Category: Union Territory

Pulwama: Government Forces launched Cordon and Search operation in two hamlets of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

The search operation in both the villages were underway till the filing of this report.

Sources told news agency KNT that combined forces including soldiers from 50 and 55 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operation Group of local Police and 180 and 182 Battalions of paramilitary CRPF cordoned off Muran and Ashmandar villages of the district after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants.

Sources added that door to door search operation was initiated and all the entry and exit points of the village have been sealed.

Local sources that huge contingents of forces have been deployed in these area, however, no contact with militants have been established so for. (KNT)

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22 patients discharged from JLNM Hospital Srinagar

10 from Shopian, 11 from Srinagar and one from Jammu

Nodal Officer Dr Bilquees Informed

She said total positive patients admitted in the hospital are now 48

22 patients discharged from JLNM Hospital Srinagar….10 from Shopian, 11 from Srinagar and one from Jammu….Nodal Officer Dr Bilquees informed…..She said total positive patients admitted in the hospital are now 48…. pic.twitter.com/CpFfJBwhzG

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Doda/Jammu: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant and an Army jawan were killed in an ongoing gunfight in a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.

The encounter started when security forces launched a joint operation in Posta-Potra village in Gundana area, 26 kms from Doda town, following information about presence of some militants, the officials said.

An Army jawan was critically injured in the initial firing from the holed up militants and later succumbed to injuries while being evacuated to hospital, they said.

Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said one of the hiding militants was killed in the ongoing operation.

The operation is on and further details are awaited, Singh said.

The officials said joint teams of Army’s Rashtriya Rifles, police and CRPF were launched on Saturday night after inputs were received about presence of two suspected militants in the village.

As the search parties were moving towards the target area, they came under heavy fire around 7.30 am which was retaliated, the officials said, adding the militants took shelter in a house after a brief encounter in the open.

This is the second encounter between security forces and militants in Doda district this year. Earlier, Hizbul Mujahideen commander Haroon Abbas was killed in the same area by security forces on January 15.

Earlier this month, two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were arrested along with some arms and ammunition in the district.

Doda along with nearby Kishtwar district has witnessed increased militant activity lately.

Police raids clinic

Pattan: Police Sunday detained Dean Government Medical College Baramulla after he was found busy in private practice at a clinic in North Kashmir’s Pattan town violating all norms of lock-down.

The doctor identified as Abdul Rashid Budoo was seen examining patients in the clinic where attendants and patients were seen violating the norms of social distancing.

Dr Abdul Rashid Budoo is known for fleecing patients and in past as well, he was in news for the wrong reasons. “In this lockdown and pandemic, when government is impressing upon people to stay at home, Dr Abdul Rashid Budoo who is Dean GMC Baramulla was seen busy in his private practice every day in Pattan market,” said an attendant to news agency KNT.

Witnessing said a police team from Pattan arrived in the clinic and detained the doctor. He was let go after counseling at police station.

Budoo according to reports charge Rs 400 as fee these days, though before the onset of pandemic, patients used to pay only Rs 300 as fee.

One of the patients told KNT that the said doctor forced them to visit his private clinic as he didn’t attend on him at GMC Baramulla Hospital. (KNT)

Will take final call by evening, says Div Com

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration is likely to extend the lock down amid surge in the coronavirus cases.

An official told news agency KINS that Jammu and Kashmir administration has received guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs about the lock down.

“Lock down is likely to be extended in Jammu and Kashmir but will be different from previous ones. There would be some relaxations,” the official said.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole confirmed they have received guidelines from the MHA.

“We are working on it and will take final call by the evening,” Divisional Commissioner Kashmir told news agency KINS.

Earlier Maharashtra and Punjab extended lockdown till May 31 to contain spread of COVID-19.(KINS)

Srinagar: A young lady from Habba Kadal area of Srinagar city died of septic-shock. The lady was declared positive for Covid-19 a couple of days ago.

With this death the death toll reached 13 in Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir Valley 11 patients have died of Covid-19 infection while 2 died in Jammu.

The young lady (29) died at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar. She according to reports was married to one Bilal Ahmed Sheikh.

Nodal Officer for Coronavirus at SMHS Hospitl Dr Saleem told news agency KNT that the lady was suffering from Septic-Shock and she had undergoine multiple surgeries. After testing positive for Covid-19 infection, she was shifted from SMHS Hospital to CD Hospital and today she died there.

Earlier, a 34 year old died of this infection at SMHS Hospital. He was from Hawal area of Srinagar. (KNT)

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said most of the people who are infected by the novel coronavirus in Kashmir valley are young and middle aged.

“Nearly 75 percent of Covid-19 cases are between 20 to 60 years of age,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan.

“Based on our analysis from the data of all 989 laboratory confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of May 16, 739 cases (74.72 percent) are concentrated in 20-60 age group,” he said.

“Of these 739 cases, 278 cases (28.10 percent) are between 20 to 29 years of age, 179 cases (18.09 percent) are in the age group of 30-39, 149 cases (15.06 percent) belong to 40-49 and 133 cases (13.44) are between 50 and 60 years of age,” he added.

Dr Nisar said while the elderly are said to be most vulnerable to the disease, but as per our data patients above 60 years of age accounted for only 79 (7.98 percent) of the total cases in the valley.

“According to a WHO report those under 19 years of age make up only 2.4 percent of the total cases, but in Kashmir valley 171 (17.29 percent) of the total cases are in the age group of 0-19,” he said.

Dr Nisar said along with age, the gender-wise difference is also visible in confirmed cases. Our data reveals out of 989 cases, 597 (60.36 percent) are males, while 391 (39.53 percent) are females.

“21 pregnant women are tested positive for the novel virus. One 8 month old infant is the valley’s youngest Covid victim,” he said.

Dr Nisar said Kashmir is among the highest Covid-19 case density areas in the country which is 141.28 cases per million of the population.

“97 percent cases were either asymptomatic or had mild disease. Only 2 percent patients had severe disease and just 1 percent had critical illness,” he said.

Dr Nisar said the Covid death rate in Kashmir valley is 1.011 percent which is below than the national average of 3.15 percent.

“Ten patients have succumbed to the disease. 8 of them were males while two were females. 7 of them were above 60 years of age and 8 had underlying medical conditions.

Though the virus is fatal in elderly and those with medical conditions, we had one death in a pregnant woman and a young male 32 years of age died due to the disease,” he added.

“While the percentage of positive cases in Kashmir valley as per our data is 2.2 percent, the recovery rate is 48.7 percent which is more than the national average which stands at 35.09 percent,” said Dr Nisar.

Kindly note that this release is based on data collected and collated right from the day Kashmir reported the first COVID-19 case.

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory recorded 13th death due to deadly Coronavirus as one more positive case from Srinagar’s Habba Kadal area has died at Chest Disease Hospital on Sunday, officials said.

Head of Department at Chest Disease Hospital, Srinagar, Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a 29-year-old lady from Habba Kadal Srinagar who was tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday died at CD hospital today.

“She was admitted as a case of septic shock at SMHS Srinagar and was put on ventilator at Surgical ICU in critical condition on Friday and was later shifted to CD hospital after her reports came positive,” officials said.

With her death, the death toll due to COVID-19 has mounted to 13 in Jammu and Kashmir including 11 from Kashmir division and two from Jammu division –(KNO)

Srinagar: Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) department claimed to have booked 13 butchers for selling meat at higher-than-approved rates.

Director FCS&CA Bashir Ahmad told news agency KINS that on Saturday there was an inspection by the deputy director, Joint director and other officers in which 14 meat sellers were booked of which FIR was lodged against four mutton sellers.

He said in the coming days a massive crackdown will be launched against mutton dealers selling meat on exorbitant rates.

Sources said that the action is in pursuance to a series of measures the administration has taken against violators over the past few days in response to complaints of overpricing of meat and other essential items following the Covid- lockdown.

The authorities have stepped up the market vigil to check the menace of overpricing of essential commodities in the markets.

Sources said that Divisional administration has also called for strict action against all those indulging in overpricing.

The administration has appealed the general public to help in maintaining a check on the black marketing of essential items and report such instances to FCS&CA. (KINS)