World Hypertension Day is being observed around the world today. WHO says hypertension might affect 60% of the world population by 2025. Everyone suffering from fluctuating BP or hypertension must be educated on the need to follow a healthy lifestyle. Hypertension has often been called a “silent killer” because it often has no warning signs […]
Clashes erupted between government forces and students in Government Degree College Kulgam. According to the sources, 20 students were injured, when forces fired pellets and teargas shells towards the students. Eyewitnesses said that senior journalist Tanveer Ahmad Wani also injured in Kulgam as he received pellet injury in his eye. Sources said that the injured were […]
The meeting of the 14th GST Council began here today marking participation of Union Finance Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, Finance Ministers of all the states, Finance Secretaries and other taxation officials from the states and union territories. The meeting is being held under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. As soon as the […]
With student protests refusing to die down in the valley, the Jammu and Kashmir government is coming up with measures to pacify the students, sources said. Jammu and Kashmir government has decided not to allow students to sit for their exams if they fall short of the required attendance, Indian Express reported quoting State Education […]
The brother of a PDP leader in Jammu and Kashmir, was found dead under suspicious conditions in a hotel room in Srinagar, police said. The deceased has been identified as Reyaz Ahmad Dar, 36, brother of Mohammad Shafi Dar, who is the Handwara zone president of the ruling PDP, an official said. The body was […]
Jammu & Kashmir Mountain Biking Association (JKMBA) held executive members meeting at Heaven Resort Shalimar to boost the Mountain Biking and to revive Cycling culture here. During the meeting executives, members JKMBA decided to organise Multiple Biking Expeditions and to revive the cycling culture in J&K. “This is an adventure Sports and without adventures in […]
In an ongoing Inter Group Cricket tournament of Islamia College Srinagar, ICS Yellows team registered its place in the finals of the tournament. In the first semi-final of the tournament, ICS Yellows defeated ICS Greens by 6 wickets. After winning the toss, ICS Yellows invited ICS Greens to bat first. ICS Green scored 192 runs […]
A police constable of Jammu and Kashmir police was critically injured when some miscreants pelted stones at Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, official sources said. According to the reports, a Police party was on the way to Awantipora from Seer Jagir area of Tral, where the cordon was going on. Suddenly, Youth pelted stones […]
The phenomenon of increased population puts a lot of pressure on the natural resources. However, in our case the pressure on our natural resources has been manifold as the population and urbanisation we have witnessed over the past two decades is quite abnormal. For a number of reasons, forest lands have been diverted to non-forest […]
Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave died in New Delhi on Thursday. The 60-year-old Dave complained of uneasiness at his home this morning and was rushed to AIIMS where he passed away, according to official sources. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009.He was sworn in as a Minister of State with […]