Director Horticulture visits Soibugh, Budgam
SRINAGAR, JUNE 02: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, today visited Soibugh area of district Budgam to take stock of various high density orchards established in the area. He on the occasion gave strict instructions to Chief Horticulture officer Budgam and other field officers to provide true to type planting material to the farmers […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,06,102 stranded JK residents; 74,316 via Lakhanpur, 31786 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,06,102 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
COVID-19: After testing positive, pulmonologist says “test all frontline workers”
Srinagar: The pulmonologist, who tested positive for the coronavirus, on Tuesday urged the government to prepare a scientific standard operating procedure (SOP) for duties and testing of all frontline workers to safeguard all. The doctor, who is heading COVID-19 team at Chest Disease Hospital in Srinagar, tweeted, “Request to the administration for preparing a scientific SOP […]
BOLD DECISION
After a long spell of silence National Conference has finally decided to chalk out a strategy to remain politically relevant in Kashmir. In this direction recently National Conference rejected the Delimitation Commission announced by the Centre. National Conference had to decide whether its sitting three MP’s from Kashmir including Dr. Farooq Abdullah would be the […]
Leading pulmonologist on forefront of Kashmir’s Covid-19 fight tests positive
Srinagar, June 2 (GNS): Covid-19 has cast a shadow on the top leadership of the Kashmir’s healthcare set-up as a leading pulmonologist and Head of Department, Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the novel coronavirus in the Valley, has tested positive for the pathogen. Sources told GNS […]
Advisor Baseer Khan visits Zig Qazigund, directs testing of medical staff, other employees
ANANTNAG, JUNE 01: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed Anantnag district administration to ensure COVID-19 testing of doctors, paramedics and other employees. The Advisor passed the directions while inspecting Zig Qazigund here to take stock of screening and other arrangements. He also directed Deputy Commissioner Anantnag to ensure social distancing, proper sanitization […]
RTPCR test, 14 day administrative quarantine mandatory for all inbound travellers
Srinagar, June 01 (KNS): The Government has appealed all the people travelling by road, rail and air to strictly observe the necessary preventive protocols for containing the spread of COVID 19 pandemic. Violation of the instructions will attract penalties under the Disaster Management Act-2005 and other provisions of law, a communiqué issued here by the […]
No increase in risk of Covid with blood pressure medicines: DAK
Srinagar, June 1, KNT: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said blood pressure medicines do not increase the risk of infection, serious illness or death from the novel coronavirus. “It is perfectly safe to continue your blood pressure medication during the Covid pandemic,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “People have apprehensions that […]
Infiltration bid foiled, three militants killed in Nowshera sector: Army
Srinagar: Army claimed to have to killed three militants after infiltration bid was foiled along Loc in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district. An army official told that in an ongoing counter-infiltration operation which started on 28th may, alert troops of Indian Army eliminated an infiltration bid along the LoC in Nowshera Sector. Three heavily armed Pakistan […]
Domestic Flights operation; Day 7
Srinagar, May 31 (KNS): On Day 7 of resumption of operation of domestic flights in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 16 flights with 1695 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 341 passengers aboard 6 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 10 flights including […]
