News Topic:COVID-19
Health
Omicron: Healthcare workers asked to get ‘precautionary’ dose
Director SKIMS, Prof. Parvaiz Ahmed Koul, has emphasized upon all healthcare/frontline workers to get the ‘precautionary dose’.
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Education
Omicron: Students outraged by the closing of coaching centres
After the government issued a directive to close down coaching centres, students alleged that axe first falls on the education sector.
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Politics
10 PDP leaders booked for violating COVID-19 SOPs
Senior PDP leader Abdul Reham Veeri and nine others were booked for violating COVID-19 protocol by organizing a ‘rally’ in Bijbehara.
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J&K
COVID-19: Restrictions ordered on non-essential night movement in J-K
The government on Wednesday ordered complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from 09 PM to 06 AM.
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Health
Vaccination drive for children between 15-18 years starts in J-K
J-K Government on Monday started the first vaccination drive for children between the age group of 15-18 years.
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Health
Kashmir coaching centres to vaccinate all students above 15 years
Coaching centres have decided to go for mass vaccination of students across Srinagar from the first week of January.
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Health
H&ME Department identifies posts for NHM contractual nurses
The Health and Medical Education Department has identified 96 vacancies for NHM contractual Covid nurses in various hospitals of J-K.
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COVID-19: 24 pregnant women test positive at Lal Ded Hospital
At least 24 pregnant women tested positive for Coronavirus on Wednesday at Kashmir’s lone maternity hospital Lal Ded.
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Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion
Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.
Overseas Job Fraud: EOW chargesheets accused who duped youth of lakhs
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged overseas job fraud.
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