Encounter breaks out in Shopian
A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Ganowpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ganowpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Upgrading the facilities
Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha has recently set the timelines for the increasing the bed capacity, ventilators, oxygen supported beds in entire Jammu and Kashmir besides announcing creation of 20000 beds at the panchayat levels so that people living in the rural areas could get the immediate care and treatment before being referred to the city […]
Good step
Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha has recently ordered his administration to vaccinate people in the age group of 18-45 in a targeted and focused manner without breaking the momentum. These instructions have come after the different media channels and newspapers have reported that the vaccination process in Jammu and Kashmir has slowed down with most of […]
Kathua district shows improvement in Covid situation with 87% recovery rate, 50% decline in bed occupancy: DC
Appeals PRI’s, religious leaders to motivate people for vaccination in low performing Bani Sub-division BANI, MAY 26: Deputy Commissioner, Rahul Yadav today said that the Covid situation in Kathua has shown encouraging improvement with 87% recovery rate and decline in bed occupancy to 50%. The DC was briefing media persons regarding Covid-19 situation in the […]
Paramedic Sharna Devi urges all to get covid vaccine
Brave-heart health warrior believes vaccination is strongest protection against virus REASI, MAY 26: When Corona Curfew was announced across India in March last year (2020) to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no one in sight except brave frontline healthcare warriors helping to stop the spread, control and treat the infected people. Like elsewhere in […]
DC Kulgam briefs media on covid-19 management and mitigation efforts,
Positivity rate, Bed occupancy on decline in district KULGAM, MAY 26: Bed occupancy in COVID hospitals has declined in District and presently only 27 patients are admitted in Covid dedicated hospital in Kulgam said the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din-Bhat during a press brief here at Kulgam. He said that 77 patients were […]
Vaccination drive for journalists organized by Information Department
Around 100 media persons vaccinated at Media Complex Srinagar on Wednesday SRINAGAR, MAY 26: As part of a vaccination drive launched by the Government, the Information Department organized a vaccination camp for media persons at the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Srinagar. As many as 100 media persons coming in the age group 18-44 […]
70 % plus 45 population vaccinated; isolation centres setup in all 229 Panchayats: DC Poonch
‘2 oxygen plants coming up in district, 2 more proposed’ POONCH, MAY 26: Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Inder Jeet today said that 70 percent 45+ population (1.15 lakh ) has been vaccinated in Poonch district, while Isolation centres have been established in all 229 Panhayats of the district. Giving details of current covid control and management […]
JK reports 3037 fresh covid-19 cases
Jammu and Kashmir reported 3037 fresh covid-19 cases while 40 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 1089 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 1948 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total number of cases to 278859. Also 40 COVID-19 deaths have […]
Despite media reports, no officials visits, no committees to fix responsibility in hospitals
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the media reports in the Jammu region about the growing number of deaths due to covid-19 infection, the government formed a committee to probe and also many senior officials including Lt. Governor himself visited all major hospitals to cross check the facts. However, for Kashmir the parameters are different […]