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Administration fully prepared to tackle situation: Div Com

Inspects GMC Anantnag, Covid Hospital Bijbehara

ANANTNAG: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, P. K. Pole Friday visited Anantnag and made on spot inspection of various medical and healthcare facilities associated with Covid management in the district. The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla, ADC, Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, ADDC, Bashir Ahmad, SDM Bijbehara, CAO, CMO, Dy CMO, MS Trauma Hospital Bijbihara and […]

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KU organises online seminar on Allama Iqbal (RA)

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy (IICP) on Friday organised an online seminar on ‘Holy Quran and Allama Iqbal’s Thought’. Dean, School of Arts Languages and Literature Prof Adil Amin Kak presided over the inaugural session of the seminar, where Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir was a guest of honour. In his […]

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Covid – 19 containment measures reviewed in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole and Commissioner Secretary to Govt, In charge Covid Containment Kashmir, Zubair Ahmad Friday jointly chaired a meeting to review the Covid-19 containment measures in Kashmir. The meeting was held at Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir where issue related to covid containment were discussed threadbare. The meeting among others […]

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Kewal Krishan nominated Nodal Officer of Oxygen War Room Jammu

JAMMU: Additional Secretary, I&C Department, Kewal Krishan, has been nominated as the Nodal Officer for the ‘Oxygen War Room (Control Room)’ being run at Mini Conference Hall of Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Jammu, Udhyog Bhawan. Madhur Anand, shall continue to work as Sub Nodal officer. Additional Secretary, I&C Department Kewal Krishan can be contacted […]

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Two minors killed after pillar collapsed in Tangmarg village

Srinagar, May 7: Two minor cousins were killed instantly after a pillar attached to a house collapsed in Kutpora Tangmarg area of Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. Family sources said that the duo were playing in the courtyard and in the due course a cement pillar broke and collapsed burying the two minors underneath. They […]

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Covid-19: JK reports 52 deaths, cases swell to 4962

Covid-19: JK reports 52 deaths, cases swell to 4962

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reported 52 deaths due to Covid-19 while 4,926 fresh positive cases, highest since pandemic were also recorded, taking the number of total active cases to 41,666, officials said. They said that with 52 more deaths the death toll in the UT has reached to 2,562 and the active cases continue […]

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Second wave affecting pregnant women: Experts

Srinagar: Experts on Thursday said that the pregnancy could be an immunity-compromising condition and the risk of catching any disease, including COVID-19 could be on the higher side. President Doctors association of Kashmir (DAK), Dr Nisar Ul Hassan said that the second wave of Covid-19 is affecting severely pregnant ladies as well which was not […]

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Double mutant strain highly infectious: Expert

Advises people to stay inside homes to break the chain

SRINAGAR: One of the leading preventive medicine experts of J&K, Prof. Dr Mohammad Salim Khan, Head of Department, Community Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar has stressed upon the people to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour and stay inside homes to prevent further spread of virus. Dr Salim said that at present more than 4 lakh cases […]

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Triage centre set up in Srinagar to assess COVID-19 patients

Srinagar: The administration on Thursday set up two triage centres in Srinagar for effective and judicious use of beds in tertiary care hospitals in view of rising COVID-19 cases. The move comes as the recent surge in the coronavirus cases has resulted in an increase in bed occupancy rates at the facilities. “It is hereby […]

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Govt Releases 250 Cr as interest subvention under economic package

Govt Releases 250 Cr as interest subvention under economic package

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday approved the further release of Rs 250 crore as Interest Subvention, part of economic package for revival of business and industry in J&K, and handed over a cheque of the said amount to Jammu and Kashmir Bank as third installment of the 5% Interest Subvention. Notably, the government has […]