Dir Health directs CMOs to recruit staff for Covid management in Kashmir hospitals

Srinagar: Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather Monday held a virtual meeting with all the Chief Medical Officers of Kashmir division and directed them to accelerate recruitment process of staff to be hired for Covid management through NHM. A spokesperson of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said the virtual meeting was held under […]

Mirwaiz Foundation releases collection of Manajaats, Naa’t and Manqabat recited by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Srinagar: Mirwaiz Foundation released “Seena ba Seena” a collection of Manajaats, Na’at and Manqabat recited by Mirwaiz Mohammed Umar Farooq . It has been about 22 months since August 2019 that Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Mohammad Umar Farooq is placed under house arrest by the state authorities and his Wa’az- o- Tabligh has been proscribed. As a tribute […]

Breaking the chain of transmission is key to containing the surge of positive cases: Dr Khurshid Ahmad Bhat

Steroid use in severe covid cases can increase blood glucose levels SRINAGAR: “Wearing masks below the chin doesn’t serve its purpose, venturing out unnecessarily is affecting the management and containment of virus. The general public needs to understand that efforts are being made to break the chain of transmission of corona virus disease and there […]

Prez DAK, Dr MY Tak, calls for measures to overcome pandemic, boost health sector

Bids farewell to Ex-president Srinagar: The newly appointed president Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Dr Mohammad Yousuf Tak today in a press statement appreciated the role of former president DAK Dr Suhail Naik for his relentless efforts to address genuine demands of doctors. Dr Tak described him as a decent and humble doctor and wished him […]

Founder MD, Director of SNC Doon School Srinagar Akbar Khan is no more

PSAJK expresses condolence with Showkat Hussain Khan SRINAGAR: Founder Managing Director of Shanti Niketan College and Doon School Srinagar Akbar Khan passed away on Sunday. He was a successful Educationalist who founded Shanti Niketan College and Doon school.According to family he was A man with no family fortune, no other type of wealth in hand, […]

DC Srinagar sets up panel to prepare database of patients suffering from terminal diseases

DC Srinagar sets up panel to prepare database of patients suffering from terminal diseases

SRINAGAR:- Deputy Commissioner/Chairman District Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) Srinagar has constituted a Committee for providing necessary health care facilities to the patients suffering from terminal diseases such as Cancer, Chronic renal diseases(CKD),Orthopedic surgeries requiring urgent interventions, etc. An order issued in this regard states that the Committee shall compile a database of all such patients suffering […]

DPS Srinagar alumnus selected as Berkley Center-Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellow 2021

Srinagar: An alumnus of DPS Srinagar, Taha Kaleem has been selected as the Berkley Center-Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellow for summer 2021. He had secured admission to the Georgetown Washington University on a full scholarship in 2018. The fellowship, made possible through a partnership between the Berkley Center and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, […]

Dr Fayaz shares Covid-management tips, highlights simple ways to increase oxygen levels

JAMMU: ‘Fever, sore throat, loss of appetite and tiredness are some of the prominent symptoms of Covid-19 infection. If any of these persists, it is time to isolate oneself and get tested for Covid-19’, said Dr Fayaz Ahmad Wani, Professor Department of Medicine, Government Medical College Jammu. Dr Wani added that timely management of Covid-19 […]

Monitored health condition of covid positive patients in home isolation regularly : Dr Muzaffar Maqbool

Vaccinated and healthy persons should attend to these patients SRINAGAR: As higher number of covid positive persons are in home isolation and care, their health condition should be monitored regularly and only vaccinated and healthy persons should attend to them following proper covid protocol like wearing of masks preferably N95 and using hand sanitizers etc […]

Farooq Abdullah releases funds for Covid management

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday recommended release of Rs 1.40 Cr from his MPLAD to various Medical institutions falling under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Constituency of Srinagar in support to fight against COVID-19. In this connection the Party President wrote to […]