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China Discovers New Swine Flu with ‘Pandemic Potential’

INTERNATIONAL

Researchers from China discovered a new form of swine flu which can infect humans and has the potential to result in a future pandemic. However, scientists have cautioned that the new swine flu virus does not pose an immediate global health threat. The new virus, called the G4 virus, is a genetic descend from the H1N1 swine flu that led to the 2009 pandemic. The study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) stated the G4 virus shows "all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus." The G4 virus was discovered by Chinese researches during a pig surveillance program. The research included 30,000 nasal swab samples from pigs in slaughterhouses and veterinary teaching hospitals across 10 Chinese provinces, between the...

“Sopore Man was Shot Dead by Forces” Says Family- Police Denies Allegations

UPDATES

The heart wrenching images of a 3-year old boy whose grandfather was killed in the Sopore attack on Wednesday morning, have taken the internet by shock. The officials have said that the civilian identified as Bashir Ahmed Qasid (Khan) was killed when militant attacked a CRPF party in the model town area of Sopore in north Kashmir. A police official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that he was killed during cross-firing, One CRPF Man was also killed, two others were injured. Bashir was a resident of Mustafa colony in HMT area of Srinagar. The heart wrenching images have taken the world by a shock, where the three year old kid is seen on the dead body of his grandfather. The Jammu Kashmir Police rescued the kid, the video is doing rounds on Social media. In a image, a Police offi...

Militants Attack CRPF in Sopore- Two Including One civilian Killed

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan Suspected militants attacked a party of paramilitary CRPF on Wednesday morning in Sopore town in Kashmir. An Official confirming the incident said that militants attacked a party of CRPF near model town Sopore, four including a CRPF men were injured. The CRPF men were shifted to the hospital, one of them died on the way, Another civilian identified as Bashir Ahmed was also killed in the attack. The official said that three paramilitary CRPF personnel were wounded in this attack, and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers.