April 2021 - The Kashmiriyat

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Are Kashmir’s Health Lines Faltering? A Ground Report from Rural Kashmir

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Sajad Hameed Nearly 38 kilometers away from Srinagar, beyond the loud headlines and dazzling photo ops, lies a large village Ferozpura, where a mass sampling drive was conducted a few days ago, and 130 residents tested positive for the covid-19 virus. Covid positive patients in urban localities across Kashmir have the facilities of oxygen and life-saving drugs, however, in many areas like Ferozpora, the covid positive patients are left to their own fate. Jammu Kashmir is reporting a shortage of life-saving drugs. The Kashmiriyat reported It is unlikely that vaccination of those above 18 years of age will begin from May 1. It has been reported that for the third phase of vaccinations, Jammu Kashmir does not have enough vaccines. “We have placed orders for vaccines but it will take tim...

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One Month After Father’s Death, Teenage Boy Goes Missing in Kulgam

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Suhail Dar The family of a 16-year-old boy from the Redwani area of Kulgam district who has gone missing from his home in the South Kashmir district has appealed him to return home. Identified as Basit Ahmed Dar, the 16-year-old left his home for an errand and informed his family that he will return in a short span, but after that, his phone has been switched off. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family members of the teenager appealed to him to return home saying that, he has been missing since 25 April. “He left home for Kulgam for his work and that was the last time he called his family, since then his mobile phone is switched off to date,” a family member of Basit said. The family member said that their father passed away not more than a month ago and the death was traum...

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Two Young Women Among 27 Persons Die of Covid 19 in Jammu Kashmir

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Two women, aged 25-years and 27-years respectively, were among at least twenty-one persons who succumbed to the COVID in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, officials said on Friday. Twelve of these deaths were reported from Jammu while eight others were from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall fatality toll due to the virus to 2274. A senior official told said that among the twelve deaths reported in the winter capital, ten died at GMC Jammu while two others were brought dead and tested positive posthumously. “Of the two persons brought dead by a 27-year-old woman,” the official said. A 25-year-old woman from Shankarpora Anantnag died at SKIMS Soura here, two days after she was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, the officials said here. A 54-year-old woman from Eidgah Srina...

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Aaj Tak TV Anchor Rohit Sardana Dies of Covid 19

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Aaj Tak's 'Dangal' debate programme host Rohit Sardana has lost his life to the deadly Covid-19 virus.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/symbicort.html The Zee News Editor-in-Chief confirmed Sardana's death through Twitter. Sardana had formerly worked with Zee News until he joined Aaj Tam in 2017. Sardana's death came as shocking news for the country, given he was one of the most popular faces in Journalism. "More terrible news friends. Well known Tv news anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. Had a heart attack this morning. Deep condolences to his family. RIP." Rajdeep Sardesai paid his condolences to Sardana's family via Twitter.

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Vaccine to Take At Least 20 Days to Reach Jammu Kashmir

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It is unlikely that vaccination of those above 18 years of age will begin from May 1. It has been reported that for the third phase of vaccinations, the Union Territory doesn't have enough vaccines. “We have placed orders for vaccines but it will take, at least, 20 days. The vaccination drive for 18-45 years of age will start after we get these doses,” an official in the health department told. “I contacted at least three private centres apart from the government centre but was told that vaccines were not available. The officials asked me to contact them again the next day as they were expecting fresh doses,” told Idress Ahmad. He was booking slot for his parents. Given the irregular supply of doses in Jammu Kashmir, the ongoing vaccination drive, too, is facing challenges. On Wed...

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70-Year-old Man from UP Carries Wife’s Body on Cycle for Cremation as People Stay Away over Covid fear

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A 70-year-old man was compelled to carry the body of his wife, who died due to Covid-19, for cremation on his bicycle as nobody in his village offered any help fearing they might contract the deadly virus, police said Thursday. The heart-wrenching ordeal of the frail-looking, bearded man from Ambarpur village in the district, over 200 kms from state capital Lucknow, has been captured in two photographs circulating on social media. While in one photo, Tilakdhari could be seen carrying the body on his bicycle, the other one shows him sitting helplessly by the roadside with the body sprawling across his fallen bicycle. Police said Tilakdhari’s wife died due to Covid-19 at the district hospital on Apr 26, and her body was sent to his village in an ambulance.buy intagra online https://...

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A Decade After Going Missing, 24-year-old Youth Reunites With Family In Handwara

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Police on Thursday reunited with his family a 24-year-old youth who had gone missing mysteriously from his home in Sochuldari of Villgam in north Kashmir's Handwara in December 2010. SHO Villgam Iftikhar Ahmad, briefing media persons while handing over the youth to family, said that the youth—Mohammad Ashraf Chauhan (24) son of Fazal Din Chauhan – had gone missing in December 2010. The person being resident of a catchment area with dense forests around, the family thought that he had killed by some wild beast. However it was only three months before that police got traces that the youth is alive, the officer said. “On utilizing all possible human resources with collective efforts from SSP and SP concerned, we were able to retrieve him from Srinagar.” Asked as what circumstan...

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135 Teachers Die of Covid Like Symptoms While Performing Panchayat Election Duties in UP

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The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (UPSEC), seeking an explanation on why it failed to check non-compliance of Covid guidelines during multiple phases of panchayat elections.canadian online pharmacy buynoprescriptionrxxonline.net/canadian-online-pharmacy.html over the counter Taking cognizance of the reported deaths of 135 teachers, Shiksha Mitras and investigators assigned panchayat election duty, Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, issued the notices. The court further asked why action should not be taken against the state poll panel and its officials and why those responsible for Covid violations should not be prosecuted. Hearing a PIL on Covid care, a division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar fu...

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‘No Need to Re-Register or Pay Token Tax for Non-JK Vehicles’- High Court Quashes RTO Order

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The Jammu Kashmir High Court today quashed the circular which was issued by the administration for the re-registration of the vehicles brought from outside states and operated in the union territory. Advocate Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, who had filed the petition in the high court told a local news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the Division Bench of Justice Ali Muhammad Magray and Vince Chatterji Koul quashed the order. “Now as per the quashement of the order issued by RTO by the High Court, car owners with outside registration numbers can drive the vehicles in Jammu Kashmir or in any other state.buy kamagra online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/kamagra.html no prescription There is no need to re-register or pay any token tax,” he told KDC. While quashing ...

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IGP Kashmir Directs Police to Facilitate Hassle-Free Movement of Health Workers

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Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that all the police units have been directed to facilitate the hassle-free movement of doctors, health care workers and journalists during the lockdown period in Kashmir. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the IGP has asked the media men associated with both print and electronic to carry identity proofs with them. Pertinently, the government has announced lockdown in several J&K districts from Thursday evening to Monday morning. The decision has been taken in wake of the spike in the COVID-19 cases. “During the #LockdownPeriod, all the #Police Units have been directed to "facilitate hassle-free "Movement of Doctors, Health Workers and Essential Services. For any assistance #Dial...