JAMMU – With health experts warning that children are likely to be more affected in the third wave of Covid-19, Jammu and Kashmir government has designated two pediatric wards as Covid wards for children. Dr Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent at SMGS hospital in Jammu said that as of now two wards have been designated as […]
ANKARA – The Turkish Red Crescent, also known as Kizilay, began distributing hot meals to victims of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the aid agency said Thursday. It said 40,150 people are taking refuge in 26 schools, including 14 schools in northern Gaza, 11 in central Gaza and one in Rafah. The aid group […]
ISLAMABAD – At least six people were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb exploded during a pro-Palestine rally in south-western Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. The rally was taken out to express solidarity with the people of Palestine, which over the last 11 days has been involved in a tense confrontation […]
SRINAGAR – The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday ordered the transfers and postings in revenue department. 1. Mr. Mohammad Hussain Mir, Jr.KAS, awaiting orders of posting, is posted as Tehsildar, Pahlgam vice Mr. Umar Gulzar. He shall also hold the additional charge of Tehsil Sallar. He shall draw his salary for the […]
JAMMU – A 40-year-old patient infected with Mucormycosis or popularly known Black Fungus having recently “recuperated” from COVID-19 died at Government Medical College Jammu on Friday, making it the first fatality of its type in J&K. Quoting Principal GMC Jammu, Dr Shashi Sudan, news agency GNS reported that the person, a resident of Poonch was […]
JERUSALEM – Israeli police attacked worshippers at the Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with stun grenades, media reports said Friday. Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have broken out hours after a truce in Gaza went into effect. Israeli police fired stun grenades and tear gas shortly after Friday prayers. Hundreds of Palestinians had held […]
JAMMU/SRINAGAR – All the Administrative Secretaries along with the officers of their departments today participated in the Anti-Terrorism Pledge taking ceremony held simultaneously at Civil Secretariat, Jammu as well as Srinagar. The pledge was administered by Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance at Civil Secretariat, Jammu and Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical […]
SRINAGAR – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar Friday said that the issue of local boys joining militancy was a “serious concern” for the security forces and that many steps have been taken to plug the local militant recruitment while as there is a need for “more hard-work” for the same. Talking […]
JAMMU – The first case of ‘Black Fungus’ (Mucormycosis) was reported on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir from government medical college hospital in Jammu. Shashi Sodan, head of the microbiology department and presently also functioning as the principal government medical college hospital, Jammu told IANS: “Yes, we have a post COVID patient of black fungus […]
PULWAMA – The residents in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama township are dejected after the administration decided to turn District Hospital Pulwama into a Covid-dedicated hospital and closed all routine Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) within. People, especially those living in the close vicinity of the town area, complain that the district administration, and particularly the hospital management, should […]