Jammu and Kashmir: Health Dept holds awareness camp at Ramban
Oct 07, 2020, at 04:05 am
New York: An awareness programme was Sunday organized by the Health Department regarding Kusht Mukti Abhiyan ( anti leprosy drive) here at District Hospital Ramban.
Jammu and Kashmir: Administration upgrading District Hospital Handwara to benefit locals
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:01 am
With an aim to provide better health facilities to people, the administration has started upgrading the District Hospital Handwara in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Residents of J&K benefit as Kashmir gets its first NAT-PCR facility
Sep 24, 2020, at 01:38 am
Srinagar: The Centre has added one more crown to the medical facilities present in Jammu and Kashmir by adding the Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT-PCR) in Srinagar's Government Medical College (GMC).
Jammu and Kashmir: GMC Anantnag gets ICMR nod for RT-PCR testing
Sep 18, 2020, at 01:46 pm
Srinagar: Government Medical College Anantnag will soon be starting the gold-standard RT-PCR testing for COVID19 with Indian Council of Medical Research gave a go-ahead.
Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST introduces 'Hail Net System' to protect high-density apples
Sep 13, 2020, at 12:01 am
Srinagar: In a bid to protect high-density apples in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have introduced the 'Hail Net System'.
4.3 magnitude earthquake hits J&K, no casualty
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A mild quake occurred in the Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Friday, a Metrological department spokesman said here.
Kashmir eco-lovers campaign to focus on need to preserve springs
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Srinagar: Campaigning on the need to focus on preserving springs, a group of environment lovers recently participated in an awareness campaign in Seven Springs region of Kashmir.
Six more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll mounts to 165 in J&K
Jul 12, 2020, at 12:05 am
Srinagar/UNI: Six patients died in Jammu and Kashmir due to COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory to 165.
COVID: Fresh 105 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir UT, figure reaches 2,446
May 31, 2020, at 11:09 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 105 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (15 from Jammu division and 90 from Kashmir division), have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 2,446.
Kashmir: 90-year-old man dies of COVID-19 in Kashmir, toll at 24
May 26, 2020, at 12:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 90-year-old man, who was tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, died at a hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 24.
COVID-19: One more test positive in J&K
May 09, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Jammu/UNI: One more person was tested positive on Saturday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir: One more COVID-19 patient succumbs in Kashmir, toll rises to 5
Apr 17, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 70-year-old patient died on Friday due to Coronavirus in Kashmir valley, taking the total number of deaths due to the infection to five in the Union Territory of J&K.
Four more test positive for Coronavirus taking toll to 45 in J&K
Mar 30, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four more persons tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday in the Kashmir valley, bringing the total number of infected people to 45 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir: Seven villages in Pulwama declared red zones to prevent spread of COVID-19
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Seven villages in south Kashmir district of Pulwama were declared red zones to prevent spread of ferociously contagious coronavirus, an official said on Monday.
Four more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir
Mar 27, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four more persons, including two with international travel history, on Friday, tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir valley, bringing the total number of infected people to 13.
COVID-19: More than 2100 persons put under surveillance in J&K
Mar 15, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 2157 number of travellers and persons in contact with the suspected Coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
Older people more vulnerable to coronavirus, warns DAK
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said that older people are more vulnerable to develop severe illness and death from the novel coronavirus that has so far killed at least 5,839 people and infected 156,885 worldwide.
Coronavirus: DAK seeks testing facility in Kashmir
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Seeking testing facility for coronavirus in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said it would help in detecting positive cases faster and speed up the diagnosis.
Kashmir: Dozens of far-flung, remote areas cutoff due to snowfall
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), were again cut off in north Kashmir on Saturday due to fresh light to heavy snowfall.
Upper reaches receive snowfall, rain lashes plains in Kashmir
Nov 03, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Srinagar, Nov 3 (UNI) The upper reaches, including Zojila on Srinagar-Leh national highway, received light snowfall while incessant intermittent rain lashed plains in the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley, resulting in chilly weather conditions.
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Kashmir, no casualty
Aug 13, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cloudburst leave over 100 sheep, goats dead in Tral
Jul 27, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Srinagar, Jul 27 (UNI) More than 100 sheep and goats were killed due to cloudburst in the upper heights of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, official sources said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man injured in Ganderbal bear attack
May 19, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Srinagar, May 19 (UNI) A man was critically injured in a bear attack in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man suffers cardiac arrest, police cop saves life by giving CPR
May 12, 2019, at 08:33 pm
Jammu, May 12 (UNI) An inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police has saved a precious life of a man, who suffered a cardiac arrest while travelling towards Jammu from Srinagar in a cab, sources here said.
Multiple tremors in different parts of India
Sep 12, 2018, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) : Mild to low intensity of earthquakes shook different parts of north eastern, eastern and northern India on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among the people, reports said.
Earthquake jolts parts of Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 31, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon, however, no loss of life was reported.
Flood situation improves in Kashmir as rain stops
Apr 07, 2017, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar, Apr 7 (IBNS) : After rainfall stopped on Thursday night water level in the Jhelum and it's tributaries started receding on Friday allaying the fears of floods across the valley.
Water birds census begins in Kashmir
Feb 17, 2016, at 07:53 pm
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS) Two-day census of waterbirds began on Tuesday in 23 wetlands of Kashmir valley, which hosts a million migratory birds each winter in addition to thousands of local species.
Kashmir witnesses snow in upper reaches, rains hit plains
Dec 10, 2015, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IBNS) The Meteorological Department has forecast widespread rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 36 hours till Sunday morning as the Valley experienced heavy rain from Thursday morning.
Jhelum flows below danger level in Kashmir
Apr 01, 2015, at 08:11 pm
Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS) While heavy shower resumed in the valley after a day's halt, river Jhelum continued to flow at a steady level below danger mark, officials said on Wednesday.