SRINAGAR: “Kashmer” An NGO of Kashmiri origin health care professionals , held an awareness campaign at JCI, Nishat, Srinagar on Friday afternoon. The progran was well attended by leading Kashmiri health care professionals and NGOs. Awareness was raised about (EMRS) Emergenciy medical repsonse ambulance service with critical care facilities counselling and de/addiction services, covid relief […]
SRINAGAR: Taking note of recent rumours of jaundice epidemic and dengue outbreak in Kashmir valley, the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, hereby clarifies that all such claims are false and baseless. Regarding the rumoured epidemic of jaundice in Habba Kadal, Gadood Bagh, an expert team visited and investigated the cases today. It was found that […]
SRINAGAR: Voluntary Medicare Society in collaboration with Indian Red Cross Society ( Regional Red Cross Branch Kashmir) organised a three days First Aid Training Programme from today 5 th November at the premises of VMS. More than 25 participants from various Institutions including University of Kashmir,participated in this workshop to learn more about the emergency […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today had series of discussions with officers and other stakeholders regarding provision of facilities for specially abled persons besides welfare schemes presently in vogue for such people. He also reviewed the provision of prosthetic aid to PWDs like artificial limbs, wheelchairs, hearing aid and financial assistance in the […]
JAMMU: The Malariologist, J&K, Jammu and civic bodies have intensified the preventive measures to control the rising cases of Dengue in Jammu Division. Dengue is a viral disease caused by the bite of infected female aedes mosquito, which is highly domesticated voracious day biter and breeds in clean water, in and around the houses like […]
NEW DELHI: Even if the world limits warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, many climate risks remain and will be irreversible, a latest UNEP report released on Thursday said, while warning that the gap between costs of adaptation and the current financial flow is widening. ‘The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm’ released by the […]
DEHRADUN/KEDARNATH: The decade belongs to Uttarakhand, there will be unprecedented boost to connectivity in the region in the coming years and migration of people from the hills will stop, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He was addressing a large gathering of teerth-purohits and devotees at the Kedarnath temple after unveiling a 12-foot statue […]
WASHINGTON: The IMF has welcomed India’s announcement at the COP26 summit on new targets to increase reliance on renewables and reduce the carbon intensity of its economy, including to adopt a net zero target by 2070. Gerry Rice, Director, Communication Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said India’s actions may help catalyse action in […]
New Delhi: India logged 12,729 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of Covid cases to 3,43,33,754, while the active cases increased to 1,48,922, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,59,873 with 221 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily […]
NEW DELHI: More than 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union territories so far through the Centre and direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Friday. More than 15.54 crore (15,54,54,451) balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states/UTs to be administered, it said. […]