MBBS final year students being deployed for Covid Care in J&K

MBBS final year students being deployed for Covid Care in J&K

JAMMU, MAY 9: Jammu and Kashmir government has called upon the health institutions across the Union Territory to utilize the services of final year MBBS students for providing services like tele-consultation and monitoring of mild Covid cases after due orientation by and supervision of faculty. In a communiqué to Principals of Government Medical Colleges of […]

Two More Shopian Villages Notified as Micro-Containment Zones

Two More Shopian Villages Notified as Micro-Containment Zones

Srinagar, May 9: District Magistrate Shopian has on Sunday notified two more villages as Micro-containment zones with immediate effect on detection of COVID positive cases, officials said. They said that villages Sugan and Heff and Heff Shirmal falling in falling in Tehsil Chitragam have been notified on the directions of District Magistrate Shopian, Sachin Kumar […]

Dr Suhail Naik Resigns as President DAK

Dr Suhail Naik Resigns as President DAK

Srinagar, May 9: In a significant development amid Covid-19 crisis, Dr Suhail Naik has resigned from the post of President Doctors Association Kashmir after being selected and appointed as lecturer pediatrics GMC Srinagar. Notably to mention here that the by-laws framed for constitution of DAK say that a faculty member of any of the medical […]

J&K records 5190 fresh cases, 54 deaths

J&K records 5190 fresh cases, 54 deaths

Srinagar, May 9: Jammu and Kashmir reported 5190 fresh covid-19 cases while 54 persons succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours in last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.  They said, 1770 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 3420 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 216932. Srinagar reported 920 […]

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for dialogue on Kashmir issue

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for dialogue on Kashmir issue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday expre­ssed desire for resolution of Kas­hmir dispute through dialogue and Afghan conflict through political settlement, Dawn reported. A joint statement, which is being considered a significant development with Saudi Arabia calling for dialogue to resolve the longstanding issue of Kashmir, was issued by the two Muslim countries on […]

Police arrest smuggler; seize timber, vehicle in Khag Budgam

Police arrest smuggler; seize timber, vehicle in Khag Budgam

Budgam, May 9: Police in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district arrested a jungle smuggler and seized a vehicle laden with illicit timber. Police stopped a Tate-Mobile vehicle without a number plate and recovered 14 logs that were being transported to some other place. Station House Officer Police Station Khag said that the Tata-Mobile vehicle was intercepted […]

Amid Spike Govt Opens Up to Contractual Appointment of Retired Employees to Augment COVID Response

Amid Spike Govt Opens Up to Contractual Appointment of Retired Employees to Augment COVID Response

Srinagar, May 9: In an extraordinary move amid unrelenting spike in positive cases, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has opened up to contractual (re)appointment of retired healthcare workers – faculty members, medical officers and senior-cum-junior consultants – in its bid to augment efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic. “In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases […]