Be positive think positive says LG’s office
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar The office of Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha has released a Statistics, giving a positive picture of recoveries. According to the data released by this office over 2 lac people have recovered from covid-19 infection while about the vaccination also it has given a very healthy picture. While the common people […]
Vaccine doses
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is only banking on strict curfew in order to flatten the curve of the second wave of pandemic. The government is very lax about vaccination which is the main weapon to save the human lives in Jammu and Kashmir. Vaccination is either going very slow or most of the […]
Whatever the situation is, being a professional you have to adjust and take it in your stride: Shami
Bubble life, as some cricketers have said, takes a toll. As if that weren’t enough, the havoc wreaked by the second wave of Covid-19 makes people further depressed, especially when they are taking a few days off from their busy schedule. But a professional cannot just sit and brood over the situation. Adjusting to it […]
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over anti-Saudi remarks
BEIRUT: Lebanon foreign minister Charbel Wehbe stepped down on Wednesday and was swiftly replaced after comments he made irked Saudi Arabia, as cash-strapped Beirut scrambles to avoid a diplomatic fallout with the wealthy Gulf state. Wehbe said in a televised debate on Monday that the Islamic State (IS) group’s rise in the region had been […]
Covid Home-Testing Kit Approved By ICMR
A home-based rapid testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19 got a nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday. The ICMR advised should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory confirmed positive cases and issued guidelines for its usage. The country’s top health research body said that the […]
Advisor Bhatnagar reviews COVID management strategies for effective containment of virus across J&K
JAMMU, MAY 19: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today stressed that it is important to efficiently manage the monitoring and treatment of COVID patients from home isolation through the public healthcare system right up to the tertiary care stage. The Advisor stated this while chairing a meeting of senior officers and doctors through […]
DC Srinagar reviews Covid-19 Control/mitigation measures
Surveillance Squad to keep social gatherings limited SRINAGAR, MAY 19:- Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today emphasized on enhanced coordination of officers at district level to further strengthen Covid-19 management and containment measures in the district. The Deputy Commissioner was chairing a meeting with senior health functionaries, Tehsildars and other district officers at the […]
DC Gbl complements general public for adhering to Covid-19 SOPs
4 locations for Administrative Quarantine with 700 bed capacity identified GANDERBAL, MAY 19: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today complemented the general public for adhering to Covid-19 SOPs and guidelines as ordered in the district and said that it has proved instrumental in bringing down positivity rate to 5 percent from 7 percent […]
V K Singh reviews deployment of SDRF, NDRF personnel in 200 bedded Covid Care Centre at Hazratbal
Center is expected to commence its functioning from June 1 SRINAGAR, MAY 19: Director General of Police, Commandant General Home Guards/Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Force J&K, V.K. Singh, today chaired a meeting regarding deployment of SDRF and NDRF personnel to assist in functioning of 200 bedded Covid Care Centre (including 50 beds with […]
Enforcement teams recover Rs 28,400 fine from violators in Ramban
1534 vaccinated, 1239 samples collected RAMBAN, MAY 19: 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 28,400 taking […]