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Director Health Services Kashmir tours Anantnag

Takes stock of covid, non covid preparedness

SRINAGAR: In order to take stock of the health care facilities and status of covid preparedness in particular, Director Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather today paid a detailed visit to health institutes of Anantnag District. The Director on the directions of Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department, Atal Dullo inspected various […]

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J-K admin initiates probe into death of 4 COVID patients due to shortage of oxygen

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated an inquiry into the death of four people allegedly due to shortage of medical oxygen at a private hospital here, officials said on Sunday. Four people, including a woman, undergoing treatment at ASCOMS hospital for COVID-19, died last Saturday morning with one family alleging that the deaths […]

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Advisor Baseer Khan inspects Power Grid, Receiving Stations in Srinagar

Advisor Baseer Khan inspects Power Grid, Receiving Stations in Srinagar

Asks for strict adherence to schedule, effective functioning of 24x7 Customer Grievance redressal cell

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Sunday conducted a surprise visit to various Power Grid and Receiving stations including Grid station Solina, Power Grid Bemina and Grid sub-station Rawalpora in Srinagar. While inspecting the functioning of these grid stations, Advisor issued instructions to officers of Power Development Department for effective regulation of power […]

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Divisional Administration releases documentary on Covid-19

Urge people to follow Covid- protocol, take vaccine for safety

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Administration Kashmir today released a documentary highlighting the present covid situation and measures taken to contain its spread in Kashmir. During the 6 minute and 31 second documentary, subjects including covid related awareness generation, lockdown, vaccination of frontline workers including health workers, religious scholars, traders and shopkeepers in first phase and other […]

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Crisis Management Group constituted

JAMMU: The Govt of J&K has constituted a Crisis Management Group (CMG) to monitor the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation and take preventive, control and mitigating measures. The 5 member CMG will consist of the Chief Secretary as Chairman, and FC (Finance), FC (Health), PS (Home) and PS (PWD). The PS to LG will be a […]

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COVID-19 lockdown hits normal life in Kashmir

COVID-19 lockdown hits normal life in Kashmir

JK records 3,832 fresh cases, 47 deaths

Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with the imposition of the lockdown in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, even as the ‘Corona Curfew’ was extended in four districts, officials said. Meanwhile, the UR reported the highest single day spike in cases and fatalities as 3,832 fresh […]

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Recovery rate in JK declines from 96% to 82%

Srinagar: The recovery rate of Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir which once was over 98 percent has now reduced to 82 percent amid a spike in the cases. As per the data available the recovery rate in J&K has declined from 96.54 percent to 82.59 percent in the month of April alone. The recovery […]

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Family blames Batra Hospital Jammu of negligence

Says four covid patients died due to lack of oxygen

Jammu: Notwithstanding the claims of administration regarding ample supply and availability of oxygen, four Covid patients admitted in Jammu’s Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (Batra Hospital) died on Saturday allegedly due to non-availability of proper oxygen, a charge rejected by the hospital administration. Reports said that on Saturday the situation in Batra Hospital […]

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Three Govt employees sacked

Were involved in ‘anti- national activities’: Admin

Srinagar: In the first such action after re-organisation of Jammu & Kashmir, the administration of the Union Territory has terminated three government employees for their involvement in activities “prejudicial to security of the State”. Authoritative sources said that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated three government employees under the Article 311(2) (C) of the Constitution […]

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Five day course gets underway at NIT Srinagar

Srinagar: A five-day long short-term course (STC) on “Semiconductor Physics to Smart Devices to Intelligent Automation” began at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Saturday, in which more than 800 participants are expected to participate. The virtual event was organized by the Department of Physics NIT Srinagar in collaboration with Semiconductor Society of […]