Diarrhea outbreak in Kangan villages
15 people suffer from disease
Kangan, Aug 12: At least 15 people are suffering from the waterborne disease, Diarrhea in many villages of Kangan in Gandbal district, locals said.They said the affected people are undergoing treatment at various hospitals and panic has gripped the areas wherein the people have been diagnosed as MoreKangan Park emerges as major tourist attraction
Kijpora (Kangan), Aug 12: The eco-tourism park at Kijpara in Kangan Tehsil is emerging as a major tourist destination with hundreds of local as well as non-local tourists visiting the spot everyday.The eco-tourism park named as ‘Baba Nizam-ud-Din Park’ at Kijpora is three kilometers ahead of Kangan More
STAFF CRUNCH AFFECTS PHC SONAMARG FUNCTIONING
Sonamarg, Aug 12: The shortage of doctors and essential medical equipment in the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sonmarg is adversely affecting the patient care in the health institution.According to the locals, the PHC, which was established in the year 2007, has just two doctors and few paramedical More- Kashmir
Finance Department returns file for 4th time
FORMATION OF RIGHTS BODY HIT
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Aug 12: Contradicting the tall claims of Jammu and Kashmir Government about safeguarding of civil rights, the formation of much-needed State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) More
- Srinagar City
Govt caught napping on Radio Taxis
Cabs allowed to operate without number plates, passenger permits
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, Aug 12: The much-hyped fleet of Radio Taxis inaugurated recently by senior officials including Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon is operating More
- Jammu
Declare BGSBU as Tribal University: Gujjars
Jammu, Aug 12: The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation – a frontal organisation of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday urged the State Government to declare Baba Ghulam Shah Badashah University More
- South Asia
Ramzan brings taste of India’s finest sweets to Pakistan
REZAUL H LASKAR
Islamabad, Aug 12: Every year during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan mounts an operation with military-like precision to spread goodwill and give Pakistanis a taste More
- World
300 KILLED IN TWIN QUAKES IN IRAN
Tehran, Aug 12: A day after two major earthquakes jolted northwestern Iran, the toll has risen to 300, Fars news agency reported. According to Iranian Seismological Centre, a quake measuring 6.2 on More
- Health
Ginger destroys cancer more effectively than drugs
ANTHONY GUCCIARDI
Washington, Aug 12: Ginger, a cousin spice of super anti-cancer substance turmeric, is known for its ability to shrink tumors. Astoundingly, it is even more effective than many cancer drugs, which have More
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