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Bird Flu Alert In Jammu And Kashmir

As if the fear of water-borne infections is not enough, bird flu alert has been sounded in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. People have been warned not to buy and accept birds//. ..Migratory birds are believed to be the carriers of Bird flu, it said adding, the Wildlife Department is working to ascertain the facts. .."Though not confirmed in India and also in Jammu and Kashmir, the WHO has asked u...

HIV/AIDS on Rise in Jammu and Kashmir

HIV and AIDS infections have shown a sharp rise in Jammu and Kashmir. Official records say HIV/AIDS cases have shot up from two in 1999 to 745 now, reports Grassroots Features. // ....Although the state lies in a low prevalence risk zone, with an infection rate among the high-risk and low-risk groups standing at 0.95 percent and 0.06 percent respectively, the statistics are changing. ....Concent...

Fresh Polio Case Reported in Jammu

In a worrying development, Jammu and Kashmir has reported its first case of polio after remaining free of the crippling disease for two years even as 14 cases were// detected across India in December-end. ....With the new cases, the number of children afflicted with the disease touched 624 in 2006 - a very high number compared to the 66 reported in 2005. ...."It was the first case of polio from...

Woman Army Officer Commits Suicide in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu, An Indian Army captain posted in Jammu and Kashmir has allegedly committed suicide in her home here. ......Police sources here said Captain Megha Razdan of the Engineering Regiment was found hanging by her husband Captain Chetanya Razdan at their home in the army quarters at Kunjwani on the outskirts of this winter capital Saturday evening. ......Chetanya Razdan had gone shopping in a n...