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2 CRPF personnel killed in militant attack

Srinagar, Feb 20: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) pesonnel were killed in a militant attack at Sangam on the Srinagar- Jammu national highway this afternoon, official sources said.

They said militants fired upon a Road Opening Party (ROP) of 155 Batallion of CRPF at main market of Sangam, about 42 km from here, on the highway in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.

The security personnel were critically wounded in the attack. The injured were rushed to hospital where they were declared brought dead.

The area was immediately cordoned off and traffic on the highway was stopped. Further details are awaited.

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Freedom from lice may have paved way for modern allergies

Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): A new study from University of Nottingham has revealed that louse infestation can dampen mammalian immune reactions.The finding means that the epidemic of allergic disorders in modern, urban people might be due to our having rid ourselves of lice and worms.As per "hygiene hypothesis" humans' immune systems evolved to compensate for continual infections with parasitic gut worms, which secrete chemicals that reduce our immune responses.People who are now worm-free have overreactive immune systems,.....
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