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| Who’ll own responsibility for COVID-19 mortalities in Jammu, ask people | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: With over one thousand Covid deaths and counting, the winter capital of Jammu has become the only district in Jammu and Kashmir to have suffered the maximum mortality in the Union Territory, raising concerns over “negligence” on the part of the concerned.
Taking no lessons from the allegedly poor arrangements for the first wave of the deadly pandemic, the authorities including those at the helm in the health care sector, were caught napping in the second wave as well.
While Jammu has witnessed maximum mortality in the month of May alone, it remains the second -worst affected district with regard to the number of positive cases. Till May 27, Jammu witnessed 49395 cases, while Srinagar, on the other hand, recorded 63825 cases, highest in the UT.
Such shocking mortality in the twin capitals raises brows over the role of concerned officials. The City of Temples crossed 1,000 casualty figure on May 26. Of the over 1,000 deaths in Jammu, 535 deaths took place in May alone.
In the first wave, Jammu had recorded only 478 deaths as compared to 536 in... | |
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| Only trial run of DRDO hospital beings | | Delay in recruitment process plays spoil sport | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded Covid Hospital and dedicated the facility to Jammu. After the inauguration of the hospital, a trial run has started in this institute which is going to give big relief to the people.
Instead of shifting Covid patients in the hospital after its inauguration, higher-ups in the health department have started a trial run. It is stated that the formal functioning of the hospital will be started within couple of days after completion of the trial run.
Authorities of the DRDO have fulfilled their commitment of completing the hospita... | |
| | | | Jammu elders step in to counter misinformation against COVID-19 vaccines | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Due to misinformation launched by some anti-social elements, people are hesitant to take vaccine but elders of Jammu region are leading from the front to counter this vicious campaign.
After 120-year-old Dholi Devi of remotest Dudu area of Udhampur district volunteered herself for vaccination to inspire others, 118-year-old Sher Mohammad of the most backward Mahore tehsil of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir took the jab to counter the ‘misinformation’ about the inoculation.
“If I can take vaccination why others are hesitating?”, the super-centenarian asked after he was immunized by a mobile team of the health department at his residence. “After ... | |
| | | | Five Kashmir districts placed in ''red zone'' for Covid containment in J-K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Five districts were placed in the ''red category'' as the Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Committee (SEC) on Saturday came out with a fresh classification of the districts effective from May 31 for Covid containment in the union territory.
Pulwama and Anantnag in south Kashmir, and Baramulla and Kupwara in north and Budgam in central Kashmir have been put in the ''red zone'' along with the areas on either side of the Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to the valley, an order issued by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said.
Lakhanpur containment zone on the Jammu-Pathankot highway with a buffer of 500 meter radius has also been categorised in the red z... | |
| | | | PM Modi announces financial package for children who lost both parents to COVID-19 | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, May 29: On the eve of his government’s second anniversary in its second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to COVID-19, including ensuring a corpus of Rs 10 lakh when they turn 18 and providing for their education. Chairing a meeting to deliberate on steps which can be taken to support such children, he said they will be supported under the “PM-CARES for Children” scheme.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children, and the PM-CARES fund will contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corp... | |
| | | | JK reports 2253 new cases of Corona Virus; 46 fresh deaths, positive cases 286684 | | Active positive 39255, recovered 243588, casualties 3841 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 29: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 2,253 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 2, 86,684. Following 46 fresh deaths the death toll due to the virus reached 3,841.
Srinagar district reported 353 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 343 cases, Kupwara district 203 cases, Anantnag district 184 cases, Budgam district 169 cases, Baramulla district 162 cases, Pulwama district 142 cases, Kulgam district 91 cases, Poonch district 70 cases, Bandipora district 69 cases, Ramban district 66 cases, Udhampur and Rajouri districts 60 cases each, Doda district 54 cases, Gand... | |
| | | | Police, army foiled weapon smuggle in forward area of Tangdhar | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, May 29: Police today claimed to have foiled an attempt by militants to smuggle a huge cache of weapons at forward Jandi in Tangdhar sector of this north Kashmir district.
The Kashmir range of Jammu & Kashmir Police in a tweet said that, Kupwara police along with army in an operation at the forward Jandi Tangdhar sector in Kupwara thwarted an attempt by militants to smuggle the weapons.
A police spokesperson said that acting upon a specific info... | |
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