Chewing gum helps reduce stress: Study
Chewing gum was found to help relieve anxiety, improve alertness and reduce stress among individuals, according to a new study.
Andrew Scholey, professor of Behavioural and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University, Australia led the study, based on 40 volunteers averaging 22 years.
The study was done on the Defined Intensity…
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Flood waters finally head towards the sea
Water levels are beginning to drop in Sindh as the flood waters flow down the Indus River into the Arabian Sea. On its course towards the sea the flood waters inundated several villages along the coastline of Union Council Murid Khosa in Thatta. A breach in MNV Drain led to…
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England eye series win after Pakistan slump
LONDON (AFP) – Pakistan collapsed spectacularly yet again this series as England closed in on an innings victory in the fourth and final Test at Lord’s on Saturday.
Pakistan, following-on, were 41 for four in their second innings when rain forced an early close on the third day, having been…
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Flood-hit Hazara areas face govt’s apathy
ISLAMABAD – Ethnic discrimination originating from political interests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seemingly marred the relief activities in several parts of the flood-hit province.
As floodwaters begin to recede following the improvement in weather conditions in KP, thus paving way for establishing access to the flood affected terrain, the absence…
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Exodus in Thatta as flood defence fail
Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas of southern Pakistan Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns. For nearly a month torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods, moving steadily from north to south in Pakistan, affecting a fifth of the volatile country and 17 million…
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Exodus as floods threaten more towns in Sindh
Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas in southern Sindh province Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns. For nearly a month torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods, moving steadily from north to south in Pakistan, affecting a fifth of the volatile country and 17…
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Death toll will rise: NDMA
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – The death toll from floods, which have officially claimed 1,600 lives, will rise as waters recede and the number of missing are counted, disaster agency said Friday.
Since the floods began a month ago, triggered by monsoon rains, the death toll has risen little from an early…
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Indian military trainer helicopter crashes in Bangalore
An Indian military’s two-seater trainer Chetak helicopter Friday crashed in the southern city of Bangalore during a routine sortie, injuring the pilot and the trainee pilot, sources said.
“The crash happened at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Rotary wing this morning just moments after its take-off. The two pilots sustained injuries…
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5 Railway personnel wounded as the train derails
The last bogie of the passenger train coming from Bullay Shah derailed at the Kasur Railway Station. According to a private TV, the accident happened 2 km away from the Kasur Station, when the last bogie containing the railway personnel derailed from the single track and wounded five. Bogie was…
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5 Railway personnel wounded as the train derails
The last bogie of the passenger train coming from Bullay Shah derailed at the Kasur Railway Station. According to a private TV, the accident happened 2 km away from the Kasur Station, when the last bogie containing the railway personnel derailed from the single track and wounded five. Bogie was…
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5 Railway personnel wounded as the train derails
The last bogie of the passenger train coming from Bullay Shah derailed at the Kasur Railway Station. According to a private TV, the accident happened 2 km away from the Kasur Station, when the last bogie containing the railway personnel derailed from the single track and wounded five. Bogie was…
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Formation of national govt ruled out
ISLAMABAD – Federal Government Wednesday ruled out formation of national government in the country, saying that political forces should refrain from undue political indulgence.
“There should be maximum concentration on providing relief to the flood victims as it is need of the hour,” said Minister of State for Information…
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Train hits van in SAfrica; kills 8 kids
South African local media is reporting that at least eight school children have been killed and four others injured when a train hit a van taking the children to school Wednesday. The collision occurred in Cape Town. Witnesses told local media that the driver of the van drove around a…
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Train hits van in SAfrica; kills 8 kids
South African local media is reporting that at least eight school children have been killed and four others injured when a train hit a van taking the children to school Wednesday. The collision occurred in Cape Town. Witnesses told local media that the driver of the van drove around a…
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Water level at Kotri Barrage crosses 900,000 cusecs
Indus is flowing in exceptionally high flood level at Kotri Barrage with water flow of over 900,000 cusecs. The river is eroding katcha embankment of Surjani Bund in Thatta district. The floodwater has developed breach at RBOD drain in Hyderabad. Several villages have been inundated in Latifabad and Wahdat Colony…
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President’s man shows muscles to Secy PMDC
ISLAMABAD – To thwart the politically motivated inquiry against him by National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Secretary Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Sohail Karim Hashmi challenged the appointment of Javid Zia Qazi as Acting Chairman NAB in the Lahore High Court and the LHC has restrained NAB from taking any action…
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Commissioner’s premature orders caused breach in Taunsa Barrage
ISLAMABAD – Although monsoon rains triggered unprecedented floods in rivers yet the decisions on part of the ignorant and incompetent administrative authorities also contributed to the scale of colossal devastation in several parts of the country, TheNation learned on Sunday.
Affectees of the breach in Left Marginal Bund (LMB) at…
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