Do not to take steroids without doctor’s advice : Dr. Minia

Says most positive cases mild, do not require oxygen support JAMMU: Most of the Covid-19 patients fall under ‘mild’ category and they do not need oxygen support at all. Regular check of oxygen saturation levels and taking appropriate medicines is enough for such patients to recover, said Senior Resident Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, GMC […]

Covid positive lactating mothers can breastfeed their babies: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said lactating mothers who are positive for Covid-19 infection can breastfeed their babies. “Breastfeeding in newborns of mothers with Covid is totally safe,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “There is no evidence that the virus can spread through mother’s milk,” he said. Quoting […]

ESM volunteers deployed for Covid duty

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, has deployed as many as 100 ESM volunteers for covid duty across Kashmir. The volunteers have been divided into a team of ten each for each district in the Valley and have also reported to respective District Collectors and employed to augment the District Hospital Manpower and […]

Dir Horticulture, directs CHOs to visit hailstorm hit areas to find losses,issues advisory

SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture, Aijaz Ahmad Dar on Friday directs it’s all chief horticulture officers to initiate immediate visit to hailstorm affected areas of South and North Kashmir to access the loss. The Horticulture department also issued advisories to Orchardists after hailstorms wreaked havoc in many areas of North and South. Dir Horticulture Aijaz Ah Dar […]

No Jummat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Jama Masjid: Auqaf

No Jummat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Jama Masjid: Auqaf

Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid announced that Jummat-Ul-Vida and Shab-e-Qadr programmes at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid have been cancelled due to surge in Covid-19 cases. The Anjuman in a statement insisted people to spend these holy occasions especially the last 10 days of Ramadan at their homes by holding special prayers, Dhikr-o-Adhkar and manajaat besides praying […]

KU to hold PG, UG exams online

KU to hold PG, UG exams online

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has decided to conduct all its remaining PG and UG examinations in the online mode in view of the ongoing pandemic situation and ensure that there is no loss of students’ academic time. The decision was taken pursuant to detailed deliberations held during a high-level meeting of the advisory committee […]

Double mutant strain highly infectious: Dr Saleem

Double mutant strain highly infectious: Dr Saleem

Suggests people to stay indoors to prevent Covid spread SRINAGAR: A leading preventive medicine expert and Head of Department Community Medicine Government Medical College Srinagar Prof Dr Mohammad Salim Khan on Thursday stressed upon the people to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour and stay inside homes to prevent further spread of virus. He said that at […]

LG clears Rs 250 crore to J&K Bank as 3rd instalment of Interest Subvention

LG clears Rs 250 crore to J&K Bank as 3rd instalment of Interest Subvention

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday approved further release of Rs 250 crore as Interest Subvention, part of economic package for revival of business and industry in J&K, and handed over a cheque of the said amount to Jammu and Kashmir Bank as third instalment of the 5 percent Interest Subvention. The government had […]

Rejig in police, Srinivas is DGP Prisons

Rejig in police, Srinivas is DGP Prisons

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday ordered a reshuffle of nine top IPS officers, including four DGP-rank officers. Dr B Srinivas, commandant general of HG-SDRF, J&K, was posted as the new director general of prisons. He shall continue to hold the additional charge of the post of director, fire and emergency service, J&K, […]