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COVID-19 Cases Spike: 57 Test Positive In JK

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally rises by 57 new cases today as 33 cases were reported from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir valley.
The highest number of 25 cases was reported from Jammu district, followed by 11 from Anantnag, 4 each from Udhampur, Doda and Baramulla, 3 from Budgam, and 2 cases each from Srinagar, Pulwama and Bandipora.
As per reports, a total of 3,665 COVID tests were conducted in the Union Territory in last 24 hours. The number of active COVID cases in the UT as on date is 554, 297 in Jammu Division and 257 in Kashmir Division whereas 77 COVID patients recovered today, 9 from Jammu division and 68 from Kashmir region.
The highest number of 214 active cases is in Jammu district, followed by 59 in Baramulla, 44 in Srinagar, 43 in Anantnag, 37 in Budgam, 22 in Doda, 21 in Pulwama, 20 in Udhampur, 18 in Kupwara, 11 each in Ganderbal and Bandipora, 10 in Kishtwar, 8 each in Kulgam and Kathua districts, 6 each in Rajouri and Samba, 5 each in Shopian and Reasi, and 3 cases each in Ramban and Poonch districts.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 22, 2023
No Need To Panic Over Current Spike In Covid Cases: Experts to CS

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SRINAGAR: In a meeting, health experts on Tuesday assured Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta that there is no need to panic in view of little spike in Covid-19 cases reported across the UT recently.
The meeting was attended by the Secretary, Health; Director SKIMS; Principals of Medical Colleges and Heads of Medicine and Microbiology of Medical Colleges; Directors of Health Services Kashmir/Jammu besides other experts from the Medical field.
Dr Mehta enjoined upon all these health experts to take all the necessary measures to tackle any issues that may arise full, an official spokesman in a statement said.
Mehta asked them to perform the precautionary testing of individuals as per the set protocols and not to resort to either under testing or over testing in the health facilities. He impressed upon them to create ample awareness among public so that no unnecessary scare was created among them.
The Chief Secretary also emphasised on taking stock of medicines and other paraphernalia beforehand so that people are served better. He asked the department to give booster doses to the vulnerable groups like elderly and persons with comorbidity. He also directed them for encouraging people to observe the Covid appropriate behavior for safety of all.
On the occasion the Chief Secretary directed for constituting a three member committee under Director SKIMS with Principals of Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Srinagar as members for working out a standard protocol for treatment of patients across the health facilities of J&K for various ailments.
He also urged the committee to look into the reasons of high rate of C-section births in the UT and advised them to suggest the corrective measures to address this issue.
He further asked them to frame a mechanism in consonance with the hospitals in other regions regarding a policy for taking off days in lieu of night duty and working of medics. He also asked the Department to ensure that various wings in all hospitals must follow an inclusive approach with respect to all doctors working in the wing for ensuring equitable opportunities and due process of consultations in management of patients.

The Secretary Health informed the meeting that currently there is no ICU bed occupancy related to covid in the health facilities of the UT. He made out that the testing capacity of J&K has been augmented by many folds. He made out that the full Genome Sequencing facility has been started at SKIMS recently and other at GMC Jammu shall be started soon. He also revealed that every sample of a positive person is sent for its genome analysis as per the GoI guidelines.
The Secretary apprised the meeting that Mock Drills were conducted in 162 health facilities across the UT on 10th April to ensure Operational Readiness for management of COVID at all identified dedicated facilities including GMCs/ DHs and CHCs with specific focus on Oxygen Plants (LMO/ PSA/ Manifold), Ventilators, Logistics & Human Resources.
He said that the covid vaccination doses given in the age groups of 18 years & Above, 15-17 years and 12-14 years in the UT are above that of the National Average which was quiet encouraging. He ascertained that there is no reason to worry and only caution can evade its possible implications.
Moreover the health experts also gave their suggestions regarding the current scenario and preparedness of J&K UT. They informed that the virus is not so lethal this time although the spread may be faster. They advised people to only take precautions so that they keep themselves safe as well as others.
It was revealed that J&K has identified around 3000 Covid beds, 1966 isolation beds, and 330 ICU beds in its hospitals. It has a capacity to generate 1,14,366 LPM of oxygen from its 154 plants. The UT also has 4 CBNAAT, 15 TRUENAT labs in its hospitals to generate tests more accurately and expeditiously.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 12, 2023
Pakistan’s Lahore sees surge in crime rate amid inflation spike

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Lahore: As Pakistanis are struggling to make the ends meet amid the rise in inflation, Lahore is seeing a massive surge in street crime, reported Dawn.
According to the official data, the crime rate in the first three-and-a-half months of the year shows that over 90 percent of them have been committed at gunpoint. This shows that robbers are fearless and brandish illegal weapons in the city to deprive the citizens of cash and valuables. The criminals are so desperate and fearless of the police action that they are even lifting bicycles too.
The data also revealed that 143 bicycles were stolen from various parts of the provincial capital during the first three-and-a-half months of this year besides 5,366 motorcycles.

Lahore has six police divisions, 35 circles, and 84 police stations. Each division is headed by a superintendent of police (SP) while circles are headed by sub-divisional police officers (SDPOs), reported Dawn.
But despite the appointment of so many police officers in such a large number, the criminals are on the rampage, looting and depriving citizens of their belongings fearlessly. The official data shows that 89 citizens have been allegedly murdered in Lahore in about the first quarter of 2023.
Most of the murder incidents – 20 each – were reported in City and Saddar divisions.
Meanwhile, in Islamabad, provincial’s Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Kanju admitted that the street crime rate has increased in the provincial capital, Dawn reported.
According to a Pakistani newspaper, Kanju claimed that the increase in the population has led to a spike in street crime cases, according to Dawn.

However, he claimed that the government was taking effective steps to ensure the safety of citizens.
The minister made these comments while responding to a calling attention notice, moved by PTI Member of National Assembly (MNA) Asiya Azeem regarding the increase in crimes against women in Islamabad, Dawn reported.
Giving details about the measures that the Pakistan government has taken to control crime, Interior Minister said that Eagle Squad had been formed to patrol streets on motorcycles, claiming that there had been a significant decline in the crime rate since the formation of the squad.
Kanju claimed that since the start of the year, not a single case of house robbery had been reported in the capital, reported Dawn.
Regarding the crimes against women, Kanju claimed that it was because of the government’s directives to the police to register every first information report (FIR) in this regard.
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April 4, 2023
Amid Covid Spike DHSK Directs CMOs To Increase Testing Rate

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SRINAGAR: Amid fresh spike in the Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir( DHSK) on Monday directed all Chief Medical Officers of the Valley to increase rate of Covid-19 testing and establish Flu clinics at all health institutions.
“In continuation to the letter no DHSK/IDSP/826-39 dated 29-03-2023 regarding Covid19 testing, it has been observed that there is no increase in the Covid19 testing rate. Furthermore, there hasn’t been any increase in the proportion testing of RT-PC which should be the benchmark of minimum 80% of total Covid19 testing,” DHSK said in an order.
“In view of above, you are directed to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing & ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the Health Institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW,” it said.
DHSK directed CMOs to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing and ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the health institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW.

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April 3, 2023
Amid fresh spike in Covid-19 cases DHSK asks CMOs to increase testing rate

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Srinagar, April 03: Amid fresh spike in Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has directed all Chief Medical Officers of the Valley to increase rate of Covid-19 testing and establish Flu clinics at all health institutions.
According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), DHSK stated that there is no increase in the Covid-19 testing rate.
“Furthermore, there hasn’t been any increase in the proportion testing of RT- PCR which should be the benchmark of minimum 80% of total Covid19 testing,” it reads.
DHSK directed CMOs to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing and ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the health institutions as per the guidelines issued by MOHFW—(KNO)
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April 3, 2023
UP: Lucknow reports highest Covid spike with 18 cases in a day

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Lucknow: Lucknow has reported eight Covid-19 cases, the highest one-day spike this year, according to data provided by the Lucknow Chief Medical Officer.
According to health officials, two cases in Aliganj, three in Tudiyaganj, two in Chinhat and one in Kaiserbagh tested positive for the infection on Wesdnesday.
With this, the active Covid cases in Lucknow has gone up to 18, said Yogesh Raghuvanshi, District Health Education Officer.
All new patients are in home isolation even as the Health Department has constituted 17 rapid response teams to deal with the rising cases.
Manoj Agrawal, Chief Medical Officer of Lucknow, said, “Testing/sampling is being facilitated at hospitals for those with symptoms of Covid. Hospitals have also been alerted to arrange beds, medicine and medical staff for Covid duty.”
Abhishek Shukla, Secretary General of the Association of International Doctors, said, “Due to the recent rains, the chances of infection spreading are higher due to high moisture levels. Therefore, people should strictly adhere to the Covid protocol.”
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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March 23, 2023
In ‘developed’ Gujarat, Tribal areas see spike in ‘underweight’ kids

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The number of malnourished children is becoming bigger in Gujarat, which is regarded as a ‘developed state’.
Gujarat has seen a dramatic increase in the number of malnourished children during the course of COVID-19. In contrast to metropolitan regions, the increase has been more evident in tribal and rural communities.
Women and Child Welfare minister Vibhavariben Dave informed the state House that the tribal area of Dahod had 18,326 malnourished children as opposed to 2236 in the Ahmedabad district in answer to a question posed in the Assembly by Congress Legislator Jignesh Mevani. There are eight times as many malnourished children in Dahod as there are in Ahmedabad, the New Indian Express reported.
In Dahod, there are 18,326 malnourished kids between the ages of 0 and 6 years old. In Dahod, there are 5,101 underweight children, compared to 497 in Ahmedabad.
In the last two years, Dang district has recorded 575 malnourished children, whereas Narmada as a whole had 2,443 malnourished children. The bulk of people in the Dashod, Narmada, and Dang districts are tribal.
Also, 497 children in Ahmedabad are classified as ‘severely underweight,’ while 1,739 youngsters are classified as ‘underweight’ according to statistics made accessible by the government. 13,225 children in Dahod are classified as ‘underweight,’ and 5,101 as ‘severely underweight.’
However, the government blamed COVID-19 for the rise in malnourished children, claiming that “it is currently impossible to ascertain whether the number of malnourished children has increased or decreased” because “most ‘Anganwadis’ (a type of rural child care centre started by the Indian government) were closed on March 2020 and were re-opened only on February 2022 due to the pandemic.”
The response of social workers, according to the report, who have spent years working in Dahod and tribal areas disagree with the government.

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March 3, 2023
Matka sales spike as Hyderabad starts to bake early this Summer

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Hyderabad: Sales of earthen pots, popularly known as ‘Matkas’ have witnessed a spike with the city sensing the start of an early summer.
These earthen pots are used traditionally all over the Indian subcontinent, as a home ‘water storage cooler’ since ancient times and can be found in houses of every class.
Speaking to Siasat daily, a seller from Shamsheer Gunj, Balraj says that the rate of the pots has increased owing to inflation.

With an increase in heat waves each passing day, the demand for them instantly has increased and the demand will keep increasing till the Summer reaches its peak.
“The roadside stallers have geared up to meet the demand with multiple options, shapes and sizes of earthen pots,” he said.
Apart from the traditional Matka, the stall owners offer a range of other earthen pottery items like water bottles and cookware used exclusively in the making and storage of curd.
Modern pots are installed with a tap at their bottom in view of sanitation and ease of usage.

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February 22, 2023
Pakistan’s rights body finds spike in rights violations against Ahmadi community

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Lahore: A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reported an alarming uptick in the persecution of the minority Ahmadi community in the country’s Punjab province.
The HRCP report, released on Wednesday, found evidence to suggest that the civil administration in Gujranwala and Wazirabad districts of Punjab were directly involved in destroying minarets on Ahmadi sites of worship in the last couple of months, following objections raised against the community by a local political-religious outfit.
“The administration claims to have done so to circumvent the threat of mob violence,” the report said, adding that the way authorities handled the matter only fostered growing hostility towards the community, making community members more vulnerable.
The Rights body expressed concerns on various issues faced by the minority community, including the desecration of Ahmadi graves, the destruction of minarets at their worship sites, and the FIRs filed against the members for carrying out ritual animal sacrifice on Eid.
“Of particular concern is the administration’s perception that some legal and constitutional provisions provide room for the persecution of this kind, although the report notes that, under Article 20(b) of the Constitution, this is not the case,” the report said.
“While the mission understands that the local bureaucracy, police and judiciary were successfully intimidated by a religious group (Tehreek-e-Laibbaik Pakistan), their response displays a pitiful inability to manage law and order while respecting the fundamental rights of the Ahmadi community,” the report added.
The mission recommended the judgments of the Supreme Court from 2014 and 2021 be implemented, which includes the establishment of a special police force to guard religious minorities’ places of worship.
It also called for developing the police’s capacity to deal with the threat of mob violence in such situations.

Last month, an elderly woman of the Ahmadi community was denied burial at a graveyard by a local cleric and his followers in the Sialkot district of Punjab.
In the past, such incidents occurred in other Ahmadi graveyards in Punjab, but not a single culprit was arrested or put on trial.
Minorities, especially Ahmadis, are very vulnerable in Pakistan and are often targeted by religious extremists.
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February 16, 2023
Andhra Pradesh to witness huge spike in investments next month: Minister

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Velagapudi: Minister Chelluboina Venugopala Krishna praised chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for creating industrial-friendly policies and succeeding in attracting investors to the state.
He was speaking to reporters during the investor summit in Visakhapatnam. He said, “Andhra Pradesh is the fastest-growing state in the country with a GSDP of 11.43% in 2021-22, which is 2.73% higher than the national growth rate. Even in covid times, when the Centre’s growth rate was declining at -6.6%, Andhra Pradesh recorded a positive growth rate of 0.08%. Another remarkable statistic is that Andhra Pradesh’s per capita income is 38.5% higher than the rest of the nation.”
He further said that ever since Jagan donned the chief minister’s hat, AP is ranked number one in the country in ease of doing business for four consecutive years.
“We are proud of what Andhra Pradesh has achieved despite what happened to us during bifurcation. We are a shining example of development despite the debts we are still paying off taking by the previous TDP regime,” he said.
Elaborating on CM Jagan’s extended support to the MSME (medium and small medium enterprises) sector, the minister said, “Andhra Pradesh is the only state to give wide market preference to MSMEs in all government procurements. CM Jagan government has extended a restart package to MSMEs to overcome the financial crisis that kicked off during the COVID-19 crisis.”
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February 13, 2023