Category: Union Territory

SRINAGAR: After a gap of around 25 days, a youth from Pulwama was tested positive for covid-19 on Tuesday taking the toll of total positive cases in Pulwama to 04 including three recoveries.

The first three patients who were tested positive belonging to the district were discharged after their recovery.

Pertinently Pulwama was the only district in the Kashmir division where there was not a single active positive patient after recovery of ist three patients.

Officials said that a person who was tested positive on Tuesday is a driver by profession and has travel history.

He was asymptomatic, but in quarantine, he started developing symptoms and later tested positive,they said (PTK)

Shopian: Encounter starts between government forces and militants in Melhoora village of Zainapora Sub division area of shopian on Tuesday afternoon

An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that on specific inputs about the presence of militants cordon and search Operation was launched in the area by joint team of forces including 55 RR and Zainapora Police.

As forces zeroed towards suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon forces which was retaliated, triggering an encounter, he said

Two to three militants are believed to be trapped and operation was under way when this report was filled

Pertinently last Tuesday four militants of Ansar Gazwat ul hind were killed in same village—(KNO)

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded eighth death due to COVID-19 as a septuagenarian woman from Rainawari Srinagar died at a hospital here on Tuesday.

With underlying ailments, the woman had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday.

Confirming it, Medical Superintendent Chest Disease hospital Dalgate Dr Saleem Tak told GNS that the elderly woman was suffering from various ailments.

“She was diabetic, hypertensive and had other comorbidities,” he said.

With the woman’s death, the number of fatalities due to the virus has gone up to 8—seven in Kashmir and one in Jammu.

Meanwhile, fifteen more people tested positive of the coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the number of the Covid-19 patients in J&K to 561.

Official sources told GNS that among them, 10 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura and include five from Baramulla, four from Shopian and one from Kupwara.

Five other cases were confirmed at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate and include four from Anantnag district and one Pulwama. (GNS)

Srinagar: Fifteen more people have tested positive of the novel coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the number of the Covid-19 patients in J&K to 561.

Official sources told GNS that among them, 10 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura and include five from Baramulla, four from Shopian and one from Kupwara.

Five other cases were confirmed at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate and include four from Anantnag district and one Pulwama.

As per the official data, there are now 561 cases in Jammu and Kashmir and 58 of them are in Jammu division. (GNS)

Anantnag: Two health workers were found infected with Covid-19 in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Both these employees have come in contact with previous infected persons mostly from Shangus area.

Sources told KNT that a health employee at PHC Nowgam and another posted at Shangus was tested positive. Both these health workers were put in quarantine and their samples were taken a couple of days ago.

Four fresh cases were reported in Anantnag today till the filing of this report.

Out of 550 positive cases, 380 are Active Positive, 164 have recovered and 7 have died so for in Jammu and Kashmir. (KNT)

Many injured in lathi charge

Anantnag: Police charged people with canes after they tried to escape from quarantine centre in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Over 100 people have been put under quarantine in a college at Khanabal Anantnag. These people allege that they have been deprived of every facility and are virtually living in a hell.

Sources told KNT that these people who hail from different areas of Anantnag tried to escape from the quarantine centre. Police was informed who charged protesters with canes, resulting in the injuries of several people.

“What is our fault? We are being treated like criminals. There is no facility for us and when we showed concern, were beaten to pulp,” they said.

An official from district administration said that they are providing every facility to the people put in quarantine. “We are trying to upgrade and equip all quarantine centres with every facility,” he said. (KNT)

Pulwama: First positive case has surfaced in the second phase in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Authorities had declared Pulwama district Covid-19 free zone. In the first phase the district witnessed three confirmed cases but all these three patients were discharged after their recovery.

“At present there was no active Coronavirus case in Pulwama district, but unfortunately, from Rohmu village a patient who was in quarantine in a school has been tested positive,” Dr Mir Mushtaq told KNT.

He said that infected person is a driver by profession and has travel history. “He was asymptomatic, but in quarantine, he started developing symptoms and later tested positive,” he added.

In Kashmir Valley Bandipora tops the table of confirmed cases followed by Srinagar, Shopian, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kulgam and Pulwama. (KNT)

Srinagar: Three girls died while one is untraceable after cloud burst triggered flash floods in two different areas of South and Central Kashmir on Monday evening.

Police sources told KNT that a cloud burst triggered flash floods in Chotipora area adjacent to Sedow Forest area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Two sisters Summy Jan (24) and Khalida (18) were washed away due to gushing waters. Both these sisters were outside home when the cloud burst incident occurred.

Sources added locals and police launched a search operation to trace these sisters.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Wajahat Hussain told KNT that soon after the incident a search operation was launched to retrieve the bodies of the duo.

Local sources said that the body of Summy Jan was retrieved near Amshipora village while Khalida is untraced. The victims are daughters of Ghulam Muhammad Paul.

In another similar incident two sisters, Rumiysa Jan (14) and Ruksana (6) died in Kutbal area of Central Kashmir’s Chadoora area. Cloud burst here too triggered flash floods in Nallah Rangwadi and washed away both these sisters. (KNT)

Srinagar: As Kashmir valley focuses excessively on COVID-19, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said it is harrowing time for people with other diseases and conditions.

“Patients with non-covid health problems face immense hardships,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan.

“People are not getting health care for other problems,” he said.

Dr Nisar said patients with acute or chronic illness who regularly need to see their doctors are not doing so.
“It is not just fear that is keeping people out of hospitals, but the perception that hospitals are closed for all non-covid patients,” he said.

“Patients are told that there are no resources and staff to provide care for non-covid patients and that everything is deferred,” he added.

Dr Nisar said we have come across with many instances of patients not seeking medical attention even for emergencies. Many people are dying at home – and some of them have treatable condition.

“We see patients with heart attacks, strokes presenting late with all complications leading to delayed intervention and recovery,’ he said.
“Also, patients with acute abdominal conditions like appendicitis, cholecystitis due to gall stones present late with perforation, peritonitis and sepsis, needing emergency surgery and prolonged stay in ICU because of delay in seeking treatment,” he added.

Dr Nisar said patients with diabetes and hypertension present acutely with complications because they don’t seek medical attention early in case of abnormal levels.

“Cancer patients are coming with spread of their disease because cancer surgeries have been postponed,” he said.

Dr Nisar said we must understand that amid the outbreak, people still get heart attacks, strokes. Babies will still be born and appendixes will still burst.

“Health authorities need to get the message out that hospitals are taking care of non-covid patients and they have system in place to protect them,” he said.

“As we fight covid-19, health care providers should make sure that other patients are seen in hospitals. The pandemic toll will be much worse if it leads people avoid care for other life-threatening, yet treatable conditions,” said Dr Nisar

Grand Mufti pays tribute to Hazrat Fatima (RA)

Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti, Nasir-ul-Islam on Monday said life and dedication of Hazrat Fatima (RA) towards the path of Allah and teachings of the Prophet (SAW) and her contribution to mankind is a beacon of light for all Muslims.

In a statement issued Mufti Nasir stressed that by remaining dedicated in the way of Allah and following the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in letter and spirit, Hazrat Fatima Zahra (RA) had shown the true path to the Muslims by leading her own life with piousness and simplicity.

On the anniversary of daughter of beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Hazrat Fatima Zahra (RA)– that falls on 3rd of Ramazan, Mufti Nasir paid glowing tributes to Hazrat Fatima (RA) and termed her as a “role model” for womenfolk, stating that her life has been an example for all the Muslim women – daughters, sisters and mothers.

Muft Nasir urged Muslim women to follow in letter and spirit the path Hazrat Fatima (RA) choose for herself and thereby help bring an Islamic revolution. He said just by paying glowing tributes to the chaste and the pure one, who spent much of her time in prayers, reciting the holy book of Qur’an and in other acts of worship, Muslims would not able to repay Hazrat Fatima (RA) for her good deeds toward humanity but needed to adopt her outlook and ways and in every walk of life.

He said entire family of Hazrat Fatima(RA)worked hard and offered priceless sacrifices for Islam and there can be no best example other than the battle of Karbala where Hazrat Fatima’s son Hazrat Imam Hussain offered priceless sacrifice for the great cause of Islam along with little children and all his companions