Month: February 2022

Jammu and Kashmir reported 2751 covid-19 cases, up by 201 from yesterday, even as nine persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24-hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 1105 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1646 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 438176. Regarding the fresh fatalities, the officials told GNS that four among them were reported from Jammu division and five from Kashmir valley. So far 4683 people have died due to the virus—2289 in Jammu and 2394 in Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, he said, Srinagar reported 440 cases, Baramulla 136, Budgam 177, Pulwama 45, Kupwara 405, Anantnag 108, Bandipora 30, Ganderbal 59, Kulgam 209, Shopian 37, Jammu 561, Udhampur 96, Rajouri 21, Doda 74, Kathua 44, Samba 86, Kishtwar 1...

In view of decline in Covid-19 cases since last few days, the authorities at SKIMS Soura have decided to resume OPD services from tomorrow. "In the interest of patient care and keeping in view plateauing of COVID wave in Kashmir, it is hereby ordered that the functioning of SKIMS OPD will resume from Wednesday i.e. 2nd February 2022," reads the order issued by Medical Superintendent SKIMS Farooq A Jan, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Pertinently, OPD services were closed and tele consultations were started at SKIMS Soura in second week of January after Covid cases surged in J&K—(KNO)

Many employees including District and Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs), Conservators, DSCOs and Wildlife Wardens etc have not been transferred in the forest department for years together which has raised questions about overall efficacy of the department as well as highlights dangers to the woods. Sources said that due to the non-transfer of the employees for longer duration, there was every possibility of some employees having developed nexus of sorts with some unscrupulous people which ultimately leads to dangers to green cover. “If a through probe is ordered and that too randomly, instances would come to fore where forest cover has been lost due to nexus between some employees and the smugglers,” the sources said. Transfer of employees is essential component in an organisation fo...

Will meet shopkeepers to resolve issue, says SMC Mayor The shopkeepers, whose shops are located at Polo View here have expressed resentment against the authorities for their proposal of removing the parking space in the area. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Muhammad Ismail, president of Polo View Association said that under the Smart City Project, the authorities are deciding to remove the parking space from the locality. However, he said that such a move would certainly leave the shopkeepers to suffer as there would be no space available for them as well as the shoppers to park their vehicles. “We want the authorities to ensure the availability of the parking space so that the shopkeepers as well as the shoppers don't suffer,” he said. Meanwhile, Sri...