35-yr-old man from south Kashmir found dead

Srinagar: A 35-year-old man from Kund belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was found hanging in a rented accommodation in Upper Bazar area of Qazigund on Saturday. An official said that the man identified as Shabir Ahmad Naikoo(35) son of Sonaullah Naikoo, a resident of Waripora Kund was found hanging at Upper Bazar Qazigund. He […]

Provide free Covid-19 treatment to media persons: Director IPS writes to LG Sinha

Srinagar: Director ‘Institute of Perception Studies and Rate The Debate’ New Delhi, Dr Kota Neelima has urged the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha to provide free Covid-19 treatment for Media persons and their immediate families in private and government hospitals. Dr Kota has written a letter to LG Sinha, suggesting several measures […]

Labourer dies at construction site of Z-Morh Tunnel

Ganderbal: A labourer died after a cement plate fell on him during the construction work on Z-Morh tunnel in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Under-construction 6.5 km long road Z-Morh Tunnel will connect Kashmir with Ladakh round the year. Police sources said that a labourer came under a heavy cement plate leaving him grievously injured. The […]

GMC augments several facilities in one year

Adds dialysis centre, LMO reservoir, oxygen generation plant, others

JAMMU: ‘Government Medical College Jammu has made far-reaching improvement in Covid mitigation measures over the past year. “We have increased the number of Covid-care beds, installed a dialysis facility and started an oxygen generation plant in addition to a number of other improvements,” said Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, GMC Jammu, Dr Kailash Singh. Giving […]

District Admin Srinagar to set up Star PHCs

SRINAGAR: To further strengthen the patient care facilities in Srinagar, the District Administration, Srinagar is setting up five Model Primary Health Centers termed as STAR PHCs at different locations in the district. This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad during his visit to different primary level Health care centres in […]

DC Srinagar conducts surprise inspection of Medical shops

8 chemist stores sealed for violating norms

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Saturday ordered for immediate suspension of operations of 8 Chemist Shops in Srinagar for contravention of rules like absence of qualified persons, not maintaining sale purchase records, unhygienic conditions, cold storage drugs not maintained properly, records of psychotropic drugs not maitained in violation of norms and […]

Moderate rainfall, gusty winds expected in JK and Ladakh in coming days: MeT

Srinagar: Due to moisture incursion from Arabian Sea, there is possibility of moderate rain with thunder, lightning and gusty winds over most places of J&K and few places of Ladakh on May 19 and 20, weatherman said on Saturday. “There is also possibility of heavy rain particularly over Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, and […]

10 Kg IEG recovered in Pulwama: Police

Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that it has averted a major attack after recovering a 10 kg IED in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official said that inputs were received that JeM was planning to carry out IED attacks which shall be spectacular. “On the basis of which few suspects were questioned and on […]