagar, ahead of the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting scheduled for next week. Official sources said several schools in the city, especially those in “vulnerable pockets” in Srinagar, will be closed for the next one week. A teacher, who teaches at a private school located on the outskirts of Srinagar city, said she received “directions from the school administration to announce a nine-day holiday from May…

Climate Change increases likelihood of Heatwaves in Asia by 30 Times

May 18, 2023 Editor

Scientists warn of escalating heatwave risks due to global warming The record breaking humid heat wave that hit east and north India; Bangladesh; Laos and Thailand in April were made at least 30 times more likely by climate change, a rapid attribution analysis said on Wednesday. The analysis by an international team of scientists with the World Weather Attribution group said a highly vulnerable population was subjected to a deadly combination of high heat and humidity which amplified the impacts in early summer this year. Large populations across South Asia…