Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said the actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley is higher than what is reported. “Many Covid-19 deaths go unreported in Kashmir,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “The official count of Covid-19 deaths in the valley is an underestimate and only provides a snapshot of […]
Srinagar: A doctors’ body in Kashmir on Wednesday claimed that the COVID-19 death toll was higher in the Valley than what was being reported. It claimed that the official count of COVID-19 fatalities in the valley is an underestimate and only provides a snapshot of the “true” death toll. “Many COVID-19 deaths go unreported in […]
Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir is witnessing a steep spike in novel coronavirus infections, a gynecologist at sub-district Hospital (SDH) Chrar-i-Sharif in Budgam district operated upon a pregnant woman without waiting for the mandatory Covid-19 test report, which has now come positive. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the hospital authorities have closed down the […]
Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir is witnessing a steep spike in novel coronavirus infections, a gynaecologist at sub-district Hospital (SDH) Chrar-i-Sharif in Budgam district operated upon a pregnant woman without waiting for the mandatory Covid-19 test report, which has now come positive. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the hospital authorities have closed down the […]
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Thursday allowed 60 Malaysians to walk free on payment of a fine of Rs 7,000 each after they accepted mild charges, under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including the visa norms while attending Nizamuddin Markaz here during the COVID-19 lockdown, their lawyer said. Metropolitan Magistrate Siddharth Malik […]
Shopian: As the traditional pear varieties in Kashmir were facing many challenges, like low market rates, diseases, and brief shelf life, private importers in association with the horticulture department have brought about half a dozen new pear varieties to Kashmir which have better features than those of the locally grown varieties. The new imported varieties […]
NEW DELHI: The MPs attending Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings will have to sit six feet apart, and not more than two witnesses from the ministry concerned can appear before the panel at a time. This is part of the eight-point protocol set by the Rajya Sabha secretariat keeping in mind the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of […]
Dubai: Saudi Arabia has issued guidelines for the 1,000 or so pilgrims that will be allowed to perform the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca later this month, an experience that will be unlike any before because of the coronavirus pandemic. The pilgrims will be only be able to drink holy water from the Zamzam well in […]
Pampore: Test reports of 23 persons from different villages of Pampore medical block returned positive for COVID -19 on Monday.The positive cases include a pregnant lady from Wuyan village of Pampore. 13 persons from Shaar Shali , all contacts of a COVID positive butcher from same village and 4 persons from Ladhoo, contacts of COVID […]
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation on Monday welcomed the Darbaar Move employees on reopening of the Civil Secretariat, which started functioning from the summer capital of Srinagar. who welcomed the move near TRC was accompanied by several officers of SMC including Secretary SMC Sofi Akbar. On the occasion, SMC along with IEC partners, Project Management Unit(PMSU) […]