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LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates Jammu & Kashmir vaccination drive at GMC Jammu

Jan 18, 2021, at 03:13 am

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the world’s largest vaccination drive to eradicate COVID-19 pandemic.

Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Bhatnagar kickstarts vaccination in Kashmir

Jan 18, 2021, at 02:04 am

 Srinagar: On the occasion of e-launch of massive Covid-19 vaccination drive across the country by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today kick started the Covid-19 Vaccination drive in Kashmir at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS), Soura by giving first shot of COVISHIELD vaccine to Director SKIMS Prof A.G Ahanger.

Jammu and Kashmir: DC Anantnag visits COVID19 vaccination registration sites

Jan 15, 2021, at 10:53 pm

Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, K K Sidha today visited COVID19 vaccination registration sites for phase-I at District Hospital Anantnag and Sub District Hospital Bijbehara to take stock of the arrangements for successful conduct of the vaccination programme.

Govt reviews COVID19 vaccination plan in Jammu and Kashmir

Jan 05, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar: The government Monday reviewed the arrangements for the implementation of COVID19 vaccination plan in Jammu and Kashmir.

Introduction of COVID-19 vaccine to J&K: Atal Dulloo chairs maiden meeting of UT level Task Force  

Dec 18, 2020, at 09:49 pm

Srinagar: The maiden meeting of UT level Task Force for implementation of various preparatory activities relatedto introduction of COVID-19 vaccine was held here today under the chairmanship of Atal Dulloo,Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department.Dr Renu Sharma, Director Family Welfare gave an overview of measures that have been taken in J&K tocontrol the spread of COVID-19 through better awareness, diagnosis and treatment. 

Jammu and Kashmir fights COVID-19: Construction of 200-bed building in Rajouri District Hospital underway

Nov 09, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Srinagar: In a bid to fight COVID-19, authority is currently constructing a 200-bed building in the campus of District Hospital of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri region.

J&K shows roadmap to curb COVID-19: European Parliamentarian

Jul 29, 2020, at 04:38 am

Brussels: A European Parliament has said the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has effectively controlled the COVID-19 spread and brought daily life in the region to normal  even as the major nations in the world are facing trouble to contain the highly infectious disease.

Covid-19: One more death takes toll to 182 in J&K

Jul 13, 2020, at 06:43 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll continued to rise unabated with one more person dying due to Covid-19 in Kashmir on Monday, taking the total number of fatalities due to infection in the Union Territory of J&K to 182.

Coronavirus outbreak: 3 more die, death toll rises to 146 in J&K

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:55 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three patients including two women and a 65-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the virus in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 146.

Jammu and Kashmir: 7 more people die due to COVID-19

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:20 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 125 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with seven more people dying due to the virus since Friday evening.

Covid: 5 more die, death toll rises to 109 in J&K

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to Covid-19 surged to 109 on Thursday, in the Union Territory of J&K as five more people died due to the virus.

Kashmir: Retired doctor dies due to Covid-19, toll rises to 54

Jun 13, 2020, at 12:58 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 74-year-old retired doctor, a resident of Srinagar, died due to Covid-19 in a hospital here on Saturday morning, taking the death toll in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 54.

J&K records highest single-day spike of 620 cases, tally surpasses 4000-mark

Jun 07, 2020, at 09:34 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest single-day jump with 620 persons, including 583 from Kashmir and 37 from Jammu, testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of infected people in the Union Territory (UT) to 4087.

COVID-19: 65-yr-old woman succumbs in Kashmir, toll rises to 36

Jun 05, 2020, at 01:41 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 65-year-old woman from Srinagar, who died at a hospital in this summer capital last evening, tested positive for COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 36.

Jammu and Kashmir reports fresh 29 COVID-19 cases

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 29 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (all from Kashmir division), have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 523.

Coronavirus: No major spurt in 4 days, 94 pc test negative in Srinagar

Apr 15, 2020, at 02:16 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that with no major spurt in the last four days and 94 per cent tests coming negative, all efforts have paid well in the district, Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said people need to be a little more patient as Jammu and Kashmir enters second phase of fight against Coronavirus.

Minimum trees should be cut for development work: Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary

Jul 17, 2019, at 09:55 pm

Srinagar, July 17 (UNI) Emphasising on closely monitoring development works in forest areas, chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Wednesday said the bare minimum trees should be cut as far as possible while compensatory afforestation should be done on alternate land in lieu of diversion of forest land.

4.6 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty

Sep 12, 2018, at 09:51 am

Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday,  as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Five Indian army personnel believed to be missing after avalanche struck Gurez in J&K

Dec 12, 2017, at 06:04 pm

Srinagar, Dec 12 (IBNS): Five Indian army jawans are reportedly missing following an avalanche hit in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, according to media reports.