Centres to be equipped with necessary medical kit and linked to nearest health centres and Tele-medicine facilities JAMMU: In order to effectively tackle Covid-19 pandemic in rural areas, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has directed the Deputy Commissioners and health department to ensure a minimum 5-bedded Covid Care Centre including one Oxygen supported bed in every […]
SRINAGAR: Assistant Professor at Kashmir University (KU), Dr Mustahson Farooq, who died on Monday due to Covid-19, could have been saved at Chest Diseases (CD) Hospital were it not for negligence and lack of proper treatment, his family alleged. According to his father-in-law, Prof Muhammad Yaseen Kirmani, the 55-year-old assistant professor had been admitted to […]
NEW DELHI: According to the advance visibility provided by the Centre to states and UTs, a total of 5.86 crore Covid vaccine doses will be provided free of cost to them from May 1 to June 15, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. In addition, as per information received from vaccine manufacturers, a total […]
Srinagar: Kashmir continued to remain under lockdown in view of Covid spike with police arresting 232 persons and filing 98 cases against people for violating the Covid guidelines and SoPs. Police and CRPF soldiers were deployed at many places to prevent public movement on roads. Barricades and razor wires were laid on roads as well […]
Jammu: An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Doda district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. However, there were no reports of any damage, they said. The earthquake occurred at 2.34 pm and its epicentre was Doda, according to the officials. KR Desk
Jammu: A 22-year-old youth from Uttar Pradesh died and two persons were rescued in injured condition, while six others are missing and feared dead, after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into river Chenab in Ramban district on Wednesday. Official sources said that an Innova vehicle (HR55J-1678) fell in the Chenab at Duggi Pulli […]
Shopian: Famous for its taste and nutrients, the Iranian-origin traditional Kashmiri Shah-Tul (Morus Nigra) is on the brink of extinction, even though SKUAST scientists claim that its seeds have been distributed among growers and its cultivation is being encouraged. This mulberry variety, according to SKUAST scientists, was brought from Iran, hence the name Shah-Tul, ‘King […]
Srinagar: “It is the failure of the detaining authority not considering representation of a detenue which indisputably amounts to violation of the provisions of Article 22(5) of the Constitution,” the J&K High Court said on Wednesday while quashing the detention order under PSA (Public Safety Act) of a Pulwama resident. Justice Javed Iqbal while hearing […]
Gaza City: Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people across the Gaza Strip and destroyed the home of an extended family early Wednesday. Despite growing international pressure for a cease-fire, the military said it widened its strikes on militant targets in the Palestinian territory’s south to blunt continuing rocket fire from Hamas. Residents surveyed the […]
Ramallah (West Bank): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is carrying out organised state terrorism and war crimes in Gaza that are punishable under international law. In a televised address Wednesday, he said the Palestinians will not hesitate to pursue those who commit such crimes in front of international courts. Abbas is the head of […]