NEW DELHI — With 2,487 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,21,599, while the active cases dipped to 17,692, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,214 with 13 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
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SKIMS top officials being forced to publish selection lists under scanner
SRINAGAR — In order to give undue benefits to some candidates and mint money, some officials at SKIMS Soura are pushing higher ups to publish selection lists which are already under scanner. Top SKIMS officials pleading anonymity said that some officials are trying to take undue benefits of the autonomous status of SKIMS and try […]
Jammu reports 8 new Covid-19 cases, Kashmir none
SRINAGAR — Jammu district reported eight new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that the fresh cases take the overall tally to 454139—166394 in Jammu and 287745 in Kashmir. There was also no death due to the pathogen reported […]
India reports 2,858 new Covid cases, 11 deaths
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 4,31,19,112 on Saturday with 2,858 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 18,096, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,201 with 11 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent […]
J&K reports 5 new Covid-19 cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two from Srinagar, taking the overall tally to 454131—166386 in Jammu and 287745 […]
India reports 2,841 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI — With 2,841 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,16,254, while the active cases dipped to 18,604, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,190 with nine fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]
On International Nurses day, nurses highlight heavy workload, poor work environment at hospitals
SRINAGAR — Nurses who play a key role in hospitals in communicating with patients, understanding them and taking care of them along with administering medicines are still unsung heroes. The 2021 study published in the International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences revealed that around 67 percent of nurses in Kashmir suffer from depression. Besides, […]
Kashmir reports 1 new Covid-19 case, none in Jammu
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported one new covid-19 case while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that the fresh case was reported from Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454126—166383 in Jammu and 287743 in Kashmir. There was also no death […]
SKIMS celebrates International Nurses Day
SRINAGAR — The Department of Nursing Administration, Sheri-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences celebrated “International Nurses Day” to commemorate birth anniversary of “Florence Nightingale” pioneer of modern nursing. The progamme held today focused on this year’s theme “Nurses- A Voice to Lead- Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health”. Director SKIMS & EOSG, […]
India reports 2,827 new Covid cases, 24 deaths
NEW DELHI — With 2,827 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,181 with 24 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]









