Erring traders booked in Kashmir

137 establishments sealed, 40 reports filed in police stations

SRINAGAR: The department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) has realized a fine of Rs. 12.24 lac from erring shopkeepers, wholesalers and other dealers for various kinds of violations in Kashmir during the past five months, an official spokesman said. FCS&CA , through its different enforcement wings carried out massive market checking across […]

JK Biodiversity Council Observes International Biodiversity Day

JU mulling establish Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity, Seed Bank

JAMMU: J&K Biodiversity Council Saturday observed International Day for Biological Diversity by organizing a webinar with the theme “We’re part of the solution#ForNature”. The event was organized with University of Kashmir and University of Jammu as knowledge partners. Former IAS officer and Chairman, Advisory Board Smart City for Jammu and Srinagar, Keshav Varma, was the […]

JKSSB counters news on declaring result of class IV

JAMMU: Strongly countering the news article titled “J&KSSB fails to declare result of fast-track recruitment of class IV posts even after two months”, published by one of dailies of Kashmir yesterday, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) Saturday clarified that the written examinations for UT, Divisional and District cadre class-IV posts was conducted […]

Closure of health facilities

Non-Covid patients suffering in south Kashmir

Jahangeer Ganaie Pulwama: Amid the steep surge in Covid-19 cases and reservation of all main hospitals as covid dedicated hospitals, non Covid patients across south Kashmir have complained of lack of healthcare. People of different areas said they are unable to visit hospitals due to unavailability of public transport and fear of Covid-19. They said […]

Positivity rate declines in Jammu below 7 percent: DC Jammu

JAMMU: After new refined containment strategy and other measures being taken by District Administration, overall positivity rate which was above 10 percent in the first week of May has dropped to below 7 percent in the last few days. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Jammu Anshul Garg at a press briefing, held on Friday […]

Consult physician soon after noticing Covid symptoms: Expert

Says effective Anti-Covid virus therapy not available yet

SRINAGAR: Dr. Rakesh Kumar Koul, Professor, Medicine, SMHS, Srinagar said that humanity has been struggling with Covid pandemic for one and a half year now and all efforts are being made to bring life back on the track of normalcy and overcome the challenges posed by the virus particularly in the wake of second corona […]

More than 8000 Covid patients recovered: DDC Anantnag

Says 2850 lpm capacity oxygen plants functioning in the district

ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Friday said that the current Covid recovery rate of the district is about 65 percent and 8081 patients have recovered so far. The DC said this while briefing about the situation arising from the 2nd wave of Covid Pandemic besides the measures being taken to combat it. […]

MoH&FW, GoI donates 56 BiPAP machines to JKMSCL

JAMMU: 56 BiPAP machines of ResMed make and Lumis 150 Model were received as donation by Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Government of India (GoI), an official spokesman said Friday. He said that the machines were simultaneously handed over to GMC, Jammu and […]

Commissioner Secretary Forests reviews progress on Smart City Mission, other schemes

JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma, Friday held an online meeting to review progress on plantation of 5 lakh plants each, under Smart City Mission, in Jammu and Srinagar cities besides assessing implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes like CAMPA of Forest and Social Forestry Department. The meeting was attended by […]