Srinagar, Sep 20, KNT: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought setting up of a medical university in Kashmir.
“The medical university would strengthen and expand the health sector and transform the health care scenario in the region,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan.
“With expanding medical, nursing and other allied health sciences, medical university is the need of the hour,” he said.
The DAK President said medical varsity would integrate the health care system and provide...
Jammu & Kashmir
علاحدگی پسند لیڈر سید علی گیلانی کا انتقال
سری نگر، یکم ستمبر (یو این آئی) سخت گیر حریت کانفرنس کے سابق صدر سید علی شاہ گیلانی 92 برس کی میں طویل علالت کے بعد کل رات سری نگر کی اپنی رہائش گاہ پر انتقال کر گئے۔
علیحدگی پسند لیڈر کے کنبے میں دو بیٹے اور چار بیٹیوں کے علاوہ کئی پوتے پوتیاں اور نواسے نواسیاں ہیں۔
سرکاری ذرائع نے بتایا کہ سری نگر میں احتیاطی طورپر جمعہ کو پابندی لگائی کاسکتی ہے
گیلانی کے کنبے کے ذرائع نے بتایا کہ انہوں نے سری نگر کے باہری علاقے حیدر پورہ واقع رہائش گاہ پر آخری سانس لی۔
Drug Alert: Hospitals asked to stop use of ‘Ringer Lactate’ injection after patients develop allergic symptoms
Neyaz Elahi
Srinagar, Aug 31, KNT: Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation (JKMSC) has issued a ‘drug alert’ after several patients at JVC Bemina developed allergic symptoms after they were administered ‘Ringer Lactate’ injection.
Chief Medical Officers from Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Medical Superintendent JLNM Hospital Rainawari, Srinagar have been directed to stop the use of ‘Ringer Lactate’ injection immediately.
Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Medical Offi...
Srinagar records coldest August temperature in 16 years
Srinagar, 16 August, 2021: Fresh light snowfall in upper reaches and incessant rains in plains on Sunday brought mercury levels down in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per Kashmir Weather, an independent weather forecaster, 12.5°C in Srinagar last night was the lowest August temperature since 2005.
The temperature was 5.6 degrees below the normal.
On 31 August 2005, Srinagar had recorded a minimum temperature of 10.5°C.
Meanwhile, Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded its all-time lowest August temperature a...
Collision leaves 4 tourists, 2 drivers injured in Sonmarg
Umar Raina
Sonmarg, July 21, KNT: The collision between two vehicles left two drivers and four tourists injured in summer hill station of Sonmarg here in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that there was a collision between an Innova (JK05B/9390) and a Tata Sumo (JK07/0924) resulting in injuries to four tourists and two drivers of both vehicles.
Both speeding vehicles suffered partial damage while besides 4 tourists, drivers of both vehicles...
Three nomads injured in Sonmarg bear attack
Umar Raina
Ganderbal, July 19, KNT: Three nomads sustained injuries after a black bear attacked them at Thajiwas area of Sonamarg in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday.
Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that three nomads grazing their live-stock were attacked by a bear leaving them injured. The bear according to a Wild Life Department official was present in the bushes and after noticing the movement of the humans, it attacked the three nomads.
The injured have been taken ...
Leopard mauls 7-year old girl to death
Umar Raina
Ganderbal, July 12, KNT: Hours after a leopard mauled a 7-year old girl to death, Wild Life Department launched a massive search operation to capture the wild beast.
Pertinently, on Sunday late evening, a leopard took away a 7-year-old girl from an orchard when her grand-mother was accompanying her.
The incident occurred in Zazuna village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Police, locals and Wild Life team had launched a search operation shortly after the incident and recovered...
Ceremonial blast for breakthrough of Z-Morh Tunnel conducted in Sonmarg
Umar Raina
Sonmarg, June 11, KNT: A ceremonial blast for the breakthrough of one of the two tubes of Z-Morh Tunnel was done today at picturesque Sonmarg area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district today.
The ceremonial blast for the breakthrough was done by Gurjeet Kambo, Executive Director (Projects), Regional Office Srinagar, NHIDCL.
The Z-Morh Tunnel is a currently under-construction. The 6.5 km long road tunnel will offer road connectivity throughout all weather conditions between Srinagar...
Cricketers, spectators immune to COVID-19 in South Kashmir’s Pulwama?
Thousands seen enjoying cricket match without following SOPs
Pulwama, Jun 7, KNT: Thousands of people, potentially a super-spreader gathering, were seen violating the COVID-19 related guidelines openly during a Twenty-20 Cricket match in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday.
The huge crowd of people flocked to Musarmarg area in C.B. Nath Argicheck, 14 km from district headquarters, to witness a cricket match and flouted all guidelines concerning the pandemic. People were without face mas...
Five persons including a trooper die in Ramban road accident
Tairq Nabi Bhat
Ramban, June 5, KNT: Five persons including a trooper were killed on Saturday when a cab skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Ramban district of Jammu region, officials said.
They said a SUV was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it went out of control from the driver near Digdol area and fell into 500 deep feet in Bishlari stream.
Deputy Commissioner Ramban told news agency Kashmir News Trust that five persons have died in the a...