Prone position reduces need for ventilators in Covid-19 patients: Medico body
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said prone position reduces the need for ventilators in Covid-19 patients. “We can save lives by this simple non-invasive technique,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “In proning, patients are placed facedown onto their stomach or onto their side while lying down,” he said. […]
Assault on women councilors
Chairmen BDC Boniyar, MC Baramulla among three booked
Srinagar: Police on Thursday filed a case against chairman of BDC Boniyar, chairman MC Baramulla and a councilor for “house trespass and “assault” on two women councilor with intention to “outrage their modesty” in a hotel at Affarwat in Gulmarg. The FIR—06/2020 was filed in police station Gulmarg on a complaint filed by the two […]
Minor’s body fished out from river Jhelum in Uri
Baramulla: The body of a 10-year-old boy was fished out on Thursday afternoon, a day after he drowned in the river Jhelum in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the boy was accompanied by some of his friends when he drowned in the river yesterday while taking a bath. “As […]
Boy who crossed LoC inadvertently returns back
Kupwara: Pakistan army has handed over a 13-year-old boy to Indian authorities after he had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that Rayees Ahmed Kumar son of Muhammad Yaqoob, a resident of Jhanagar Wangal Sadpora village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district had mistakenly crossed the LoC […]
Dilapidated condition of Kaigam-Hari road troubles commuters
Pulwama: The dilapidated condition of the all important Kaigam-Hari road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is annoying the local residents. While showing concern over the deplorable condition of the road, the residents of Hari, Kaigam and Parigan and its adjacent areas said the road is in a very bad condition and no attention is being […]
Bail plea of accused fake ‘doctor’ rejected
BARAMULLA: Sub-Judge Baramulla Pravin Pandoh Wednesday rejected a bail plea of an accused Hilal Ahmad Hajam a resident of Mangam Wagoora accused of treating people with fake MBBS and MD degrees thereby involved in practice of quacking. The Sub-Judge, who is also the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Baramulla, observed that the discretion of bail cannot […]