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  • Red Zone Chattabal area sealed by Srinagar admin

    Srinagar, April 06: The district administration Srinagar on Monday said that Chattabal area that has already been declared as red zone has been sealed from today onwards.

    As per wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in a tweet, Srinagar district administration, stated that “All 16 entry/exit points closed. Essential services, medical teams will move under supervision. Please follow announcements being made locally. Urgent,” the tweet read.

    Chattabal area has already reported a few positive Covid-19 cases and the area was declared as red zone recently by the Srinagar administration.

    The houses of those who tested positive were sanitized and the SMC teams sprayed disinfectants in the nearby houses—(KNO)

  • Five Food items to boost immunity to fight the virus

    By: Ayesha Kirmani

    Five food items you should add in your daily life to boost your immunity to fight the virus

    1. Vitamin C –ascorbic acid

    Yes, you have heard it millions of times but it works. Vitamin C can be taken in any time of the day. Vitamin C can be taken in the form of any effervescent tablets which are easily available in pharmacy or supermarkets. Two of my favorites are REDOXON and BOOST. you can use one Redoxon or Boost tablet in a glass a water.

    One Redoxon tablets contains 1000mg of vitamin C ,400 IU of vitamin D and 10g of zinc

    One Boost tablet contains 1000mg of Vitamin C ZINC 7.5 MG and Echinacea 239mg

    Chewable Vitamin C like our age old Limcee can be taken one tablet per day

    Natural sources of vitamin C like Oranges, Lemons, kiwi, pineapples .

    Five things to add to your diet to boost your immunity

    2.Manuka Honey

    It is the best honey n the world .it has anti-viral and anti-inflammatory benefits. Studies have found it decreases harmful oral bacteria.

    Research suggest that Manuka honey help treat gastric ulcers caused by H pylori

    It has high antioxidants benefits and boosts immunity
    Some of my favorites are NZ health naturally and Manukora.

    One teaspoon in Luke warm water taken early stomach is very helpful .

    3 Organic Turmeric

    Well my beloved mom always used to say Haldi is a medicine and I think we have all embarrassed ourselves many times with Haldi stained hands.
    Turmeric has compounds called Curcuminoid and the most important is curcum in which has powerful anti-inflammatory effects. Using turmeric daily helps to increase in anti-oxidant enzymes in our body and boost immunity
    Turmeric can be used with glass of milk or Luke warm water once a day best being before sleeping .

    4.Garlic

    Garlic has high concentration of sulfur containing compound which includes Allicin which acts anti-inflammatory. Garlic has high levels of Vitamin A and C.it HELPS TO boost immunity and overall health.
    2 cloves roasted can be used in morning or 3 cloves crushed and boiled in a 250 ml of water.

    5. Nigella seeds or KALOONJI or Black cumin

    It is packed with Anti-oxidants and can help to fight any disease and boos immunity. it has been found to be as effective as a standard anti-bacterial to treat bacterial infection.it has highly anti-inflammatory properties and regular use can cure chronic inflammations too.

    Kaloonji can be used in many ways used while cooking or sprinkled in salads or with a glass of water.

    Adding these five things in your diet will help you boost immunity and fight diseases but let’s all be a responsible and practice social isolation. That’s the need of the hour.

    Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of Kashmir Today and Kashmir Today does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.

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  • 3 more persons test positive; Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally rises to 109

    Srinagar, April 06 : The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 109 in Jammu and Kashmir as three more persons under quarantine tested positive for the dreaded diseases on Monday.

    Among them, sources said one is from frontier Uri town of Baramulla district while two others are from Srinagar district. The case from the Uri is said to be 41-year-old woman whose husband, a teacher has tested positive last week. Her sample was sent from GMC Baramulla to SKIMS and it came out to be negative, the sources said. The Srinagar cases are said to be from Nowshera and Chattabal Srinagar.

    With these 3 fresh cases, 109 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease and of them, 102 are active case—84 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu division. Among all 108 cases, four have recovered and were discharged while two others have died. (GNS)

  • 22 Covid-19 suspects test negative in Tangmarg

    Baramulla, April 5: Over 22 Covid-19 suspects from Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district have been tested negative and were allowed to go home on Monday.An official told Kashmir News Trust that over 22 people were quarantined in a hotel at Mangloora Kunzar hotel after a Covid-19 case surfaced in the area. All these suspected persons were tested and they turn out to be negative. “These people were today allowed to go to their homes as they are all Covid-19 free,” the official said. Pertinently, Tangmarg area witnessed a death of a Covid-19 patient while the son of the deceased who is a teacher by profession has also been tested positive. (KNT)

  • 3 South Kashmir Families Approach Police, Claim Their Kin Among 5 Militants Killed in Kupwara

    Police Reserves Comment, Says Identification Not Done As Yet

    Srinagar, April 06: At least three families from South Kashmir have approached police, claiming that their kin are among five militants killed in a gunfight in snowbound woods of Kupwara in north Kashmir.

    The families, two from Shopian district and another one from the Kulgam district are said to have reached Kupwara, demanding handing over of the bodies for performing the last rites. However, police said that it was premature to comment as the identification process would be done once the bodies are handed over by the army.

    Sources told GNS that the families have received information through anonymous means that their kin have been killed in the gunfight. Police sources that the intelligence inputs also suggest to the possibility of at least three militants being residents of Shopian and Kulgam but maintained that it would be concluded after completing the identification process.

    SSP Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar (IPS) reserved comment regarding it. “When identification of the (slain militants) has not been done, there is no need to comment upon it,” he told GNS.

    About the operation which saw the killing of several army soldiers including a JCO besides five militants, the SSP said: “From last four days, an operation is going on. It was in an infiltration bid and operation had been launched based on a specific intelligence report. It is a difficult terrain as such the operation got prolonged. It is still snowbound. There is no motorable road. This operation has been completed successfully amid the difficult situation.”

    He also termed it as “a very big success” for the security establishment. “While the world is under the grip of coronavirus, Pakistan continues to sponsor terror and people working against humanity have been given a befitting reply. 5 militants have been killed. A search operation is still going on and bodies are being retrieved and their identification has not been done so far,” he added. (GNS)

  • 3 More Soldiers Succumb, Kupwara toll mounts to 13

    Srinagar, April 6: Three more soldiers, who were injured in a gunfight with militants in Kupwara woods have succumbed to their wounds, talking the number of army personnel killed in the operation to eight including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). Besides the soldiers, five militants were also killed in the gunfight which sporadically continued for several days reaching the peak on Sunday.

    Official sources said that while one soldier died on the spot, a number of others were injured in the fierce gunbattle in the woods. Four of the injured personnel including a JCO from elite para force succumbed to injuries on Sunday while three others lost the battle for life at the army’s health facility today.

    On 4th day of the operation on Saturday evening, the army had rushed elite 4-para troopers to Rangdoori, Guguldara and Teen Behak area of Jumgund.

    The operation was launched initially by army’s 8 JAT after intercepting movement of a group of militants on Wednesday.

    Besides, they said, the searches continued along Awaoora, Kumkadi, Zurhuma, Safawali, Batpora, Haihama areas by the joint team of the army’s 41 RR, 57 RR, 160 TA and SOG Kupwara. (GNS)

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  • Coronavirus infection linked to 5G with fake theories, towers set on fire in UK

    Over the last few days, 5G towers in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling in Merseyside have been targeted over rumours that they are spreading the novel coronavirus.

    India Today

    HIGHLIGHTS

    • Rumours allege a link between 5G networks and spread of Covid-19
    • Several 5G towers have been burnt down in the UK over such fears
    • Government officials denied any link between the technology and the virus

    The on-going Covid-19 outbreak has already claimed the lives of thousands and left many more in hospitals in its wake. This has understandably created a lot panic and fear in the minds of people across the globe. However, some are dealing with these fears in the worst way possible.

    Case in point, some miscreants in the United Kingdom who heading to baseless conspiracy theories have begun targeting 5G networks across the country. The BBC reports that over the last few days, cellular towers in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling in Merseyside have been set ablaze, all in an attempt to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

    The report goes on to add that a video, allegedly of an incident in Aigburth, was also shared on YouTube and Facebook. The video claimed a link between the next-gen 5G technology and the current Covid-19 outbreak.

    The seemingly farcical situation is threatening to turn ugly, and has even forced the hand of the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which has had to Twitter to explain that “there is absolutely no credible evidence of a link between 5G and coronavirus.”

    The incident even elicited a response from the UK government, with Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, calling such rumours “dangerous nonsense”. He further went on to add that conspiracy theories linking 5G with Covid-19 were “just nonsense, dangerous nonsense as well.”

    While there are many conspiracy theories floating on the web, with some even blaming the Russians for the spread, the most popular ones revolve around claims that Covid-19 originated in Wuhan when the country started to roll-out 5G in the city.

    The virus is now claimed to be spreading to other cities where infrastructure is being laid down for the next-gen telecom technology. Another theory claims that the virus suppresses the immune system, and uses the network’s radio waves to communicate and pick victims.

    While there is no scientific explanation for the claims being made here, one critical thing that these conspiracy theories fail to explain is how Covid-19 is also spreading to countries such as India, Japan, Pakistan and Iran where the infrastructure for 5G networks doesn’t exist.

    (This story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed)

  • 9 Baje 9 Minutes: Fire incident reported in Jaipur

    Massive fire breaks out after flying lantern falls on a hut in Jaipur

    India Today

    massive fire broke out on Sunday after a flying lantern fell on a hut in Jaipur’s Vaishali Nagar in Rajasthan. No casualty or injury has been reported so far.

    The incident took place after the people of the country switched off their lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm to show their support to the frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal.

    PM Modi had appealed the citizens of the country to switch off their lights and lit up oil lamps and candles for nine minutes to show collective resolve and solidarity in its fight against coronavirus. Some, however, resorted to bursting firecrackers and lighting flying lanterns.

    A house close to the hut also burned down in the incident. The fire has now been doused.

    (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed)