SRINAGAR – Employees of various hospitals in Srinagar engaged under the Hospital Development Fund (HDF) Monday staged a protest demanding regularization and the release of their 14 months pending salaries. These employees mostly from Rainawari Hospital assembled at the Press Enclave amid surge in Covid-19 cases and said that they have been suffering even before […]
SRINAGAR – Renowned Social Activist and Executive Member South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development (SACPDD) Dr Rizwan Rumi has urged Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory to immediately stop the entry of tourists, labourers and beggars from other states from entering the valley to contain the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. The […]
JAMMU – For Shabnum (name changed), like hundreds of poor girls, the Jammu and Kashmir government’s State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS) has come as a saviour, providing enormous relief during marriage arrangements. Shabnum, 25, from a remote hamlet of southern Shopian district of Kashmir valley was married in 2019 after her parents arranged a good […]
CHENNAI – The Madras High Court on Monday held the Election Commission of India (ECI) responsible for the surge in Covid19 cases across the country. The High Court said murder charges should be brought against the Election Commission for not stopping political parties from abuse of the Covid19 protocol. Coming down heavily on the Election […]
Srinagar – Hurriyat Conference (M) on Monday expressed concern about the health reports of Kashmiri political detainees in jails across India as COVID-19 pandemic rages to create havoc. According to a statement, Hurriyat (M) said that as per family sources of prisoners, lack of even basic amenities inside the jails has led to serious health […]
‘Only 2-week wait for jab after recovery’ SRINAGAR – Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said people who have recovered from Covid-19 infection should get the vaccine. “If you already had the virus and recovered, you still need to get vaccinated,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement. “Those […]
SRINAGAR – Nine more COVID-19 patients died on Monday in Kashmir, taking the total number of Coronavirus deaths in Jammu and Kashmir to 2,156. An official told that nine persons who died include 70-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar, 50-year-old woman from Qamarwari, 59-year-old male from Braen area of district Srinagar, 75-year-old man from D.H pora […]
SRINAGAR – The district administration Srinagar has established a COVID-19 center for emergency in Srinagar in wake of the spike in the number of positive cases. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad told that a COVID-19 center for emergency has been set up at Indoor Stadium. Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar, Syed Muhammad […]
HOUSTON – Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella have assured help to India as the country grapples with a ravaging coronavirus crisis that has put enormous pressure on its hospitals due to a shortage of beds, oxygen and medical supplies. India logged a record of 3,52,991 new coronavirus infections in a […]
NEW DELHI – The Netherlands has said it is suspending all passenger flights arriving from India starting Monday amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the country. “A flight ban will take effect for passenger flights from India at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 26… The flight ban will be in place until at least […]