Nurses shouldering the responsibility to treat covid positive patients with commitment, affection

SRINAGAR: As Covid pandemic has disturbed every aspect of life, including social relations in public & private life due its contagious nature and devastation in terms of deaths, many families are grappling with covid infected patients all alone with the fear in hospitals of getting infected. Last year the social stigma that was wrongly attached […]

KU condoles demise of Dr Tarannum Riyaz

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad, Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir and other senior functionaries of the varsity Thursday condoled the demise of Dr Tarannum Riyaz, noted Urdu writer and wife of former KU Vice-Chancellor Prof Riyaz Punjabi. Describing Dr Tarannum as a distinguished writer who left an indelible mark on the country’s […]

200 bed Covid Care Centre at NIT Srinagar to function from June 1

200 bed Covid Care Centre at NIT Srinagar to function from June 1

SRINAGAR: A proposed Covid Care Centre at NIT Srinagar shall commence to function from June 1st under close supervision and guidance of the administration of SKIMS Soura. This was informed in a meeting held Wednesday by V.K. Singh, DGP, Commandant General Home Guards/ Civil Defence & SDRF J&K, Srinagar, with regard to deployment of SDRF […]

DC Srinagar briefs on Covid-19 management, control measures

DC Srinagar briefs on Covid-19 management, control measures

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad Monday said that district administration is taking all possible measures to break the chain of coronavirus infection in Srinagar. The DC said this while giving a brief regarding the Covid-19 management and control measures undertaken by the district administration Srinagar. Divulging the details, the DC said […]

Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam pays tribute to former chairman Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Farooq

Srinagar: Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam while remembering its former chairman Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq on his 31st martyrdom anniversary paid glowing tribute to him for his selfless and invaluable contribution towards the institution saying the late Mirwaiz’s vision of taking forward the educational mission of Anjuman was praiseworthy. While hailing the Shaheed-e-Millat for undertaking educational and […]

Bar calls for release of prisoners on parole to decongest jails

Bar calls for release of prisoners on parole to decongest jails

Calls for decongesting jails,improving health care facilities SRINAGAR: J&K High Court Bar Association Srinagar expressed its deep concern on the sharp upsurge of covid infections and rise in covid related deaths in J&K. In a statement issued here , it said that the non supply of covid vaccine to health centres especially in Kashmir valley […]

Setting up Covid Care Centres in absence of medical support futile: Masoodi

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MP Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi has asked the LG administration to post sufficient number of doctors, paramedics and other support staff in Covid Hospitals, Covid Care Centres, Isolation Centres and other Pandemic treatment facilities, to ensure that the facilities serve the intended purpose. In a statement Masoodi said that […]

KU holds condolence meet to mourn demise of Dr Mustahson Fazili

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad, faculty members and other functionaries of the varsity Tuesday condoled the sad demise of Dr Mustahson Farooq Fazili, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, who passed away on Monday. At an online condolence meeting organised by Kashmir University Teachers’ Association (KUTA), Prof Talat described Dr Fazili as a […]

KEG condoles demise of journalist Gulzar Ahmad

Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) on Tuesday condoled the demise of seasoned journalist Gulzar Ahmad, stating that Kashmir media fraternity has lost a dear friend who would always bring cheer to his colleagues by his wit and humor. Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Resident Editor with Srinagar News, a local Urdu daily, was unwell for sometime and […]

DHSK issues advisory for prevention of Black Fungus

Srinagar: The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has issued an advisory for the prevention of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) after such cases were reported in Covid-19 patients in many parts of India. “Better control of the sugar levels during COVID with or without steroids. Judicious use of steroids observing correct timing, correct dose and correct duration,” […]