Around Dozen Medical Shops Sealed In Soura After Owners, Salesmen Found Unvaccinated

SRINAGAR: Around a dozen medical shops were on Tuesday sealed outside the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and other localities in Soura after the owners and two salesmen were found unvaccinated.

Officials informed that a special drive was launched by Tehsildar Eidgah, Ishfaq Khan today to check whether all medical shops’ owners and salesmen have been vaccinated.

Khan told that soon after launching the drive from Soura hospital to Nowshera, around a dozen medical shop owners and salesmen were found unvaccinated, following which the shops were sealed.

“Some of the owners were also fined for violating the norms. Vaccination certificate is mandatory for everyone to run the shops. We won’t allow anyone to operate without getting vaccinated,” he said.

He added that such drives will continue in the future, and they will ensure that SOPs are followed in letter and spirit—(KNO)

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Cash Recovered From Temporary Shelter Of Homeless Woman In Rajouri: Officials

SRINAGAR: The authorities on Tuesday morning recovered a huge amount of cash including currency notes and coins from temporary shelter of a homeless woman in Nowshera town of Rajouri district.

Officials told that on Monday a team of municipal committee and tehsil administration was sent to the temporary shelter of the homeless woman to pack his belongings in order to shift her to some government shelter.

They said that the woman was later taken to a government destitute center in Rajouri town.

Officials said that on Tuesday, a team was deputed to the temporary shelter of the woman where besides other belongings, three plastic vegetables packing boxes and one jute bag were found.

They said that boxes were kept hidden inside the shelter and during search, currency notes and coins of different denominations were recovered.

They said that the currency has been taken into possession by the tehsil administration—(KNO)

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Body Of 35-Yr-Old Recovered From Nallah In Verinag

SRINAGAR: Body of a 35-year-old man was recovered from a Nallah in Dooru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon.

A police official told that the man identified as Reyaz Ahmad Chachi son of Alam-Din-Chachi of Hallan Verinag was found dead under mysterious conditions in Nallah Sandran near Poolia Verinag.

Station house officer, Dooru told that police have reached the spot soon after being informed by the locals. “Further details are being ascertained,” he said—(KNO)

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Bear Mauls Minor Shepherd Boy In Handwara Forest

SRINAGAR:  A 15-year-old shepherd boy sustained critical injuries after he was mauled by a wild bear in Kakroosa forest area of North Kashmir’s Handwara.

The boy is battling for life at SMHS Hospital Srinagar.

Sources told that the bear mauled the boy when he was grazing cattle in Kakroosa forest area. Locals shifted him to District Hospital Handwara where doctors referred him to Srinagar’SMHS Hospital.

A medico identified the victim as Maroof Zaman Khan, a resident of Shah Chenipath Rajouri. He said the condition of the boy is critical. (KNT)

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Another JK Bank Officer Dies of Covid19

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank lost another middle management officer to Covid19. Manzoor Ahmad Hamdani breathed his last in SKIMS during the wee hours on June 1.

Manzoor Ahmad Hamdani

Hamdani was 56 and currently the Director of RSETI Bandipore. After spending almost 13 years in the bank’s Board office – where he would handle the Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Hamdani was shifted to Ganderbal as RSETI Director. He had joined the bank in 1986. His colleagues remember him as someone with sober and helpful nature, besides being a professionally meticulous person.

His colleagues in the bank said he complained of fever around Eid and was shifted to hospital. He died after fighting for life for all these days. He was the cousin of the leading SKIMS pulmonologist, Dr Parvaiz Koul.

Lost my cousin, Manzoor Hamdani, to COVID in SKIMS today, way younger than me. Allah Jannat Naseeb Farmaaye.
Please adopt appropriate behavior
and
get vaccinated ASAP.
Dont lower your guard.. ………..PLEASE

— Parvaiz Koul (@Parvaizkoul) June 1, 2021

Bashir Ahmad Dar, a JK Bank official who died of Covid19

A resident of Sederbal in Srinagar, Hamdani basically belongs to Khanqah area of the Shehr-e-Khas. He belongs to a family that would perform the duty of Muazins’s at Khanqah.

Hamdani is survived by three sons, one of whom was selected as a clerk in the bank, and his wife. His colleagues have mourned his death.

The bank lost three officials to Covid19 in May, the killer month of the contagion ever since it flew to Kashmir. On May 26, Bashir Ahmad Dar, a banking associate, posted at Kachdoora branch in Shopian died of Covid19.  The 1971 born bank worker was a resident of Manzgam in Noorabad. dar had joined the bank in 1999. te other two were branch managers Sanjay Kundu and Imtiyaz Wani.

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Covid-19 Claims 16 More Lives In J&K, Toll 3923

SRINAGAR:  Jammu and Kashmir reported 16 more covid-19 related deaths since last evening, taking the overall toll due to the virus to 3923, officials said on Tuesday.

Seven of the fatalities were reported from Jammu division and nine from Kashmir Valley, the officials told.

Among those who succumbed to the virus in the Valley include a 72-year-old woman from Nishat Srinagar who died three days after she was admitted to SKIMS Soura.

An 80-year-old man from Chanapora Srinagar died two days after he was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, they said.

A 75-year-old man from Nowgam Srinagar, they said, died at CD hospital, hours after he was admitted to the exclusive covid-19 management facility.

Three persons died at GMC Anantnag—a man from Roohu Annatnag, a woman from Shangus and a man from Bijbhera, they said.

A 50-year-old man from Handwara Kupwara died at district hospital Baramulla, they said.

An 80-year-old woman from Karnah Kupwara, they said, died at Sub District Hospital Tanghdar.

A 60-year-old man from Ushkroo Baramulla died at covid-19 management facility at Indoor Stadium Baramulla, they said.

Among others the victims from Jammu include a 46-year-old from Majalata Udhampur, a 67-year-old from Talab Tillo Jammu, a 78-year-old from Bantalab Jammu, a 76-year-old  woman from R S Pora, a 71-year-old man from Shakti Nagar and a 75-year-old from Rehari Jammu.  (GNS)

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Govt Asks Public To Obtain Receipts From Ration Stores, Starts Online Complaint System

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government has asked the general public to obtain a receipt from the storekeepers of government sale centres/fair price shops while stating that people can complain about “reluctance” on part of the storekeeper to provide the receipt on a toll-free number or on the official grievance portal.

“In case any storekeeper is reluctant to provide receipt the same shall be brought to the notice of the Department on toll-free no 1800-180-7011or through online mode on the official grievance portal i.e feastjk.gov.in/jkgrams,” the order issued by Director Food and Civil Supplies Kashmir.

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