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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Editorial- Page 59

A silent killer

World Hypertension Day was observed across the globe on May 17. This year, the theme was `Controlling Hypertension Together: check your blood pressure regularly, defeat the silent killer’. Hypertension or high blood
May. 20, 2026

Census 2027 begins

Self-enumeration under Census 2027 began in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gujarat, and Puducherry on Sunday. It will be followed by housing listing and housing census field operations from June 1 to June 30. Self-enumeration is also currently underway in Uttar Pradesh. Houselisting
May. 19, 2026

Achan project

People’s voice has finally been heard. The Council of Ministers has approved the 800 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management

Train to Kashmir

Train to Kashmir Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express Services has become a lifeline for people in the

Welcome move

The J&K government recently came up with a slew of measures to aid and assist people in this ongoing crisis. Earlier this week, the government led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced
May. 16, 2021

A liveable world

The climate change is the biggest environmental emergency that the earth faces today. This inevitable disaster has a multitude of serious implications for both environment and human society. Efforts are being made
May. 12, 2021

Digital detox

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has again extended the ongoing ‘corona curfew’. And going by the way the COVID-19 pandemic is raging on, it is highly unlikely that we may see
May. 9, 2021

Young at risk

The ongoing COVID-19 wave is affecting people of all ages. Compared to 2020, this year more younger people are getting infected. Official data shows that 11.5% of 56 lakh Covid-19 cases in
May. 7, 2021

Reduce fees

Schools in Jammu and Kashmir have been, more or less, closed since August 2019. That is over 21 months of almost zero in-person classroom activity. First the lockdown after the abrogation of
May. 4, 2021

Real heroes

The past year-and-a-half has posed the biggest challenge to frontline health workers around the globe. The raging pandemic and its devastating impact has made people realise the importance of doctors, nurses, and
May. 3, 2021
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Mental health and COVID

The devastation brought by the ongoing wave of COVID-19 in India is, without an iota of doubt, the worst national crisis the country has faced since it achieved independence from the British.
Apr. 30, 2021

Segregated lockdown

The administration in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday decided to enforce an 84-hour ‘corona curfew’ in 11 districts including both capitals Srinagar and Jammu in view of the rising Covid-19 cases and fatalities
Apr. 28, 2021

Only hope

The tumultuous situation that has unfolded in the last month or so is as unprecedented as shocking it is. More than a year after the virus first hit the world, India is
Apr. 26, 2021
File photo of a doctor setting Oxygen levels at a government hospital in Srinagar - KM/Umar Ganie

Oxygen and Covid preparedness

Several states of India are gasping for air. Availability or shortage of medical oxygen in hospitals across India has become the difference between life and death. Major cities like Delhi or Maharashtra
Apr. 21, 2021
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