Sitting idle during lockdown may impact mental health: Expert

People especially in home quarantine must keep themselves busy

SRINAGAR: At a time when people are confined within the four walls of their houses due to the prevailing Covid-19 lockdown, Psychiatric experts have severe apprehensions of people developing mental health issues. Psychiatrists believe that people staying at home for days together with Covid trauma and without keeping themselves busy can have repercussions on their […]

Avoid CT scan, steroids in case of mild symptoms

New Delhi: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria warned against rushing for CT scans in cases of mild COVID-19, saying there are side effects and it can end up doing more harm than good. “One CT scan is equal to 300 to 400 chest X-rays. According to data, repeated CT scans in younger age groups increases […]

Hope: Marriage Assistance Scheme proves beneficial for the poor

JAMMU: For Shabnum (name changed), like hundreds of poor girls, the Jammu and Kashmir government’s State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS) has come as a saviour, providing enormous relief during marriage arrangements. Shabnum, 25, from a remote hamlet of southern Shopian district of Kashmir valley was married in 2019 after her parents arranged a good match […]

Sadqaye-Fitr fixed at Rs 62 per person

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul-Islam Wednesday fixed Rs 62 as Sadqay-e-Fitr (mandatory charity) per person in the month of Ramadhan and urged people to pay the same till 15th of Ramadhan so that the money reaches needy and destitute amid Covid challenge. The Grand Mufti appealed to people that given the rising […]

Tourism players face cancellation amid covid surge

Srinagar: Amid resurgence in Covid-19 positive cases across India, the hoteliers and houseboat owners in the valley are facing mass cancellation of hotel bookings for the summer season. Manzoor Pakhtoon, a tour operator, said that amid a spike in Covid-19 cases, the majority of the advance bookings for the summer are getting cancelled. “The valley […]

Tourist dies of Covid-19 in Sgr

Deceased had tested ‘negative’ on arrival

Srinagar: A 60-year-old tourist from Gujarat died due to Covid-19 at a hospital here, officials said on Monday. They said that the tourist was admitted on 2nd April in CD Hospital after testing positive. While he had tested negative one day prior during his arrival at the Srinagar Airport. Confirming the death, a doctor at […]

Tulip Garden to open for visitors today

Srinagar: Asia’s largest tulip garden, overlooking the famous Dal Lake here, will be thrown open to the public on Thursday, marking the beginning of new tourism season in the Kashmir. Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was opened in 2008 by then chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. The idea of […]

AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme: 22 Lakh Golden Cards issued, 22 thousand free treatments availed since the launch of scheme

JAMMU: In what could be the game changer for the development of health care services in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, more than 22000 free and cashless treatments have been provided to eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) SEHAT scheme in the first two months. The […]