Vaccination important for heart patients: Dr Imran Hafeez

Vaccinated people have slim chance of catching Covid infection SRINAGAR: Dr Imran Hafeez, Consultant Cardiologist and Associate Professor, SKIMS said patients suffering from heart disease like Ischemic disease or heart failure, are at high risk of covid infection, adding that such patients need to take precautions and follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour. He said vaccination is […]

Sagar for fiscal stimulus package for biz sectors

Sagar for fiscal stimulus package for biz sectors

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday stated that the relief package announced by the incumbent JK government does not match the gravity of the humanitarian and economic crisis confronting the people asking for increasing the quantum of package followed by a robust package follow-up Expressing concern over perpetual silence of the government […]

DAK aghast over non-fulfillment of demands of doctors

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) in a communique Saturday expressed its dismay over the persistent non-seriousness and the reticence of the successive governments in fulfilling its genuine and legitimate demands. President DAK, Dr MY Tak said that veritable demands of doctors have been pending with the government for decades altogether. More than 40 meetings have […]

Verify medicine suggested on Internet from a qualified physician: Dr Syed Mudasir Qadri

Says unqualified quacks may prescribe medicine and cure on Social Media platforms Hesitancy in disclosing covid infection may cause severe complications later SRINAGAR: “Corona positive cases are coming down and the curve has started to flatten which implies that Kashmir has been successful to a great extent in controlling the Covid-19 disease”, said Dr Syed […]

Srinagar witnessing significant decline in Covid-19 positive cases: DC

Srinagar witnessing significant decline in Covid-19 positive cases: DC

Covid Care Centres set up in all Panchayats SRINAGAR : The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today said that the Srinagar district has shown a significant decline in Covid-19 positive cases and covid related hospital admissions in past few days. The DC said this while giving a brief about the latest Covid-19 scenario […]

NC asks govt to recognize symbiotic relation between forests and tribals

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday condemned the use of brutal force by the administration against Gujjar-Bakarwal community during an eviction drive in the Zampahri-Shopian inflicting severe injuries to many and said the measure is a continuing case of oppressing tribals across J&K. Denouncing the use of brute force against the tribal […]

APHC demands immediate release of aling Sehri’s sons, other political prisoners

Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed serious concern over media reports about former Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman late Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai’s sons having tested positive for Covid-19 in jail, and demanded their immediate release so that they would receive proper medical treatment. Both sons of late Sehrai Sahib – Mujahid Sehrai and Rashid Sehrai – […]

Training for health care workers begins in Bandipora, Pulwama

Training important for containment of virus: Director Srinagar: Under the aegis of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, ‘Training of Trainers’, a training program for health care workers for Covid management has been started in Bandipora and Pulwama on Friday which is aimed at containment of Covid. A spokesperson of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said […]

Atal Dulloo inaugurates ‘Training of Trainers’ programme at JLNM Hospital, Srinagar

Atal Dulloo inaugurates ‘Training of Trainers’ programme at JLNM Hospital, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: In a bid to prevent further spread of Covid-19 in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Financial Commissioner (FC), Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, Atal Dulloo today said that the govt has initiated a programme, ‘Training for Master trainers’ wherein frontline workers at block and village level shall be trained to conduct […]

KEA delegation calls on DC Srinagar

Raises issues pertaining to socio-economic development, business revival, problems of transport sector Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) today called on District Commissioner(DC) Srinagar here in the afternoon. The business delegation was headed by KEA Chairman Haji Mohammad Yaseen Khan. During the meeting various issues pertaining to socio-economic development, business revival and struggle of public transportation […]