Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha SMC launches sanitation drive

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Tuesday launched an extensive two day sanitation drive for upcoming Eid festivity. The drive took off from SK Park in presence of Commissioner SMC, Gazanfar Ali. All the ward officers monitored the sanitation drives in their respective ward of Srinagar city including Batamaloo, Khanyar, Sonwar, Lal chowk, Hazratbal , Eidgah and […]

Land allotment fraud: CBI seeks details from former DC Kathua

Jammu: The CBI sought details from a former deputy commissioner of Kathua in connection with its probe into allegations of land grabbing by an educational trust run by a former minister, officials said on Tuesday. They said the officer was called in-person and he gave clarification on queries raised by the federal probe agency related […]

Covid-19: Make Tocilizumab available for patients: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday urged concerned authorities in Kashmir valley to make life-saving drug Tocilizumab available for critically-ill Covid-19 patients. “The drug reduces the risk of death in seriously ill Covid-19 patients,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a study from the University of Michigan, he said […]

DAK condoles demise of Dr Shabir

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday condoled the sad demise of a doctor from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district who died of COVID-19. DAK expressed deep condolence with the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik, Medical Officer, RBSK in Block Gurez in Bandipora was […]

Covid-19: 500 people fined, 2 fair price shops sealed for violating SoPs

Bhaderwah/Jammu: At least 500 people were fined and two government fair price shops sealed in Doda for violating Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) put in place to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. They said the action was taken after District Magistrate Sagar Dattaray Doifode visited various areas and markets in the […]

Infiltration bid foiled in Nowshehra sector, one militant killed

Jammu: A militant was killed when a group of five militants tried to sneak into this side of the fence opposite to Kalal area of Nowshehra sector of Rajouri district, security officials said Tuesday. The official sources said that a movement of five militants was seen in Samhani Bagsar area opposite to Kalal in Nowshera […]

Pak army shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan army resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, prompting Indian troops to retaliate effectively, officials said on Tuesday. The ceasefire was violated by Pakistan for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said, adding that there have been more than […]

International webinar held at KU

Social Prescribing and its importance in transforming patient-doctor relationship discussed

Srinagar: An international webinar on “Social Prescribing and its importance in transforming patient-doctor relationship” was organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir on Tuesday. During the webinar a lecture was delivered on this topic by Dr. Tasaduq Hussain Mir, who is at present working as faculty in the Department of Family and […]

Scooty rider dies, two others injured in Budgam road mishap

Budgam: A young scooty rider was killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. An official said that a scooty met with an accident near boys higher secondary school Budgam, resulting in the death of its rider and injuries of two others. He said that they […]