Target persons under 18-45 age group vaccinated across Srinagar district
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad on Tuesday visited various Covid-19 Vaccination Centers established in Srinagar to inspect the pace of ongoing Covid-19 Vaccination process. On the occasion, the DC visited District Court Complex Mominabad Batamaloo, Regional Transport Office, Srinagar, Mader-e-Meharban Trust, Miskeen Bagh, Indoor Stadium and took stock of the vaccination […]
Dheeraj Gupta reviews development scenario of urban areas at Baramulla
Asks to focus on Proper Waste Management at this critical juncture
Baramulla: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta, accompanied by Director ULB and other senior functionaries today paid visit to Baramulla where he chaired a meeting to review overall development scenario of urban areas of the district. District Development Commissioner, Bhupinder Kumar, ADDC, JDP, ADC, PRIs, Chief Executive Officers of MCs, district and […]
Vaccination of target groups from May 25: 50 sites identified, 100 teams to be deployed in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today called for intensified vaccination drive for focused and target groups under the age group 18-45 years in the district from Tuesday to break the transmission chain and check the spread of infection. The DC said this while chairing a meeting with all sectoral officers, senior […]
Putting future plans on hold, young doctors serve Covid patients at GMC Jammu
Jammu: “In the first five minutes of joining, I watched a Covid patient succumbing to critical conditions. I was there, I did all I could but it wasn’t enough. I still get chills reminiscing about the fateful day,” recalls Dr Shefali Verma, an intern, presently serving in Covid care ward at Government Medical College & […]
DC Srinagar reviews progress on Covid mitigation plan
Sets deadline to make Covid Care Centers operational in all 21 Panchayats
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today reviewed the progress on Covid-19 mitigation plan for timely setting up of the Covid Care Centers (CCCs) in all 21 Panchayats of district Srinagar. Among others, the meeting was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Gulzar Ahmad, Chief Planning Officer, Mohammad Yaseen, Chief Medical Officer, […]
Ensure adequate supply of essentials to people: NC to Admin
Asks admin to coordinate efforts to ensure people don’t suffer on any account during extended Covid curfew
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday impressed upon the administration to coordinate its efforts to ensure that the people do not face any inconvenience with respect to essential supplies due to the extension in the Covid induced lockdown, and curbs. In a joint statement Party’s Central Secretary Irfan Shah, Provincial Vice President […]
Project Director reviews dev works being executed under Samagra Shiksha at Baramulla
Asks officers for completion in time bound manner
Srinagar: Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, today visited Baramulla district to review the ongoing civil works being executed by School Education Department under Samagra Shiksha. He visited Girls’ Hostels Baramulla, Kreeri, Hostel Mirgund Patan and Girls’ Hostel Panzipura. Besides, he visited Kasturba Gani Balika Vidyalaya, Wagora, Baramulla. Pertinently, these Girls’ Hostels had been approved […]
Vaccination important for patients who take blood thinner drugs: Cardiologist
Says Covid patients with heart disease may develop moderate to severe infection
Srinagar: Heart disease is very common among severe covid patients said Dr Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Consultant Cardiologist Government Medical College, Srinagar while speaking about the impact of covid infection on heart health. He said patients with heart problems and uncontrolled blood pressure are susceptible to infection and conversely covid patients also develop heart problems. Dr […]
Two oxygen generating units of 1000 lpm capacity made operational at SMHS
Srinagar: After successful installation and trial, the authorities from Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) on Saturday made two oxygen generation units fully operational at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital. Two new pressure swing adsorption oxygen generating plants of 1000 LPM were installed at SMHS hospital, officials told Kashmir News Observer (KNO). One oxygen unit of […]
Issue global tenders to procure COVID-19 vaccines: NC asks J&K admin
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday asked the incumbent JK administration to issue global tenders to procure Covid-19 Vaccines to ensure expeditious inoculation of the vaccine to the entire populace of Jammu and Kashmir before the imminent third wave of the deadly virus. While expressing concern over the shortage of Covid Vaccines […]
