Anti-pandemic efforts: JKSSB approves selection list of 550 junior staff nurses
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board Thursday approved the selection list of 550 junior staff nurses for the five newly established Government Medical Colleges to augment the efforts at health facilities to tackle coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The selection list was prepared on a fast-track basis in view of the extraordinary circumstances prevailing in J&K […]
Man shot dead by militants in South Kashmir
Anantnag, Apr 2: Suspected militants shot dead a man in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening. Sources said that militants fired upon a person at Fathepora Larkipora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening. He was shifted to Government Medical College hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead. Medical Superintendent GMC Anantnag, Dr […]
Restore internet with full speed: Human Rights Watch asks India
New Delhi: The Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged four countries, including India, to immediately lift the restrictions on internet usage and restore data transmission at full speed as it said they violate multiple rights and can be deadly during a health crisis like coronavirus. The international human rights body, in a statement, said, “Governments […]
95% of Europe’s virus dead over 60 but young not immune, says UN
Geneva, Apr 2 (AP) More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health Organization’s office in Europe said Thursday. Dr Hans Kluge said age is not the only risk factor for getting a severe case […]
70 year old man from Sopore tests positive for coronavisrus
Bilal Ahmad SOPORE: A 70-year-old man from Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. An official said that the person hailing from Arampora Sopore had travelled to Saudi Arabia. “He has recently returned from Saudi Arabia and tested positive on Thursday in a Srinagar hospital where he had been admitted […]
Charity in Islam and Social Media
A Noble cause or just a show-off Dr. Arshad Ali Askari We are confronting a remarkable emergency of public understanding. Western digital partnerships and web based platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram,) are at the core of this emergency. These platforms act as facilitators and multipliers of COVID-19-related deception. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the chief general of […]
Barricading communication
When the whole world if fighting coronavirus, Kashmiris are battling 2G (Eijaz Mir) The world is witnessing systemic electronic communication at the peak of development and prosperity. The electronic communication is one of the most desirable, technical and systematic form of communication through which the whole globe is connected. The information and technology has engulfed […]
SMC installs first of its disinfectant tunnel at CD Hospital
SRINAGAR, APR 02: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) today installed and made operational first disinfectant tunnel for decontamination and sanitization at CD Hospital Dalgate here amid Coronavirus pandemic. Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu accompanied by Deputy Mayor Parvez Qadri, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Gazanfar Hussain and other officials visited CD Hospital to inspect and start off the […]
Fighting corona: J&K Bank to support BCs to ensure banking services
Srinagar, Apr 2:Taking a step to ensure the safety of Business Correspondents (BCs) J&K Bank has announced certain measures to ensure continuity of the services of its 985 Business Correspondents (BCs) for providing essential banking services to its customers in the UT during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “A lump sum of Rs 1500 shall be […]
Isolation facility for Covid-19 ‘mis-used’ by private hospital, admin lodges FIR
Pulwama, Apr 2: The authorities in Pulwama district have got an FIR lodged against the owners of a private hospital for carrying out routine functions including caesarean section despite it being acquired for isolation facilities for Covid-19 management in south Kashmir. While taking cognisance of violation of Government orders, District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer […]