Srinagar: The sanitation workers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) tasked with cleaning and spraying the city have requested the authorities to increase their wages. The sanitation workers said they are paid Rs 7,250 as monthly wages which is not sufficient. “Before the Covid-19 lockdown, we carried out sanitation in different areas by rotation over the […]
Srinagar: The dearth of manpower in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is taking a toll on the health of the staff that is deployed for sanitising the city to prevent spread of Covid-19. “If we do not work, the city will start stinking in only two or three days. Someone has to do the dirty work. […]
People think coronavirus goes to sleep after 5pm and wakes up after 7am, says resident of Hawal
Srinagar: Many in Srinagar, especially in the downtown, are treating the coronavirus lockdown as a normal curfew that ends when police and government forces withdraw in the evening. As a routine after 6pm, people move out of their houses and roam around or walk leisurely in their neighbourhood and sometimes engage in conversations on shop […]
Srinagar: A non-government organisation Athrout has donated six mobile ventilators to Chest and Disease hospital here. With the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, only 95 ventilators are available with associated hospitals with many of them defunct. Doctors say that ventilators are needed because the virus attacks the lungs, and these patients need ventilators for […]
Srinagar: Young women entrepreneurs in Kashmir who had recently started businesses that depended on the internet for marketing or for online orders are now in despair as last year’s lockdown has been followed by the COVID 19 lockdown in the valley. After completing her bachelor’s in business administration from Kashmir University, Huma Amin had started […]
Srinagar: The coronavirus scare and lockdown in Kashmir has made people either so afraid of going out or unable to do so that street vendors have no one to sell their wares to. Kashmir has seen many lockdowns over the years but street vendors were always able to eke out a living. Some went door […]
Srinagar: Amid reports of dearth of protective gear for healthcare workers and doctors dealing with coronavirus cases, many volunteers have started making masks as well as gowns for them. Aafu Reashi, 25, along with her sister and 20 workers from Batagung area of Tral in south Kashmir has taken an initiative to make protective garments for doctors. […]
File photo for representation Srinagar: The coronavirus scare and lockdown in Kashmir has made people either so afraid of going out or unable to do so that street vendors have no one to sell their wares to. Kashmir has seen many lockdowns over the years but street vendors were always able to eke out a […]
Srinagar: People in Srinagar are facing many hardships as they are not able to find even essential items like vegetables and milk in the market. Markets across the valley are shut and public transport is banned. Only pharmacies and groceries are allowed to open, but many of them have run out of stock. Muzaffar Ahmad, […]
SRINAGAR: The Covid-19 lockdown has left cab and vehicle drivers without a livelihood. Majeed Ahmad, 40, says he has been suffering since the lockdown imposed after abrogation of Article 370 and now there seems to be no end to it. “It has been almost eight months now since August that I am unable to work. […]