Covid-19: 254 out of 850 Ladakh pilgrims infected with coronavirus in Iran
Two die of infection while one lost his life due to cardiac arrest
Srinagar: Out of over 850 Kargil pilgrim stranded in Iran over 254 are infected with Covid-19 and so far three elderly pilgrims have died, reports said. Two have died of Coronavirus while one elderly person died due to cardiac arrest, Feroz Ahmed Khan, Chief Executive Councilor, Kargil, said. Khan said that the Kargil pilgrims are […]
DAK advises rationale use of masks
Srinagar: With the rising demand for masks since the outbreak of novel (new) coronavirus, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday advised people of Kashmir valley to use face masks rationally. “We need to make sure we reserve the masks for healthcare workers and vulnerable who need them most,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. […]
Municipal employees without protection gears in Pulwama, stage protest
Pulwama: Employees working in the Municipal committee in Pulwama on Monday afternoon after staged protest as according to them authorities are yet to provide them with protection gears. Scores of employees staged a protest outside DC office Pulwama and were demanding protection gears. An employee said that they are most vulnerable to the virus as […]
Coronavirus: Ladakh imposes lockdown till March 31
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh has been placed on lockdown till March 31 to check the spread of coronavirus even as the reports of 16 fresh samples of suspected cases have tested negative, a senior government official said on Monday. The lockdown came into effect across Ladakh at 8 pm on Sunday and will […]
Release detainees who are lodged in jails outside JK: Masoodi
Srinagar: National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi on Monday asked the Centre to release detainees, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, who are lodged in prisons within and outside the union territory. Masoodi said the overcrowding in jails was in conflict with social distancing – a key response to the coronavirus outbreak. “This is to draw your […]
J&K Bank outlines strategy to deal with COVID 19
Customer-safety is paramount, use digital banking channels: CMD
Srinagar: As part of evolving response to the global COVID 19 pandemic, J&K Bank has employed a working strategy to deal with itsimpact on the bank’s operations in the region while taking measures to safeguard its employees, customers and public at large. While assuring the customers, the bank’s Chairman &MD R K Chhibber said, “Customers […]
Coronavirus: Avoid taking NSAID’s: Medical Expert
Srinagar, Mar 23: Principal Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Samia Rashid Monday said that trials have shown a couple of medicines are proving useful for the patients with Coronavirus, she however, advised the patients with the symptoms not to use these drugs indiscriminately. She also advised people to avoid taking drugs like Ibuprofen. “Trials have […]
