The new academic session in schools is starting from third week of November, however the government is yet to issue guidelines to educational institutions, particularly […]
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Health
Most meat animals are raised with the assistance of doses of antibiotics on most days of their lives
Every year I spend some time in a tiny apartment in Paris, seven storeys above the mayor’s offices for the 11th arrondissement. The Place de […]
Two more deaths due to Swine Flu at SKIMS
At least three deaths have taken place in the past 24 hours due to the H1N1 influenza at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences here, with […]
Braid-Chopping affects psyche of children across Kashmir
The fear of braid chopping has not only petrified women and girls across Kashmir, but has also affected the psyche of children as well. Three-year-old […]
Mystery ‘Braid Chopping’ cases add panic to trauma in Kashmir
A wave of brutal, deadly panic has swept Indian-administered Kashmir after more than 100 women said they were victims of attackers who chopped off their […]
Over 40% population has no proper drinking water supply across J&K
Over 43 percent of J&K habitations have erratic or no piped water supply, making people living in these areas depend on open sources of water, […]
Drugs, Late marriages, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder reasons for rising infertility cases
The ongoing conflict in Kashmir has not only taken a heavy toll on human lives, but is said to be the major reason for the […]
Every third kid in kashmir is overweight: WHO study
Obesity is prevalent in epidemic proportions world over, J&K included, spiraling the way for diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases, as per a joint study by […]
As conflict continues, mental health cases on rise across Kashmir
70,000 treated by neurosciences institute this year Psychiatric disorders have become a lifestyle ailment in Kashmir due to the unending conflict as the Institute of […]
Meat intake can increases diabetes risk: Study
Eating too much red meat and poultry may increase risk of developing diabetes, a large Asian study suggests. The study, published in the American Journal […]