Police asks Pampore shopkeeps to follow Covid SOPs, government guidelines

Pampore: Police in Pampore warned shopkeepers for following Covid SOPs and government guidelines religiously. This after two shopkeepers were booked for violations in the town.Police booked Gulzar Ahmad Bhat an electronic shop owner of Drangbal and Farooq Ahmad Bhat a Kiryana dealer at Namblabal for violating guidelines.Police said that cases under section 269 ,270 ,188 […]

Collective responsibility to extend support to administration amid pandemic: Director NIT

Pays tributes to Prof KL Chopra Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology Srinagar on Monday paid rich tributes to a distinguished physicist and administrator, Padma Shri Prof. Kasturi Lal Chopra, who died while battling Covid19 on 19th May. The condolence meeting was organized by Dr. M A Shah and his students, Department of Physics, NIT […]

Underlying co-morbidities create complications during covid infection

To keep sugar in control, reduce daily intake of carbohydrates to 175gm: Endocrinologist, Dr Shariq Masoodi SRINAGAR: Persons having comorbidities including obesity, hypertension, diabetes can increase their survival chances by taking precautions and adopting covid related guidelines perfectly and strictly, said Dr Shariq Masoodi, Endocrinologist, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar. Endocrinologist, Dr Shariq Masoodi while putting forth […]

Putting future plans on hold, young doctors serve Covid patients at GMC Jammu

Only work, eat, sleep; the medicos reveal their job routine JAMMU: ‘In the first five minutes of joining, I watched a Covid patient succumbing to critical conditions. I was there, I did all I could but it wasn’t enough. I still get chills reminiscing about the fateful day’, recalls Dr Shefali Verma, an intern, presently […]

Modalities for vaccination of people under 18-45 age category discussed at Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today chaired a meeting with concerned officers to discuss the modalities for vaccination of people between 18-45 age category in the district. At the outset, the DC said that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to accelerate the vaccination of people between 18-45 age category […]

Pediatrics Professor advises elders to act as role model for children; teach them Covid appropriate behavior

Asks parents to get their kids other routine vaccines JAMMU: Dr Sanjeev Kumar Digra, Professor Department of Pediatrics, SMGS Hospital Jammu has said that irrespective of the hyped third-wave of Covid-19, young children have always been at risk of communicating the infection. Although, in earlier waves, the infection was observed to be asymptomatic and mild […]

KU organises one-day special Covid19 vaccination drive

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Monday organised another special Covid19 vaccination drive for its employees. At least 450 doses of Covishield vaccine were administered during the day-long drive, organised by the varsity’s Health Centre in collaboration with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar, Block Hazratbal. In his message, KU […]

COVID-19: New cases dip to 2.22 lakh, death toll crosses 3-lakh mark

COVID-19: New cases dip to 2.22 lakh, death toll crosses 3-lakh mark

New Delhi: India recorded 2,22,315 new corona virus infections in a single day, the lowest in round 38 days, pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,67,52,447 out of which 2,37,28,011 patients have recuperated till date while the death toll crossed the 3-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday […]

Paediatric trials of Covaxin may begin in June: Bharat Biotech official confirms receiving nod

HYDERABAD: Bharath Biotech may start clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin on children from June, a senior official of the vaccine-maker has said. Raches Ella, Head-Business Development and International Advocacy of Bharath Biotech, recently in a virtual conversation with members of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Hyderabad, on “All About Vaccines”, said no vaccine offers […]

Vaccination key to control pandemic but Modi government doesn’t seem to care: Rahul

Vaccination key to control pandemic but Modi government doesn’t seem to care: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that even though vaccination is the key to controlling the pandemic the government does not seem to care as he claimed reduction in daily inoculation in the country. He shared a graph showing the decline in the number of vaccine doses administered during April and May […]