The director health services Kashmir on Monday asked the chief medical officers and medical superintendents falling under the jurisdiction of directorate of health Kashmir to cancel the leaves of medical staff including doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other official in view of Covid-19 upsurge.
In an order a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), director health Kashmir said that it is enjoined upon all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other Territorial Offices falling within the jurisdiction of this Directorate that amid upsurge of the covid-19 pandemic, all the leaves either sanctioned or under consideration at Directorate level or at respective offices of CMO’s and other DDO’s in respect of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other official of this Department are here by cancelled forthwith except Maternity Leave and Leave taken in view of extreme medical exigencies.
The order stated that besides, all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other
Territorial Offices are directed to refrain from forwarding any kind of leave to this Directorate till further orders—(KNO)
A Doctor got Critically injured in a road accident at Thajiwara area of Achabal in South kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday morning.
Reports Said that A Maruti Alto Bearing Reg no (JK03H 0651) Collided With Truck bearing reg no (JK03B 3008) Near Thajiwara Achabal this Morning leaves Critically Injured Doctor ,Identified as Mudasir Ah Sheikh Son of Khurshid Ah Sheikh Resident of Brariangan Shangus .
Official Sources told that He has been Shifted to GMC hospital Anantnag for treatment.
Meanwhile Police has Reached the Spot, and taken the Cognizance of the Accident and investigation are on.
Around two dozen huts of Rohingya refugees were gutted in a massive midnight fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday, officials said.
Official sources told GNS that the fire started at Kabaar and within no time engulfed the jhuggies of close periphery in Marauti Mohalla Jammu.
The fire raged for more than two hours and when the flames doused off, it had destroyed all the shelters of the Rohingya. The number of shanties is put 25 put it could be more, they said. The fire, the cause of which is not known, comes as Supreme Court has reserved verdict on a plea against the deportation of the Muslim Rohingya to Myanmar where they, according to their lawyer advocate Prashant Bhushan, can be “killed or subjected to torture.”
“Fire started at around 0100 hours and could douse at 0315 hours. Three fire tenders were pressed into service,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu, Chandan Kohli told GNS. “No injury or loss of life has been reported,” he said, adding, “Fire started from kabaar and within no time engulfed the jhuggies of close periphery. Rest situation normal,” he added. (GNS)
A 40-year-old woman and her son were charred to death after their house caught fire in Haftchinar area of Srinagar.
Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that at least six residential houses were gutted during intervening night of Sunday-Monday in Haftchinar area of Srinagar, which falls under the jurisdiction of Shergari Police Station.
“Fire broke out in a residential house of one Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, son of Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh of Dogerpati Haftchinar, which engulfed into another residential houses during intervening night of Sunday-Monday.”
In the incident, Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh’s wife identified as Ajmeera (40), his son Mohammad Abbass Sheikh (6), died on the spot.
The duo were taken to the Srinagar’s SMHS hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Medical Superintendent SMHS, Dr. Nazir Choudhary told KNO that the duo were declared brought dead at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the cause of fire is being ascertained, officials said—(KNO)
A 60-year-old tourist from Gujarat died due to Covid-19 at a hospital here, officials said on Monday.
They said that the tourist was admitted on 2nd April in CD Hospital after testing positive. While he had tested negative one day prior at Airport.
Confirming the death, a doctor at the hospital told GNS that the tourist was suffering from “severe covid-19 Pneumonia” and died on Sunday.
Interestingly, the tourist like the one from Pune Maharashtra who died on Wednesday last had tested negative for the covid-19 at the Srinagar airport on arrival to Valley.
A few tourists are already admitted to CD hospital as well as Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, two of the exclusive facilities for the management of covid-19 patients here, officials told GNS.
Sources in these exclusive health facilities said that most of these tourists have tested negative at airport and those who arrived by road were reportedly not even tested en-route.
“Some tourists have arrived by road and told hospital authorities that they were not tested anywhere en-route,” they said, raising a question about the administrations concerns about stemming the spread of the covid-19 at a time when it’s rapidly spreading in India and elsewhere. The spread has already forced the closure of schools in Jammu and Kashmir. There is also threat of spread of new variants, already found in at least five patients in Jammu.
A doctor here told GNS that a new trend has been witnessed of late when people who had previously recovered are re-infected which strongly points towards a mutated strain. “There is pressing need to have a more rigorous exercise to identify these strains,” the doctor said.
Last week, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) called for genetic testing of Covid-19 positive samples to look for any mutated strain of the virus.
“Genetic testing would not only detect the known mutants that might have sneaked into the valley, but also check whether any mutant has emerged within the region,” the doctors’ body said.
Sources said that it is also not the case that samples are not being subjected to genome sequencing. “There is need to increase the frequency as the cases subjected to genome sequencing are very few,” they said, adding, “re-infection in some patients could even be due to weakening antibodies but increased genome sequencing and other related tests would only increase certainty about the reasons rather than rely on hypothesis.” (GNS)
69 people tested positive for COVID within 2 weeks
Zaffer Iqbal
URI APRIL 05 :
At least 17188 people have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in both the Medical blocks of Uri so far.
Official sources told Sarhadi Times that 8402 people in Medical block Uri received first dose of vaccine till now and 8786 peoples received in vaccine in Boniyar Medical Block.
Official said 1316 people received second dose of vaccine in Uri Medical block and 1017 peoples received in Medical block Boniyar.
He said people who received first & second dose includes above 45 years local residents, health workers, frontline officials, ICDS employees and revenue officials.
The official further said at least 40,000 population of both the medical blocks of Uri who are in target group and remaining is being given vaccine doses.
Official said 69 people tested positive for Covid-19 in both the Medical blocks of Uri in which 66 tested positive in Uri and 3 in Boniyar.
He said all were sent for home isolation and have been advised for follow Covid protocol.
Meanwhile, Block Medical Officer Uri Dr Mohammad Ramzan Mir has appealed people above 45 years to come for vaccination.
“It is very important and we have 30 session sites for Covid vaccination in Uri. People should come to us and get vaccinated along with the other family members in target group,” he said .
The drive against drugs will continue till the complete eradication of the menace from Society
SNS KASHMIR
BARAMULLA APRIL 05 :
Today on 4/4/21 at about 1600 hrs during checking at Dhobiwan, Police Station Kunzer recovered 200 gms of Charas like substance from Hilal Ahmad Shah, Son in Law of Ab. Rahim Bhat R/o Dhobiwan Kunzer who was driving a load carrier bearing No. JK04D- 4829. Case FIR No. 29/2021 Under Section 8/20 NDPS stands registered in the PS and Investigation set into motion.
On 3/4/2021, 07 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered by PS Kunzer from one Danish Ahmad Lone S/o Mohd Akber Lone R/o Lalpora Kunzer during checking of his Alto Car bearing No. DL3CBS- 7814 at Wussan Crossing. Case FIR No 28/2021 stands Registered under Section 8/21 NDPS Act in the said Police Station.
Earlier in the week, on 02/04/2021 Police Station Pattan arrested Umar Abdullah Dar S/o Mohd Abdullah & Mohd Shafi Magloo S/o Mohd Akber both Residents of Cheki Razak Khan alongwith 30 bottles of Codeine Phosphate. Further, PS Chandoosa apprehended Manzoor Lone S/o Ab. Gaffar and Mohd Shafi Lone S/o Bashir Lone R/o Sultanpora Chandoosa with White Powder (likely to be Heroin) and a digital weighing Scale on the same day at Sultanpora Crossing. FIRs under NDPS Act stand registered in both the cases.
The drive against drugs will continue till the complete eradication of the menace from society.
Pattan Police has arrested two Notorious Drug Pedlers along with dozens of Codine Bottales in Chak Raza Kahan Village of Mirgund Pattan area of Baramulla District.
Police Sources told CNS Police Station Pattan has arrested two persons at Mirgund check Raza khan road in suspicious conditions during their search 30 bottles of wincrex Syrup ( codine Phosphate)were recovered from their possession in two separate polythene beg.
During questioning they disclosed their names as Umer Abdullha Dar s/o Mohd Abdullha Dar and Mohd Shafi Mugloo s/o Mohd Akbar Mugloo both residents of cheki Razaq khan .
Accordingly Police has registered case FIR NO 59/21 U/S 8/21-29 NDPS ACT registered in police station Pattan and investigation has been Started
An alleged offender has been apprehended after police claimed to have recovered contraband from former’s possession in Khanbal area of south-Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
A police official told Global News Service (GNS) that the accused was apprehended by a police party alongside ICPP Bus-stand as four-hundred grams of Charas were recovered from his possession.
Identifying the accused as Asif Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Seepan Khanabal, the official further said that an FIR number 70/21 under section 8/20 NDPS Act has been registered and further investigations taken up in this regard. (GNS)
A leopard was on Sunday evening captured alive by the officials of the Wildlife Department in Ompora housing colony in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
A wildlife official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on 12 March a family of leopard was spotted in area and today one among them was captured alive by Wildlife department officials
He said that the department has asked its men to remain alert as their is possibility that cubs and male leopard may try to search the captured leopard in the area.
“We have asked the concerned officials to remain alert and vigilant to capture the male leopard which might be roaming in the area with cubs,” the official added.
He said that they will set free the captured leopard in Dachigam National park or any forest area—(KNO)
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