Covid plays spoilsport, again, in tourism season

Covid plays spoilsport, again, in tourism season

Srinagar: All the steps taken by the government for revival and smooth conduct of tourism in Kashmir have not borne fruit. This was seen as soon as the Omicron-driven third Covid wave hit the valley, with the number of tourists dropping sharply at the peak of the winter tourism season. The tourism department in the […]

Why Shopian has few cases amid most transmissible variant

Why Shopian has few cases amid most transmissible variant

Srinagar: Ever since the Omicron-driven third wave of Covid-19 began in Kashmir Valley, Shopian has been the only district to have consistently reported very few cases. It is not just due to natural immunity or the salubrious mountain environment, but is testimony to how plans for containment of the most transmissible variant of the coronavirus […]

Almost everyone having symptoms is Covid positive: Doctors

Almost everyone having symptoms is Covid positive: Doctors

‘Even if tests come out negative, people should isolate until symptoms are gone’ Srinagar: Like the rest of the world, Kashmir is also grappling with the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, this time however better equipped with knowledge of the disease and the infrastructure required to deal with it. Yet, what is complicating the situation […]

MeT predicts cloudy weather with mild chances of snow this week

MeT predicts cloudy weather with mild chances of snow this week

Srinagar: Kashmir Valley is likely to remain cloudy with little chance of light rain and snowfall until Tuesday next week, weather department said on Tuesday. In-charge Meteorological Centre Srinagar Farooq Ahmad told Kashmir Reader there is a disturbance in the system on Wednesday and on Saturday and Sunday, leading to mild chances of rain and […]

Embattled SKIMS Bemina, where 50% staff is Covid positive, working round the clock

Srinagar: In just a week’s time, the situation at SKIMS Bemina has turned into a crisis, with nearly 50 percent of the staff working at the COVID-19 testing lab, and many doctors working at other departments, including the institute’s principal, testing positive for the coronavirus. Principal Dr Irfan Robani, who is recovering from COVID-19, told […]

Groxery app transforming your way of shopping

SRINAGAR: If there is a snowfall outside, and one is warming inside home against the chilly winter, a thought to buy snacks hits your mind. What would you do? Either go out and buy yourself, or ask anyone to do it for you. But now, with a phone click, you can order anything, and get […]

Don’t offer prayers in mosques: Grand Mufti to vulnerable people

Don’t offer prayers in mosques: Grand Mufti to vulnerable people

SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Dr Nasir-ul-Islam on Thursday advised all elderly people, patients with diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases and other critical ailments to restrict their gatherings at home, and not go to mosques to offer prayers. He gave this counsel to prevent the third wave of COVID 19, which is driven by the omicron variant […]

Snow, rain come to end, weather to be clear for a week

Snow, rain come to end, weather to be clear for a week

SRINAGAR: Over a week’s snowfall and rainfall finally came to an end on Sunday, allowing people to resume their lives, flights to take off, and the Sunday market at Srinagar to open. The weather is likely going to remain dry till January 16, the weather office says. In charge of the Meteorological Department office in […]