NEW DELHI: There is increasing evidence to suggest that COVID-19 is not just a disease of the lungs as initially thought but can also cause dangerous blood clots which need to be immediately retrieved to save limbs in some cases, say experts. Global studies have shown that the prevalence of blood clot formation known as […]
Chief Engineer passes buck to distribution wing, which says, ‘no communication yet’ Srinagar: A month has passed since Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha e-inaugurated the Verinag receiving station, among other power projects, but the officials in charge have failed to make operations start at the station. On 3rd April, Manoj Sinha virtually inaugurated 17 power projects […]
Shopian: A brief but intense hailstorm wreaked havoc in Shopian and Kulgam villages, damaging vegetable and fruit crops, on Friday. The hailstorm lasted for about ten minutes but it was so intense that it didn’t let anyone move from where they were standing. Orchardists and other locals said that hailstones brought down fruit, leaves and […]
Srinagar: At least five CRPF personnel, a policeman and a civilian were injured in a grenade blast in Nawab Bazaar area of Srinagar on Friday. Official sources said that unknown persons lobbed a grenade towards soldiers at NawaB Bazaar chowk at about 4:40 p.m in which seven persons were injured. The injured were immediately removed […]
New Delhi: WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook. A WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI that no […]
JAMMU: To take first hand appraisal of the infrastructure and patient care management in Covid care Hospitals, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday visited Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Chest Disease & TB Hospital Jammu, and Government Medical College Jammu. During his visits, the Lt Governor enquired about the number of patients being treated in the hospitals, […]
Authorities seek help to identify a mentally challenged person who died of covid PAMPORE: Five persons died from COVID-19 in Pulwama district on Friday. The deceased include two females from Khrew Shaar, another from Finglish Tral, a male from Darnari and another male Babhara Pulwama. Another person who is yet to be identified also lost […]
People especially in home quarantine must keep themselves busy in various activities SRINAGAR: At a time when people are confined within the four walls of their houses due to the prevailing Covid-19 lockdown, Psychiatric experts have severe apprehensions of people developing mental health issues. Psychiatrists believe that people staying at home for days together with […]
BUDGAM: Due to the rise of the positive cases in the district, the authorities on Friday have started Tele- consultation for the patients in the district in which Covid-19 related issues can be discussed with doctors upon the phone. Chief Medical Officer Budgam, Tajamul Hussain Khan told the Kashmir Reader that the patients who have […]
Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday released a compendium giving details about the 1,100 projects of public importance worth Rs 1,555.16 crore completed by the Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC). Sinha emphasised the need for expediting completion of projects while simultaneously observing necessary precautions related to COVID-19-appropriate behaviour, an official […]