J&K: ‘Rise in positive cases as a result of aggressive testing’
Srinagar: Soon after the number of COVID-19 positive cases spiked to 33 in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), posted two tweets in order to “offer reassurance” that the rise in positive cases was result of testing being done aggressively. It was really a tough day for the […]
The fight against COVID-19 is as difficult as can be, yet as simple as can be
The humanity is dealing with an unusual medical problem which has shown the potential to break any healthcare system of the world. For instance, the world-class health system of Italy has been pushed to the breaking point by Coronavirus. The country has become the new epicentre of the pandemic as the country’s death toll from […]
Explainer: COVID-19 containment efforts in J&K
Who has the time to fight Coronavirus in Kashmir when we are too busy fighting each other. Everyone, including me, is complaining about certain things going wrong and there is no one in sight who may come forward with some explainers. COVID-19 has struck a chord around the world, uniting all factions and above all […]
PANIC BUYING, RUMOR-MONGERING AND DEFYING VIRUS RULES: We can’t afford such stupidity right now
The Kashmir region is beginning to grapple with the struggle to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus disease following the confirmation of the first positive case in old town Srinagar. Soon after J&K administration confirmed that a lady from Khanyar had tested positive, the social media was flooded with deep concerns. The late-night announcement came […]
Don’t panic, but Coronavirus has reached Kashmir
Valley registers first +ive case in Khanyar
Srinagar: The deadly Coronavirus has finally reached Kashmir with one resident from old down of Srinagar testing positive. J&K UT’s spokesperson, Rohit Kansal today tweeted: “#COVID#Jammu&Kashmir “First positive case in Kashmir – Khanyar, Srinagar. History of foreign travel. Arrived on 16/3/2020. Put in isolation. Surveillance started in 300m area. Request all to cooperate. Also immediately […]
Don’t panic, but Coronavirus has reached Kashmir
Valley registers first +ive case in Khanyar
Srinagar: The deadly Coronavirus has finally reached Kashmir with one resident from old down of Srinagar testing positive. J&K UT’s spokesperson, Rohit Kansal today tweeted: “#COVID#Jammu&Kashmir “First positive case in Kashmir – Khanyar, Srinagar. History of foreign travel. Arrived on 16/3/2020. Put in isolation. Surveillance started in 300m area. Request all to cooperate. Also immediately […]
As it happened: ‘We are students and not coronavirus’
KU authorities ‘refuse’ to listen to students’ grievances
Srinagar: “I don’t want to listen anything. Stay away.” This is how a group of 5th semester undergraduates was greeted by Chief Proctor, Dr Showkat Ahmad Shah, at University of Kashmir on Monday. Sensing Chief Proctor’s uneasiness — apparently practicing ‘social distancing’ — considered a strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19, one of the […]
What happened at JKAP launching event?
Srinagar: Amid vigil by police and CRPF outside the residence of Syed Altaf Bukhari, a new regional political party, Jammu Kashmir ‘Apni’ party (JKAP) was officially launched in Srinagar on Sunday afternoon. The launching function, which lasted for around 20 minutes, began with Bukhari reading out the declaration of JKAP. Afterwards, Bukhari took questions from […]
Apni Party: How I look at it
In his announcement about launching of new political party called the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Apni (own) Party’ (JKAP), former state finance minister Syed Altaf Bukhari certainly gave political analysts food for thought. The development also calls for the need to have long-awaited political arguments that were placed on the back-burner following the arrest of politicians […]
To be blunt: World, for now, is helpless in the face of Coronavirus
With no medicine or inoculation available to treat and prevent the deadly Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some preventive tips are in circulation across the world to at least tackle the further spread of the novel virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus is so new and different that it needs its own […]
