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Lockdown extended in all districts of J&K till May 17

Gathering permissible for marriages reduced to 25 only, 50 % staff in Govt departments to attend offices

JAMMU: Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 districts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, May 10, 2021 is extended further by 7 days till 7 am on Monday, May 17, 2021. The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services. Further, the gathering permissible for marriages is reduced to 25 only w.e.f. […]

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MBBS final year students being deployed for Covid Care in J&K

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government has called upon the health institutions across the Union Territory to utilize the services of final year MBBS students for providing services like tele-consultation and monitoring of mild Covid cases after due orientation by and supervision of faculty. In a communiqué to Principals of Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and […]

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DC Srinagar constitutes Committee to prepare database of patients suffering from Terminal diseases

Exercise aimed at ensuring guaranteed access to timely Medical Treatment

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner/Chairman District Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) Srinagar has constituted a Committee for providing necessary health care facilities to the patients suffering from terminal diseases such as Cancer, Chronic renal diseases(CKD),Orthopedic surgeries requiring urgent interventions, etc. An order issued in this regard states that the Committee shall compile a database of all such patients suffering […]

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Diagnostic testing for Covid-19 checks active infection in patients, Microbiology Lab of GMC Srinagar conducts 1500 tests per day: Dr Anjum Farhana

Diagnostic testing for Covid-19 checks active infection in patients, Microbiology Lab of GMC Srinagar conducts 1500 tests per day: Dr Anjum Farhana

SRINAGAR: Microbiology Department of Government Medical College, Srinagar runs a Covid-19 testing Lab which started functioning from March 14, 2020 and is conducting 1500 tests per day, Dr Anjum Farhana, HoD, Microbiology said the lab is a state of the art negative pressure lab BSL level (3) which was initially sanctioned and made functional in […]

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Sale centers, FPS to remain open on May 10: Dir FCS&CA

SRINAGAR: Director FCS&CA issued an order to keep Sale Centers and Fair Price open on May 10, 2020. The order states that in the interest of the public and in view of ensuring Eid-Ul-Fitr festival, it is hereby ordered that all the Sale centres/ Fair Price Shops will remain functional/ open on 10th May 2021 […]

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Strict action against the perpetrators of fake news/ misinformation

JAMMU: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir took serious note of the fake letter regarding SRO-64 DRW’s regularization that is being circulated over various social media platforms. The Chief Secretary Office clarified that the content of the letter is fake and devoid of official endorsement. The perpetrators of fake news and misinformation were warned of […]

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Lt Governor greets people on Shab-e-Qadr

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartiest greetings to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Shab-e-Qadr. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that the auspicious occasion provides an opportunity to pray and seek blessings from the almighty. May the festivity of the […]

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Covid-19: Mortality rates alarming in JK

Covid-19: Mortality rates alarming in JK

60 deaths, 4788 new cases reported on Saturday

Srinagar: The mortality rates have been witnessing an upswing in Jammu and Kashmir where 60 deaths, highest so far have been reported. Meanwhile, 4,788 fresh positive cases were also reported, taking the number of total active cases to 46,535, officials said Saturday. With 60 more deaths the death toll in the UT has reached to […]

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Second wave affects children too, can get pneumonia: Experts

Srinagar: Relatively unaffected during the first wave of Covid-19 last year, a high number of children and adolescents are contracting the novel coronavirus during the ongoing second wave. A large number of Covid-19 cases in ages more than 10 years and also between 1-8 years are being reported in the fresh surge — though most […]

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Senior KAS officer dies of COVID-19

KAS fraternity, colleagues recall his services, commitment

Jammu: A senior Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officer on Saturday died of COVID-19 at a hospital here, officials said, as Jammu district surpassed Srinagar to head the virus fatality chart among the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Special Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Shamim Ahmad Wani was recently admitted to Government Medical College (GMC) […]