The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday has warned against the irrational use of steroids in Covid-19 patients. “Indiscriminate use of steroids can trigger deadly black fungal infection, called mucormycosis which has reached to epidemic proportions in several states of the country,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said […]
In the past few days disturbing reports are coming from the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the covid-19 virus. Media reports have also suggested that in this second wave of pandemic rural areas are getting the infection very fast and the government is trying to control the situation by curfew alone. Corona curfew […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar Media has been picking up stories from the social media platforms where the people are uploading videos and photographs showing the poor condition of covid designated hospitals in Srinagar. While some attendants have posted dogs being present in the wards of CD hospital Dalgate Srinagar, a video has been uploaded […]
ammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered transfer of two officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. Rajesh Sharma, JKAS, Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, according to an order issued here, a copy of which lies with […]
LAHORE: The Covid-19 testing of the players and officials of six Pakistan Super League teams for the remaining 20 matches will begin from Saturday before two chartered flights will take them to Abu Dhabi on May 26 from Karachi and Lahore. The new schedule of the remaining PSL matches, to be held in Abu Dhabi […]
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday dissolved Parliament and announced the dates for mid-term polls, which will be held in two phases starting November 12 in line with Article 76 (7) of the Constitution. The move follows an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday, when he recommended […]
Sounding alarm bells amid the national capital facing a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the inoculation drive for those aged 18-44 years will shut down in the city from Sunday. He further urged the Centre to immediately replenish Delhi’s vaccine stock. Stating that the national capital requires […]
Scuffle broke out between the attendants at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital on Saturday when they were distributing the oxygen cylinders themselves in the absence of proper arrangements by the authorities. Official sources informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that no security arrangements have been put in place for the distribution of oxygen […]
Scale up vaccination; Maximize testing for areas with high positivity rate, fix targets for Tehsildars, BDOs: LG to DCs “Discharge your duties with greater responsibility. Put in your best efforts; work round-the-clock to ensure availability of all necessary medicare facilities”: LG to officers Rate of vaccination, testing, Management of Covid Care Centres to be performance […]
JAMMU, MAY 21: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, and officers and staff of the Raj Bhavan, today bade farewell to Sh Krishan Lal, who served as Special Secretary at the Lt Governor’s Secretariat. The Lt Governor appreciated the conduct and dedication of the officer with which he performed his duties, inter alia, to oversee the functioning […]