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Dir Tourism reviews issues confronting tourism sector

Meets stakeholders, announces vaccination for tourism players

SRINAGAR: Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo took a detailed review of the issues confronting tourism stakeholders in the current COVID situation in a consultative meeting with representatives of various tourism trade bodies here today. The Director, Tourism informed the tourism stakeholders that the J & K Government has classified tourism stakeholders as frontline […]

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CUK holds webinar on coping with stress

Ganderbal: The three-day webinar “Coping Stress & Attaining Mental Wellness in Covid-19 Pandemic” organised by the Department of Students Welfare (DSW) Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in collaboration with Composite Regional Centre CRC), of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Bemina, began on Tuesday. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir inaugurated the event which […]

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Covid care training for SDRF personnel commences

JAMMU: A comprehensive training for SDRF personnel, deployed for performing Covid care duties, Tuesday commenced at headquarters second Battalion SDRF, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The faculty from GMC Bakshi Nagar comprising Dr. Rakesh Bahl, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Dr. Sandeep Dogra, Associated Professor, Community Microbiological, and Kanta, Senior Staff Nurse are imparting training to these personnel. […]

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Black fungus declared as epidemic in JK

Black fungus declared as epidemic in JK

Srinagar: The administration on Monday declared black fungus (Mucormycosis) an epidemic in the state. A notification regarding the same was issued by Health and Medical Education Department of the Union Territory under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897. This comes few days after the Centre directed all the states and UTs to make […]

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Covid-19: Cases witness dip in JK

2237 positive cases, 45 deaths reported

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Monday recorded a dip in covid positive cases even though the death count continues to be of concern, officials said. They said that JK witnessed 45 deaths due while 2,237 fresh positive cases were also reported, taking the number of total active cases to 45,630. Officials said that with 45 more […]

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Reduce daily intake of carbohydrates to 175gm: Expert

Says underlying co-morbidities create complications during covid infection

SRINAGAR: Persons having comorbidities including obesity, hypertension, diabetes can increase their survival chances by taking precautions and adopting covid related guidelines perfectly and strictly, said Dr Shariq Masoodi, Endocrinologist, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar. Dr Shariq Masoodi while putting forth his views on the pandemic said that Covid infection is now common among people and majority of […]

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Children should be taught Covid appropriate behavior: Expert

Asks parents to get their kids other routine vaccines

JAMMU: Dr Sanjeev Kumar Digra, Professor Department of Pediatrics, SMGS Hospital Jammu has said that irrespective of the hyped third-wave of Covid-19, young children have always been at risk of communicating the infection. Although, in earlier waves, the infection was observed to be asymptomatic and mild in nature, it could become more severe in future, […]

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COVID-19: Lockdown proves dearly for Kashmir’s dairy farmers

Pulwama: Dairy farmers across Kashmir are bearing the brunt of lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 as demand for milk and its by-products has come down considerably. Dairy farmers across the Valley are worried as they aren’t even able to sell their 50 percent of the produce due to which their cows are on […]

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Corona Curfew continues in JK, 184 arrested in Kashmir

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir continued to remain under strict curfew for the 26th straight day on Monday, officials said. The restrictions have been imposed in order to prevent the deadly virus from spreading. Moreover, police said that 184 persons have been arrested and Rs 1,41,840 has been realized as fine for norm violation in Kashmir. […]

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Regular Tele-Classes for 9-12th standard students on anvil

Srinagar: The government is mulling to start regular Tele-Classes for 9th to 12th standard of all major subjects to compensate the academic losses amid COVID-19 lockdown. Administrative Secretary to the government for School Education Department, B K Singh said that the department was drafting a proposal in this regard and will submit it to the […]