Americans flocking to India for stem cell therapy
Washington, May 28: A growing number of Americans are travelling to India to seek treatment for rare diseases through India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, according to an investigative report. Among them Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, who travelled with his parents More
Delhi eye-care chain now among Asia's largest

AGENCIES

New Delhi, May 28: Delhi-based Center for Sight (CFS) has become one of Asia's largest eye-care chains with the aquisition of the New Vision Laser Center (NVLC), raising the number of its facilities to 35. With the addition of NVLC and partnership with Rajasthan's leading eye surgeon, Ghulam More
Kerala bans gutka, paan masala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28: The Kerala government has imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of gutka and paan masala in the state. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters that the government order was passed May 22 and the news would be passed across the state in a few days More
'Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit'
New York, May 28: Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but soy supplements alone may not do anything for older women's blood pressure, according to a U.S. study.The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, add to the mixed evidence on the health More
Pediatricians raise caution on sensory-based therapy

GENEVRA PITTMAN

New York, May 28: Occupational therapy for kids who are over- or under-sensitive to sound, touch or other senses could help improve their symptoms -- but parents and doctors should be careful not to miss an underlying disorder in those children, pediatricians said today. So-called sensory More
9 go blind after operation in Andhra
Hyderabad, May 28: Nine people lost their sight after undergoing surgery at a private hospital in Ongole town of Andhra Pradesh.The victims, from poor families, were Sunday shifted to the government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital here. The doctors said the retinas were damaged and chances More
  • Kashmir

BJP’s reaction puzzling: Radha Kumar

INTERLOCUTORS' REPORT

PADMA RAO SUNDARJI

New Delhi, May 28: New Delhi’s interlocutor on Kashmir,  Radha Kumar, on Monday termed the response of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to the report submitted by interlocutors' as puzzling. She slammed More


  • Srinagar City

Safa Kadal dog attack victim still untraced

Day3

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, May 28: Three days on since Safa Kadal man Shabir Ahmed Bhat jumped into Jhelum when chased by stray dogs, his body is still untraced. The Superintendent of Police, north City Tahir Saleem More



  • Jammu

PDP wants to change ineffective system: Mufti

Jammu, May 28: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Monday said that his party has earned credibility of the people through its convictions and commitments. He said that More


  • South Asia

K-resolution must for peace in South Asia: Maulana Fazlur Rahman

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, May 28: Describing settlement of Kashmir as prerequisite for peace and stability in the South Asia, the Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday said that More


  • Health

Americans flocking to India for stem cell therapy

Washington, May 28: A growing number of Americans are travelling to India to seek treatment for rare diseases through India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, according to an investigative report More


  • Education and Career

SOCIAL WORK AS A CAREER

TAHA MIRANI

Srinagar: For those who can make the professional commitment, social work proffers a wide range of practice settings.  “It is a profession where one is expected to have a commitment to service,” says More


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