According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), targeted cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can significantly reduce anxiety related to food allergies (FAA) in both children and parents.

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI/Mediawire): On June 25th, NTA re-uploaded Official Mock Tests on their official website and within two days recorded over 61,000 logins to access these official papers. Based on these mock tests, resource material has also been updated today, providing 10 more practice papers to students.

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Under pressure to resolve the issues raised by job aspirants who have resorted to violence over alleged irregularities in the screening process of its exams the Railways on Thursday issued an FAQ explaining its recruitment procedureViolence had erupted in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over irregularities in the Railways Non-Technical Popular Categories NTPC and Level 1 exams which forced the national transporter to suspend its recruitment process and form a committee to address the issueIn a set of FAQs issued on Thursday the national transporter sought to allay any doubts over its process to choose candidates for its notified vacanciesIt said that since 2018 the Railway Recruitment Boards have notified 283747 vacancies and have given appointments to more than 132 lakh candidates Recruitment of remaining vacancies is under process RRBs have conducted computer-based tests CBTs for about four crore candidates in the last three-and-half years despite the COVID-19 pandemic the railway statedAddressing questions over the two stages of the CBT the national transporter said it was done to make the process fairIn case the number of candidates who have applied against the notification are large and are more than one crore then it is advisable to conduct CBT in two stages with first being used to screen candidates and the second conducted with limited candidates so that extensive normalization is not involved and the final merit is more just and fair The Railways has also clarified that nowhere was it mentioned that seven lakh distinct candidates will get shortlisted for second stage CBTSince the secondstage consists of CBT of five different levels and a candidate can be shortlisted for more than one level as per eligibility merit and option the lists of seven lakh roll numbers will have some names appearing in more than one list it saidIt also said the short-listing has been done levelpost-wise at the rate of 20 times notified vacancies as elaborated in para 13 of the notification The lists contain 705446 roll numbers which are 20 times notified vacancies of 35281 the railways clarifiedFinally 35281 distinct candidates will be selected and one candidate will be appointed against only one post depending upon merit and preference Hence no post will remain vacant the FAQ statedResponding to claims that graduate candidates are getting the undue benefit of becoming eligible for both graduate and 102 level posts the Railways said the integration of recruitments for Graduate and 102 level posts have been done to save time energy and effort which has been proved useful during COVID-19 pandemicAlso standards of CBT 1 have been kept of 102 level so as not to put disadvantage to 102 level students and it is only in CBT 2 that standards will be different across levels it saidIt said that to address the issues raised by candidates Railways haspostponed the second stage CBT of NTPC and the first stage computer-based test of Level 1A high-power committee comprising senior officials has been formed to look into the concerns and doubts raised by candidates regarding the results of first stage CBT of NTPC exam without affecting existing shortlisted candidates and introduction of second stage CBT in CEN RRC 012019 it saidThe candidates can lodge their concerns and suggestions to the committee at the email id rrbcommitteerailnetgovinAll chairpersons of railway recruitment boards have been directed to receive the grievances of candidates Outreach camps are being organized at various zonal and divisional headquarters to facilitate the lodging of concerns PTI ASG NSD NSD

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI The Congress student wing workers held a demonstration in front of the Railway Ministry here on Thursday against police brutality on job aspirants protesting the alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam by the national transporterPresident of the National Students Union of India Neeraj Kundan led a protest march to the Railway Ministry where an effigy of minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was burnt the outfit said in a statementThe protesters who crossed the barricades erected by the police were detained and was taken to the Mandir Marg Police station it statedKundan said that students were the worst sufferers of the Covid pandemicThe government is completely ignoring the education sector Before taking vital decisions the government doesnt consult the students concerned instead of imposing unnecessary new rules on them If they protest they are beaten he allegedThe NSUI national president claimed that over 140000 posts are vacant in CBT 2 group D since 2019The government doesnt conduct the examination If they do so the question paper gets leaked If by chance the exam is held results take long and if in any case the result gets declared candidates do not get appointments Kundan allegedOn January 26 the Railways suspended its NTPC and Level 1 exams after the candidates went on a rampage in some states alleging irregularities in the process whilst minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged them not to destroy public property and assured redressal of their grievancesThe railways had on Tuesday issued a general notice warning its job aspirants that those found involved in vandalism and unlawful activities while protesting would be barred from ever getting recruited in the railways This came a day after protesters squatted on railway tracks in several places in Bihar PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Railway job aspirants found involved in vandalism and unlawful activities while protesting will be barred from ever getting recruited in the railways the national transporter said on Tuesday a day after protesters squatted on tracks in several places in Bihar In a general notice the railways said Such misguided activities are the highest level of indiscipline rendering such aspirants unsuitable for railwaygovernment job Videos of such activities will be examinedand candidatesaspirants found indulged in unlawful activities will be liable for police action as well as lifetime debarment from obtaining railway job The notice came a day after railway job aspirants squatted on tracks at different places in Bihar including the state capital Patna to protest alleged erroneous results of Railway Recruitment Boards Non-Technical Popular Categories RRB NTPC exam The protests which continued till late in the evening on Monday resulted in the cancellation of at least five long-distance trains originating from Patna Routes of some other trains were diverted as the youth blocked tracks at Rajendra Nagar Terminal The railways also cautioned the aspirants that they should not come under the influence of elements which are trying to misguide them for their own selfish ends Officials said the railways has also got in touch with coaching centres to urge them to spread awareness among candidates The controversy over the exam arose as many candidates claimed the screening process is designed to favour those with higher qualification even in jobs that require lesser qualification For the NTPC exam around 125 crore candidates had appeared and the results were declared earlier this month The railways had earlier said that it was looking to fill 35281 posts Of these 24281 posts in 13 categories were open to graduates and 11000 posts in six categories were for undergraduates These thirteen categories were segregated into five groups based on the Seventh Central Pay Commission pay-scale levels Levels 2 3 4 5 and 6 These posts included that of train assistant guard junior clerk time keeper and station master across its various zones While to get a Level 2 job where the starting pay is about Rs 19000 one requires to be a Class 12 pass for a level 6 post like station master who gets a starting pay of about Rs 35000 being a graduate is mandatory Aspirants have alleged that during the Computer Based Test -1 which were held last year candidates with higher qualification have sat for exams meant for Level 2 jobs If these candidates sit for such jobs how will we even imagine getting these jobs which are meant for us an aspirant wrote on social media The problem officials said is that the railways cannot stop an aspirant with higher qualification from sitting for an exam with lower qualification requirement In a clarification the railways has said that no candidate can be recruited for multiple posts thereby ensuring that every deserving candidate gets selected It said short-listing of candidates has been done separately for each level based on educational qualifications and options exercised by the candidates For the second stage computer-based test CBT of each level the number of candidates called was 20 times the community-wise vacancies notified against each RRB it said In case multiple candidates have obtained same marks at the cut-off all have been called it said Based on merit obtained in second stage CBT the candidates will be short-listed for third stage exam in which eight times the number of vacancies will be called The final result will contain a unique list of 35281 notified vacancies and no candidate will be appointed against more than one post A candidate who has been short-listed for high level post cannot be debarred for appearing in second stage CBT of lower level post it said Earlier the short-listing was done 10 times the vacancy however this time it is 20 times the vacancy for second stage officials said According to the RRB NTPC exam dates the CBT 2 exam for which seven lakh candidates have been short-listed is scheduled to be conducted on February 14 and 18 PTI ASG SMN

Gothenburg [Sweden], January 2 (ANI): According to a recent study, moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.

California [US], December 31 (ANI): A new study by UCLA Health has found that cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-I) prevented major depression in older adults when compared to sleep education therapy in adults over the age of 60 with insomnia.

Gothenburg [Sweden], December 31 (ANI): A recent study has found that both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.

Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): A new nationally representative study, in the US, found that one in four adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).

Stockholm [Sweden], November 13 (ANI): A study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg has shown that both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.