Assault on doctors at SMHS Hospital: MFA demands adequate security at Covid hospitals

Assault on doctors at SMHS Hospital: MFA demands adequate security at Covid hospitals

Srinagar: The Medical Faculty Association (MFA) at the Government Medical and Dental Colleges Srinagar has urged the college principals to ensure adequate security to medicos at hospitals housing COVID-19 patients. In a letter shot to Principal GMC Srinagar on Monday, President MFA, Prof Sajad Majid Qazi has requested the administration to ensure “adequate security in […]

Saudi Arabia announces Eid Al Adha on 31 July

Saudi Arabia announces Eid Al Adha on 31 July

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that Eid-Al-Adha’s first day will be marked on 31 July, Friday, reported Gulf News. The court said Tuesday marks the 30th of Dhu Al Qaeda, and Wednesday, 22 July, will mark the first of Dhu Al Hijja. Since the first day of Eid-Al-Adha always falls on the 10th day of […]

Mine blast leaves two soldiers injured

Mine blast leaves two soldiers injured

A mine blast has left two soldiers injured in Nowshera Sector of Rajouri district here in Jammu region. Defence sources told news agency KNT that two soldiers while on duty in Kalal area of Nowshera sector were injured when a mine went office suddenly. The injured were rushed to hospital for treatment. Sources identified the […]

Lightning kills three in Poonch

Lightning kills three in Poonch

On Tuesday, a lightning strike killed three persons, including a young couple, in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told GNS that last night, at around 11:30 pm, lightning struck Gumsar Dhoke in Surankote area of the Poonch district, killing three persons […]

4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260

4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260

With the fresh four COVID-19 related deaths, the fatalities touched 260 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources informed Kashmir Despatch that, a 70-year-old woman from Lalbazar Srinagar, a 90-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 43-year-old man from Parigam Pulwama and a 50-year-old from Mirbazar Kulgam died due to COVID-19 sofar in […]

Hopes Soar Over Successful Oxford Trial Of Covid-19 Vaccine

Hopes Soar Over Successful Oxford Trial Of Covid-19 Vaccine

The early-stage human trial data of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University reveals that it is safe and induces immune response, with mild side effects in some participants, which the scientists say can be treated with the commonly available pain medication paracetamol. The preliminary results of the phase I/II trial, published in […]

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate is safe, early results show

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate is safe, early results show

The vaccine candidate developed at the University of Oxford is safe and induces immune reaction, preliminary results published in medical journal The Lancet on Monday said, raising hopes for a cure for Covid-19 that has killed tens of thousands and disrupted human activity across the globe. The widely-followed trial is currently at an advanced stage, with trials […]