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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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JK reports 63 deaths, 3,677 positive cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 63 deaths due to Covid-19 while 3,677 fresh positive cases were also recorded taking the number of total active cases 51,475, officials said Saturday. With 63 more deaths the death toll in the UT has reached to 3,090 and 3,677 fresh positive cases reported on Saturday has pushed the tally […]

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‘B.1.617 variant responsible for recent COVID-19 surge in JK’

JAMMU: As per the recent sequencing data analysis of positive COVID-19 patients received from NCDC, New Delhi, B.1.617 variant is responsible for the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Jammu Division of JK UT. Principal & Dean Government Medical College, Jammu, Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma said that the Department of Microbiology at GMC, Jammu besides […]

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Vaccination only shield for Covid-19: Expert

Says gastroenterology problems caused by covid are self limiting

SRINAGAR: Covid is known to cause a variety of gastroenterological problems like dyspepsia, diarrhoea, abdominal pain; oesophageal, gastric and duodenal ulcers, hepatitis and pancreatitis like illness said Dr Nisar Ahmad Shah, Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Government Medical College Srinagar but “All these problems are self limiting and need only symptomatic treatment”, he added. Besides, “Covid […]

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COVID-19: Govt to provide 3 Cr as relief among tourism players

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Finance department on Friday approved the release of nearly Rs three Crore for the tourism players of Jammu and Kashmir. The funds to the tune of Rs 2,94,22,000 (Rupees two crore ninety four lakh and twenty two thousand only) will be disbursed among 14,711 tourism players including Shikarawalas, Ponywalas, Tourist Guides, […]

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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; […]

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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, […]