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 […]

Oxygen plant at Khonmoh ramps up supply to tame crisis

Oxygen plant at Khonmoh ramps up supply to tame crisis

Pampore: Men at Mian Gases Plant located at Khanmoh Industrial Estate have been tirelessly working to ramp up the supply of oxygen to not let any shortfall emerge for those treating covid patients in valley hospitals. “We are the unnoticed Covid warriors and all our staff and workers are on job to manufacture and supply […]

Enforcement teams recover Rs 9500 fine from violators in Ramban

Enforcement teams recover Rs 9500 fine from violators in Ramban

604 vaccinated, 885 samples collected RAMBAN: Continuing the drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 9500 taking the total […]

Project Director reviews development works being executed under Samagra Shiksha at Baramulla

SRINAGAR: Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, today visited Baramulla district to review the ongoing civil works being executed by School Education Department under Samagra Shiksha. He visited Girls’ Hostels Baramulla, Kreeri, Hostel Mirgund Patan and Girls’ Hostel Panzipura. Besides, he visited Kasturba Gani Balika Vidyalaya, Wagora, Baramulla. Pertinently, these Girls’ Hostels had been approved […]

DLSA Kupwara celebrates Bio Diversity Day

KUPWARA: District Legal Services Authority Kupwara celebrated Bio Diversity day on Saturday organized a webinar on the topic presided by Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Taslim Arif, who was also Chief Guest on the occasion. Speaking on the topic, PD&SJ said that balance of nature is pivotal for the existence […]

CUK condoles demise of founding Chancellor Prof. Srikumar Banerjee

Srinagar: Led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, Central University of Kashmir condoled the sad demise of its founding Chancellor Prof Srikumar Banerjee. Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Finance Officer, Prof. Fayaz A Nikka, Deans of Schools, Heads and Coordinators of departments, faculty members, administrative staff and students of the University of […]

Police arrests 4 drug peddlers in Sopore; psychotropic substance recovered

Srinagar: Police have arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore and recovered psychotropic substance from their possession. A police party from Police Post Putkha along with SHO PS Tarzoo under the supervision of SDPO Sopore at a checkpoint established near Wagub Crossing intercepted an Eeco-van bearing registration number JK01Q-1280 with four persons on board. They have […]

V-C SKUAST-K reviews progress of World Bank-funded IDP project

Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir Saturday held a meeting to review the progress of the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) awarded for the institutional development of the university in 2019. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K Prof JP Sharma. This was the first meeting to assess […]