Govt directs private hospitals to set up isolation wards
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday chaired a meeting to review preventive measures for Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat which are put in place by line departments in the valley. The meeting was informed that isolation wards have been earmarked in each district hospitals, SKIMS and other Health institutions. Maternity Home, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar […]
Centre zeroes on nominees from JK, Ladakh in MAC
BY: Umar Maqbool Srinagar: Nearly four months after re-organisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India has nominated representatives of J&K and Ladakh Union Territories in the Medical Advisory Council (MAC) of the National Medical Commission, which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). The Centre has nominated Dr […]
Valley receives rains, Gulmarg records snowfall
Srinagar: The world famous ski-resort, Gulmarg on Thursday experienced fresh snowfall while as the intermittent rainfall continued across the Valley for the second consecutive day, bringing the temperature further down in Kashmir. The higher reaches including Gulmarg witnessed a fresh snowfall on Thursday while as rains lashed parts of Kashmir including plains throughout the day. […]
Private B.Ed colleges asked to submit internal POT marks by 15th March
Srinagar: The term end examination of B.Ed 3rd and 4th semester batch 2017-19 has already become due but the Internal POT has not been yet conducted by the Private B.Ed Colleges affiliated with the University of Kashmir which according to the Controller of Examinations “has resulted in delay in the conduct of end term examination […]
KPC condemns harassment of video journalists
Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club has taken a strong note of the harassment of the two video journalists at the hands of police in south Kashmir. Two cameramen Qayoom Khan and Qisar Mir, working for CNN-News 18 and TV9 Bharatvarsh, were stopped by the police from conducting their professional work on March 4 in Pulwama. […]
DGP sanctions scholarships for wards of slain policemen
JAMMU: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh sanctioned scholarship of over 2 lakhs in favour of 25 such school going children whose parents were part of the police force and were killed while on duty. The scholarship of rupees 2.30 lakh for the wards of slain policemen has been sanctioned out of Central Police […]
No need to panic, we can handle coronavirus spread: DAK
Srinagar: In view of the coronavirus fear, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday appealed the government to arrange separate OPDs, outpatient entry and waiting area and wards for people suffering from flu like illness. In a statement issued here, President DAK Dr Suhail Naik said the doctor’s body is satisfied over concrete measures taken by […]
Leh-Manali highway likely to be reopened by March end: BRO
Leh: The Leh-Manali highway, connecting Ladakh with Himachal Pradesh, is likely to be opened in the last week of this month, said officials on Thursday amid the snow clearance operations by Border Roads Organisation going on in full swing. Brigadier Arvinderm, the Project Himank’s chief engineer, said the summer snow clearance is being carried out […]
Lifting curbs on social media a good omen: Altaf Bukhari
Demands release of former CM’s
Srinagar: Former minister Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed the lifting of curbs on social media networking sites in the Union Territory saying that the move has come as a good omen before the launch of his party scheduled in the next few days. In a statement issued here, Bukhari said that he is happy for […]
