MeT issues yellow warning for ‘Isolated heat wave’ in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 23 (GNS): Weather department here has issued a yellow warning (“be aware”) for “isolated heat wave” for Kashmir Valley today and tomorrow.

A meteorological department official here told GNS that while dry weather was expected, there is a possibility of isolated (1-25% chances) of rainfall during these days. “Scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm” has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir from June 25 to 29.

Regarding the minimum temperature on Friday, the official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 21.0°C against 20.5°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 5.2°C for the summer capital.

Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 19.0°C against 17.2°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.7°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.

Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 10.6°C against 11.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.5°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 17.8°C against 17.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 3.7°C for the north Kashmir area.

Kokernag recorded a low of 19.3°C against 17.7°C on the previous night and it was 5.2°C above normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 15.4°C against 13.5°C on previous night and it was above normal by 5.2°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 31.2°C against 27.8°C on the previous night and it was 5.1°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of 21.1°C (6.0°C above normal), Batote 22.4°C (5.2°C above normal), Katra 27.0°C (5.0°C below normal) and Bhaderwah 20.8°C (above normal by 5.9°C). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of 8.8°C and 16.5°C respectively, he said. (GNS)

SKIMS nurse wins Florence Nightingale Award

Be compassionate with your work, focus on quality patient care: Firdousa

Jahangeer Ganaie

Srinagar, June 23 (KNO): A nurse working in the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura for the last two decades has brought home laurels by winning the prestigious Florence Nightingale award.

Firdousa Jan, a resident of the Chaar-e-Shareef area of Budgam, presently in Bagh-e-Mehtab, Srinagar, received the award in Delhi on Thursday.

Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) over the phone, Firdousa said she is very happy to receive the award. “It shows that your works are being recognized,” she said.

She is pursuing Ph.D. and has been deputed as a tutor for a period of one year in the College of Nursing at SKIMS Soura. She has got the award for her extraordinary work during Covid-19, post-Covid-19 work in the slum areas and for the unprivileged section of society and awareness regarding the ill effects of drugs and mental health issues.

“I have organized awareness programs in educational institutions to sensitize youth of drug addiction and also the mental stress management programs, as in Kashmir, the cases of psychiatric disorders are on the rise due to stress,” Firdousa said, adding, “Right now, I am focusing on my Ph.D. My research papers have been published in various publications.”

In her message to nurses, Firdousa Jan said they need to be compassionate about their work and focus on quality patient care. “It is not only about giving an injection to a patient but the nurses need to carry out evidence-based nursing care,” she said.

Firdousa said nurses need to be skillful and continuously enhance knowledge through education so as to provide quality care as there is no boundary of caring. She advised them to mobilize all resources to serve society in a better way.

The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the years 2022 and 2023 to the Nursing professionals at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 1973 as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by the nurses and nursing professionals to society—(KNO)