A New Threat: Omicron and the Effectiveness of Covid Vaccine
Omicron, the SARS-CoV-2 variant responsible for a cluster of cases in South Africa and that is now spreading around the world and in India too, is the most heavily mutated variant to emerge so far and carries mutations similar to changes seen in previous variants of concern associated with enhanced transmissibility and partial resistance to […]
Celebrating International Mountain Day – 2021
‘Sustainable Mountain Tourism’
By: Obaid Yousuf Reshi UNO has designated 11th December as “International Mountain Day”. It is celebrated annually since 2003 with full enthusiasm among the global community. In J&K, International Mountain Day was first celebrated by Jammu and Kashmir Ski and Mountaineering Association (JKSMA) in 2011, thereafter with the efforts of Mahmood Ahmad Shah (Former Tourism […]
CUCET – an entrance to seek admission in 41 universities across India
DU to commence 2022 admissions through CUCET
By: Mr Ankit Kapoor Being one of the major reforms introduced to the Indian Education system in the recent times, the Central Universities common entrance test (CUCET) is an All-India test for admission various Under-graduate/Integrated, Post-Graduate and research programs in Central/State Universities of India. Having a major change in this academic year, CUCET has been […]
SUCIDE- A MAJOR CONCERN!
By: Er. Ishfaq Khaliq Suicide is when a person harms self intending to end life, and die as a result of the action. Suicide is gender neutral and age neutral also and it has been seen that people of all ages and ethnicities can be at risk of this self-destructive tendency. Suicidal behavior is complex, […]
Out of School Children and Enrollment Drives
By: Gh. Hassan Bhat Enrollment drives, a decisive step undertaken by education department from last several years has a rejuvenating impact over the govt. run schools across UT of JK. This year, the Director School Education, Kashmir, formally kick started the programme from the Handwara District on November 11th and since then over sixty five […]
Book Review: Chronicling Progressive Movement in a peculiar style
By: Dr. Reyaz Tauhidi Kashmiri Progressive Writers’ Movement is without any doubt one of the greatest movements in Urdu literature. The movement’s influence on Urdu literature, especially on Urdu fiction, was paramount. It is due to this Progressive Movement, social issues and topics made a place in Urdu literature never seen before. The basic premise […]
Monetization of railways could be a much-needed game changer
By: Atul Chaturvedi The announcement by the Union Government to usher in major changes by way of the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) plan on the 23rd of August 2021 has triggered polarizing debates and discussions on the possible implications of this policy. Projected revenue from railways is expected to be 1.5 lakh crores and will […]
Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block
Five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
By: Shabir A. Madhi Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the […]
Excellent long-term survival following living donor liver transplantation
By: Dr. Sanjiv Saigal This is the story of 41-years old lady who was suffering from Autoimmune related chronic liver disease and underwent successful Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) in 2006 by a team led by Dr. Subhash Gupta & Dr. Sanjiv Saigal. The case is of great significance as those were the early days […]
Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block
Five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
By: Shabir A. Madhi South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2 since […]
