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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Despite lifting of curfew severe curbs remain in place in Kashmir

Srinagar: Curfew-like restrictions, mainly to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, remained enforced in Kashmir on Wednesday as the union territory marks the first anniversary of revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Police and CRPF personnel were deployed in strength across the valley, especially Srinagar city, to ensure that the plans of separatists to disturb […]

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Covid-19 claims 11 more lives in JK, toll reaches 428

Srinagar: A Paramilitary CRPF trooper was among eleven more persons who died due to covid-19, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 428 In Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Among them, three deaths were reported from Srinagar, two each from Anantnag and Budgam including a CRPF trooper besides one each from […]

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Militants open fire on security forces in Shopian

Srinagar: Militants opened fire on a security forces deployment in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Meanwhile, alert troops detected an IED in Kupwara district of the Union territory, they said. The ultras opened fire on security personnel in the COVID-19 containment deployment at Sangloo bridge in Shopian district this morning, a […]

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AC holds meet: Three more posts of Secretary to the Government created

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded sanction to the creation of three posts of Secretary to the Government in the Super Time Scale of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service. The creation of these posts will be helpful in assigning charges of some departments […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]