Geneva: The world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the coronavirus pandemic, spelling serious trouble for developing countries with the likely exception of India and China, according to a latest UN trade report. With two-thirds of the world’s population living in […]
Residents distressed, buy bottled water from shops
PAMPORE: Water crisis for the last three years in Khranchoo village in south Kashmir’s Pampore has outraged residents who say that they have raised this issue with local authorities, but no action was taken to address their woes. Residents told Kashmir Reader that they are supplied water from a reservoir located in Deva Mohalla. “The […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday expressed concern over the shortage of essential items across Kashmir while urging the government to adopt measures to protect poor class and most vulnerable as well as sustain the supply chain. Party’s spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar in a statement said, “One cannot have a knee-jerk reaction to such catastrophes without […]
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said that most people infected with the novel Coronavirus do not require hospitalisation and there is a need to reserve hospital infrastructure and manpower for those who need them. “We can’t pile up those who don’t need to be in hospitals and leave no beds for those who […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) on Tuesday underlined a strategy on how to coup up with the difficult situation erupted as an outcome of a prolonged Covid-19 lockdown. The statement said, “KCSDS makes an earnest appeal to people to help their poorer neighbours in their localities and each well to do […]
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said it distributed food and other essential items in Srinagar, Shopian, Sopore and Handwara. “Police also facilitated the distribution of ration at Ration Depots in the jurisdictions of Police Stations Sherghari, Harwan and Nishat,” the statement said. “In Nowhatta, Police in collaboration with an NGO distributed free ration to 63 needy […]
Srinagar: J & K +2 PSC Lecturers’ Association on Tuesday hailed the decision of School Education Department where all the gazetted teachers of the department have been asked to donate 2-day’s salary and non-gazetted teachers one-day salary to Covid-19 mitigation Fund. The Association in a statement said that it had already proposed and made its […]
PAMPORA: Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees on Monday distributed essentials to quarantine centres in south Kashmir’s Pampore and Awantipora besides giving 500 masks. “We donated over 20 quintals of rice, vegetables and other essentials to Tehsildar Awantipora for quarantine centres,” Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees said. “Jamiat-e -Ahlihadees has always offered its services for the welfare of mankind. Around 177 people have been […]
BUDGAM: A youth from Beerwah area in central Kashmir Budgam district has reportedly hanged himself at his friends home on Monday evening. The deceased has been identified Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, resident Lachmanpora Beerwah. Deputy Superintendent of Police Magam, Showkat Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that the incident took place on Monday evening at Drang Lassipora in […]
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday said it held awareness camps at various places across Kashmir to contain the outbreak of Covid-19. “These measures included spreading awareness by public announcements, speaking to individuals from safe distance, distribution of pamphlets and pasting posters in public places and important population centres. The Army teams have relentlessly been working to […]