Jammu and Kashmir: DC Srinagar for strict adherence to Covid-19 SOPs
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:55 am
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad has called for strict adherence to the Covid-19 SOPs despite declaring Srinagar as Orange Zone to contain the spread of Covid-19 infection in the district.
Jammu and Kashmir Govt extends services of retiring doctors
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:52 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today approved special Financial Incentives for Covid-19 Warriors of Health and Medical Education Department of J&K. Frontline workers of Health & Medical Education Department, J&K are rendering valuable services in the challenging Covid pandemic times for saving precious lives of the patients, observed the Lt Governor.
Jammu and Kashmir to get 6 lakh vaccine doses in June: Govt
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:37 am
Srinagar: J&K Government on Monday said that over 6 lakh doses of vaccine were expected to be available in June and that vaccination would be expedited across age groups.
Jammu and Kashmir: Director Health inaugurates training for health workers in Budgam
May 31, 2021, at 01:52 am
Srinagar: Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather along with officer on special duty (OSD) to Financial Commissioner H&ME department, Dr Shafaqat Khan Saturday visited Budgam and inaugurated a training programme for health workers for Covid-19 management.
95% of above 45-years population vaccinated in Gurez: Jammu and Kashmir Govt
May 31, 2021, at 01:12 am
Srinagar: Around 95 percent of above 45-years population in Gurez Valley has been inoculated sofar.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates DRDO's 500-bedCovid Hospital
May 30, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Srinagar: In yet another move to ramp up the healthcare infrastructure to effectively deal withCovid-19 pandemic, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the DefenceResearch and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500 bedded Covid Hospital anddedicated it to Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir: Nursing staff in PPE kits dance with Covid-19 patients at SMGS Hospital
May 29, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Srinagar: A video of nursing staff members wearing PPE kits dancing inside the Covid wards atSMGS Hospital is being seen as a heart-warming gesture amid the distressed life in thepandemic situation.
Jammu and Kashmir allocated 100 more vials of Amphotericin-B to treat Black Fungus
May 29, 2021, at 09:15 pm
Srinagar: Black Fungus patients undergoing treatment at Government ENT Hospital, Koti inHyderabad (ANI Photo)Amid black fungus cases being reported in Jammu and Kashmir, the central governmenthas allocated 100 more vials of Amphotericin-B for treating mucormycosis to the UT.
Black Fungus not a new disease in Kashmir: Doctors
May 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Srinagar: Stressing that Black Fungus was not a new but a rare disease, a senior surgeon at GMC Srinagar said a fresh case was slated for surgery while three others had been treated at the medical college in the past one year.
COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir to accelerate vaccination in 18-45 age group
May 25, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Srinagar: was informed that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to accelerate the vaccination of people under the 18-45 age category in a focused and targeted manner.
MoS PMO promises sufficient COVID vaccines for Kashmir
May 24, 2021, at 01:57 am
Srinagar: Promising sufficient vaccines for Kashmir, Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh Saturday appealed the Kashmir leaders to push forward the vaccination drive in Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: NGO provides meals to patients, attendants at SDH Sopore
May 24, 2021, at 01:51 am
Jammu and Kashmir: NGO provides meals to patients, attendants at SDH Sopore
Jammu and Kashmir: Recovery rate increasing, positive rate decreasing, says DC Baramulla
May 24, 2021, at 01:38 am
Srinagar: Briefing about the latest position of COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by the district administration, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar Saturday said that recovery rate of patients was continuously increasing whereas the positivity rate had drastically reduced during the past few days.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two 1000 Lpm oxygen-generating units made operational at SMHS
May 24, 2021, at 01:27 am
Srinagar: After successful installation and trail, the authorities from Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) Saturday made two oxygen generation units fully operational at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar.
Prevention better than cure: HoD Medicine GMC Jammu
May 24, 2021, at 01:23 am
Srinagar: Head of Medicine at Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu Dr Vijay Kundal Saturday said that the age-old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ had the greatest relevance to COVID-19 infection as there was no better protection against it than to adopt COVID-appropriate behaviour.
Jammu and Kashmir Biodiversity Council observes International Biodiversity Day
May 24, 2021, at 01:11 am
Srinagar: J&K Biodiversity Council today observed International Day for Biological Diversity by organising a webinar with the theme “We’re part of the solution#ForNature”.
Jammu and Kashmir: Corona curfew extended till May 31
May 23, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Srinagar: As the unrelenting Coronavirus has wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir, theadministration has decided to extend lockdown in all 20 districts till May 31.
Jammu and Kashmir: GMC reports first case of Black Fungus
May 21, 2021, at 07:45 pm
Jammu/UNI: The first case of Black Fungus was reported on Friday in Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir gets 7 oxygen plants from Germany
May 19, 2021, at 03:24 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday received seven new imported oxygen plants from Germany with a cumulative generation capacity of 7,100 litres per minute (LPM).
Jammu and Kashmir: First of multiple SMC COVID wellness centers getting ready in Srinagar
May 15, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The first of multiple Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) wellness centers with all facilities is getting ready for augmenting the bed capacity of summer capital of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt notifies contractual appointmentof retired doctors, faculty
May 10, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Srinagar: J&K Health and Medical Education department Sunday accorded sanction to thecontractual appointment of retired faculty members of Government Medical CollegesSrinagar, Jammu, SKIMS Soura and Bemina and doctors of Health Services department.
Jammu and Kashmir Govt launches phone-in health programme for Covid related queries
May 10, 2021, at 03:33 am
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir is launching a live ‘phone-in’ programme on Gulistan Channel and Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar to address all the health related queries of people of J&K .
Jammu and Kashmir: Variety of vegetable seedlings available at Hi-Tech Polyhouse Shopian
May 10, 2021, at 02:51 am
Srinagar: In order to provide a backup to upscale cropping intensity of vegetable seedlings under controlled conditions, a Hi-tech poly house established by the department of Agriculture at Mini Secretariat Shopian provides variety of vegetable seedlings to the farmers to produce high quality vegetables.
Sarmad Hafeez reviews vaccination drive for tourism officials, stakeholders
May 08, 2021, at 01:37 am
Srinagar: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez reviewed the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations being undertaken by various units of the Tourism Department and stakeholders in Jammu & Kashmir in a high level meeting of officers here today.
Jammu and Kashmir: 10,000 COVID tests conducted on highway since April
May 06, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Srinagar: Around 10,000 travelers have been subjected to covid-19 test on the Srinagar-JammuNational Highway since April 9, with seventy among them testing positive.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt extends services of retiring doctors
May 06, 2021, at 02:37 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today approved special Financial Incentives for Covid-19 Warriors of Health and Medical Education Department of J&K.
Vaccination starts for 18-45 age group; 204 get jab on day-1
May 03, 2021, at 08:28 pm
Srinagar: In its fight against CoronaVirus, Jammu and Kashmir government today rolled out vaccination for the people in the age group of 18-45 years by inoculating 204 persons of Jammu and Srinagar with the first dose of covid vaccine at the designated vaccination centres.
Jammu and Kashmir: Shopian gets 115 oxygen-supported beds
May 01, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar: At least 115 oxygen-supported beds on Friday were made available across south Kashmir’s Shopian district following an upswing in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Jammu and Kashmir: District Hospital Ganderbal designated as COVID-19 facility
May 01, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Srinagar: Amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the government on Thursday designated District Hospital Ganderbal as a dedicated hospital for COVID treatment.
Jammu and Kashmir: Contractual NHM staff to get loyalty bonus
May 01, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar: The government sanctioned experience/loyalty bonus to contractual staff hired under National Health Mission (NHM) for 2020-21.