Government well equipped to tackle any emergency situation: DHS
SRINAGAR: Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK), Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather Saturday made it clear that the Government is well-equipped to tackle the 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir division. Divulging the details, the Director said that all district and sub-district hospitals in urban as well as in rural areas, besides associated or tertiary care […]
KU VC, faculty, officers condole demise of Prof GM Bhat
Srinagar: Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad, faculty members and academic administrators of the varsity Sunday condoled the demise of Professor Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat, Head Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Zakura Campus. At an online condolence meeting organised by Kashmir University Teachers’ Association, Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad expressed his profound grief […]
Medical students being deployed for ward duty in Jammu GMC Hospital: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said medical and nursing students are being deployed for ward duty at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu, which will reinforce patient care and build confidence among relatives of patients. At a meeting to review COVID-19 care facilities at the hospital, he said relatives and […]
Security forces detect, neutralise IED in Shopian
Srinagar: Security forces detected and neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) on Sunday following inputs about a terror attack in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. They had inputs about the attack and the IED was recovered after intense searches were launched this morning, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Shopian, Amrit Pal Singh said. The […]
Govt forms committee to regulate HRCT charges by private imaging centres
JAMMU: The Government has constituted a committee to regulate the HRCT scan charges being charged by the private imaging centres from the Covid-19 patients. “In view of several references being received from the general public regarding exorbitant rates being charged from the patients undergoing HRCT/other scans required in the management of Covid-19 patients/ suspected cases; […]
173 patients screened at Triage Centre SKIMS-JVC Bemina
SRINAGAR: As many as 173 including 166 covid-19 positive patients have been screened so far at Triage Centre SKIMS-JVC Medical College, Bemina. Sharing details, Nodal Officer Triage Centre SKIMS-JVC Bemina, Dr. Basharat said that 22 patients have been screened in the past 24 hours alone, while as the centre has been functioning smoothly, conducting screening, […]