Govt admits presence of Superbug, says situation not alarming

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 7: For the first time, Delhi government today admitted to the presence of deadly superbug NDM1 in several leading city hospitals but downplayed the concerns over the infection, saying the situation was "not alarming". Amid rising concerns over prevalence of the virus, a high More
Non issues often get prominence in media: Press Council chief

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 7: "Non issues" often get prominence while "real issues" get ignored in the media but persuasion rather than coercion is the method which new Chairman of Press Council India and former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju would favour. "Poverty and unemployment are major issues More
  • Kashmir

Bandipora roads in shambles

SLOW PACE OF WORK ON BRIDGES IRK RESIDENTS

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Oct 7: The road network in Bandipora district is in complete shambles and the work on bridges at various places is going on at snail’s pace, the locals alleged. According to them, the road More


  • Srinagar City

Construction of Maharaj Gunj hospital exists in papers alone

Even though Govt promised healthcare facility in this Shahr-e-Khaas area, nothing has been done on ground till date

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Oct 7: In 2009, government assured the residents of Maharaj Gunj that a hospital would be constructed in this Shahr-e-Khaas area while some initial amount was sanctioned for the construction More



  • Jammu

Police foil PDP protest march

Syed Yousuf’s death row

Jammu, Oct 7: In the stepped up attack against the ruling National Conference (NC) on the  alleged custodial death of NC worker, Syed Muhammad Yousuf, largest opposition Peoples Democratic Party ( More


  • South Asia

Pak doc who helped CIA track down Osama faces treason charges

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Islamabad, Oct 7: A Pakistani panel, investigating the US raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad May 2, has suggested registration of treason charges against a doctor who helped a fake CIA vaccination More


  • World

Three women share Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Oct 7: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot and "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize today in a nod to women More


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