CUK to organise motivational lectures, online quiz competition
Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Tuesday said the university will organise motivational lectures and weeklong online extracurricular activities including online quiz and debate competitions for the students to de-stress them. “Covid-19 pandemic has caused lot of anxiety and stress among the students who have been confined to […]
NGO provides Immunity boosters to red zone Area residents in Mehjoor Nagar
Srinagar: ‘We Volunteers’ an NGO in association with Ansar Ul Masakeen organised a day long awareness campaign in Mehjoor Nagar on Monday. The aim of the programme was to create awareness among the residents of the area which has been declared as a ‘Red Zone’. The organizers also distributed Immunity Booster kits among the locals. […]
NGO distributes food Parcel among needy at Tangmarg
Tangmarg: ‘Orphans in Need’, an NGO embarked upon reaching out to the masses living on the margins and distributed food kids among widows in the Gulmarg sub division of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a handout issued by the organization said. It said that the initiative was aimed at reaching to the needy people at this […]
Kashmir has 23500 lpm Oxygen generation capacity: Officials
‘2100-2300 bulk cylinders at the disposal of hospitals’
SRINAGAR: After the onset of 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the hospitals associated with covid-care in Kashmir have witnessed a steep rise in requirement of medical oxygen as more number of patients who have tested Covid-19 positive are turning up to the hospitals after their saturation level decreases in home isolation. To give an information […]
Webinar on Pashmina concludes
Experts give their views on issues, prospects
SRINAGAR: As part of the webinar series on Pashmina and its future prospects, second edition of the webinar was held today in which domain experts, stakeholder, departmental representatives and INTACH, J&K joined the session. The session began with the introductory remarks of Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, who gave the present status […]
Don’t repeat tests of positive patients: Govt to health officials
Divisional admin directs CMOs to rationalise COVID-19 sampling
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said that RTPCR or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) tests must not be repeated on any individual who already has tested positive. In-Charge Divisional COVID-19 Control Room Kashmir said this in an order on May-10. “The molecular (RT-PCR) testing laboratories have been overwhelmed due to huge testing load and the government […]
Shoppers throng markets in various areas
Admin withdraws provision of exemption for permissible activities
Srinagar: Even as the government claimed no partial relaxation in Corona Curfew, the markets across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley witnessed a rush of shoppers who were seen buying various essentials ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Some of the roads continued to wear a deserted look as the Corona Curfew remained in place for […]
Advisor Farooq Khan reviews working of APFWD Enforcement Wing
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Tuesday reviewed working of enforcement wing of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department APFWD, Kashmir, with Director Agriculture, Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal and other senior officers. Director briefed meeting regarding the samples drawn from the pesticide companies and action taken against the defaulters. He informed that a comprehensive […]
Covid-19 containment efforts
Modalities finalised for active involvement of PRIs, youth
JAMMU: Government has called for active participation of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Youth in Covid-19 mitigation efforts with special focus on vaccination of vulnerable population, information dissemination and promoting Covid appropriate behaviour apart from building capacities in rural areas of Jammu region. Secretary Tribal Affairs and incharge Covid-19 mitigation efforts in Jammu province, Dr Shahid […]
