DAK bats for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections
Srinagar, Nov 25: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level […]
Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’, minimum temp 9.7 deg Celsius
New Delhi, Nov 25 (PTI) Air quality in the national capital continues to be in the ‘very poor’ category with the AQI clocking 390 at 9 am on Thursday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. The city’s 24-hour air quality index (AQI) stood at 361 on Wednesday. Neighbouring Faridabad (394), Ghaziabad (362), Gurugram […]
Slight respite from cold conditions in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Nov 25 (PTI) The night temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point on Thursday as the residents in the valley experienced slight relief from cold conditions which had set in earlier than usual this year, officials said. Pahalgam and Gulmarg were the only two places in the valley which experienced […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 539 days
New Delhi, Nov 25 (PTI) India logged 9,119 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,44,882, while the active cases declined to 1,09,940, the lowest in 539 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,66,980 with 396 fresh fatalities, including 308 from […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Nov 25 (PTI) Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested after heroin was seized from their possession in Jammu, police said. On a tip off, a special team intercepted a drug peddler and recovered from him 200 grams of heroin at Roopnagar area and registered a case against him, they said. He was identified as […]
Better management needed
Srinagar city has witnessed an increase with regard to length and breadth of roads in almost all major areas. Even parts of old city have witnessed demolition of houses and other structures paving way for widening of roads. However, the issue of traffic jams has been concerning the people and tradesmen alike as crammed roads […]
Redefining educational norms
Mohsin Sheikh ‘Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live’……..Nouman cousins. In this fast and ‘far superior’ modern world where every minute in student’s life is accounted and expected (in-fact confined) to be spent merely for educational attainment and academic accomplishments. All other feats […]
Innovations in Endoscopic Technique
Dr. Kapil Sharma Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or echo-endoscopy is a medical procedure in which endoscopy (insertion of a probe into a hollow organ) is combined with ultrasound to obtain images of the internal organs in the chest, abdomen and colon. It can be used to visualise the walls of these organs, or to look at […]
CS reviews registration of unorganized workers
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the registration of all unorganized workers in Jammu and Kashmir on the e-Shram portal of the central government. Commissioner Secretary, Labour & Employment Department, Chief Executive Officer, J&K Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Commissioner, and other officers of the Department […]
Two fatalities, 174 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 174 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons died due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, 25 were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 335881. There was one death each from Kashmir and […]