People living in red zones should step out for medical emergencies only: Expert
SRINAGAR, APRIL 23: Public Health Expert at Red Zone Surveillance Divisional Control Room, Kashmir, Dr Rouf Hussain Rather Thursday advised people in Covid-19 red zones to not to venture out of their homes except under medical emergencies. He said that red zones become vulnerable as far as further transmission of the coronavirus is concerned and […]
ECMO life-saving for critically ill coronavirus patients: DAK
Srinagar Apr 23:While most of the novel coronavirus patients who get placed on conventional ventilators die, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine islife-saving for critically ill COVID-19 patients. “ECMO is saving people from the brink of death,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “ECMO is an advanced type […]
20 more test positive, Covid-19 tally jumps to 427 in JK
Srinagar, Apr 23: Twenty people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of the covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 427. Officials sources said that among them 18 were confirmed at SKIMS laboratory while one each at CD hospital and Jammu—pertaining to case from Ramban. Among the samples which returned positive […]
Police files charge-sheet against a woman in Handwara
Handwara, Apr 23: Jammu and Kashmir police has filed a charge-sheet against a woman who was earlier held along with threatening posters of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit at main town Handwara during a naka checking. An official said that a lady was held last year along with threatening posters of banned militant outfit based in […]
13-year-old boy drowns in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Apr 23): A 13-year-old boy drowned while taking bath in a nallah at central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday. Reports said that the boy identified as Zahid Ahmad Bhat (13) son of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Chanduna village got trapped inside the nallah (Irrigation Canal) at Sheikpora while he was taking a […]
Epass facility extended for entire Jammu district
Jammu, April 23 (PTI) The facility of e-pass, which was introduced in Jammu district for people residing in red and containment zones, has now been extended to the entire district. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chouhan said since the launch of this service on April 13, more than 5,100 requests were received from people for e-pass […]
NC leader Yasin Shah dies
Srinagar, Apr 23 (PTI) National Conference leader and former MLA Mohammad Yasin Shah died here on Thursday. He was 71. “The @JKNC_ family lost a kind & soft spoken leader today. Yaseen Shah Sahib, Ex MLA Sonwar, passed away this morning. His loss will be deeply felt by all of us. My condolences go out […]
Govt freezes DA at current rates till July 2021
New Delhi: The Ministry of Finance issued a notification this afternoon freezing Dearness Allowance to its employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners at current rates till July 2021. The additional installments, due on January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021 will not be paid. However, DA and DR at current rates will […]
Police register 10 FIR’s against violators, book 14 persons, seize 3 vehicles
Srinagar, Apr 23: Police in Srinagar on Thursday registered 10 FIR’s against lockdown violators, arrested 14 violators and seized 3 vehicles. Police sources said that police station Nowgam filed 9 FIR’s and arrested 13 persons who were violating lockdown orders. Police Station Nowhatta arrested one Sheikh Basharat Ahmed of Nowshera Srinagar and seized his vehicle […]
Two dead, one injured in road mishap at Ramban
Ramban, Apr 23: Two persons died and another was injured after a vehicle met with an accident in Maroog area of Ramban district on Wednesday night. An official said that a Tata Mobile vehicle bearing registration number (JK02W-4765) skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 ft gorge on Maroog Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. […]