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Salim Parvez A retired professor of Psychology from Srinagar has come up with his 16th book on Covid-19 and its impact. Dr. M Salim Parvez (60) from Bemina in Srinagar published his 16th book recently "The Bio Earth Quake 2019—nCov" or "Covid-19" in which he has touched all issues related to Covid-19 virus. Parvez while talking to media said that it took him around 4 months to write the 300-page book in which every issue related to Covid-19 has been written in detail.buy Cipro generic buynoprescriptionrxonline.com over the counter "Covid-19 has shaken the whole world. It has devastated our economy and has affected our education severely," he said. " In this book, I have mentioned how mask culture developed and the origin of the concept of quarantine, Isolation, role of doctors...

Two minor children of a Bakerwal family from Reasi died of severe cold in Brinal Lammar area of Devsar in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said here. An official told the news agency— that a Bakerwal family from Reasi was putting up in a tent under the open sky in Brinal Lammar area, adding that on Saturday late night one of their minor children died of severe cold inside the tent. He identified the deceased as Sahil Zubair (10) son of Zubair Ahmad Mandar, of Reasi. The official said that on the intervening night of Sunday—Monday their 6-year-old daughter Shazia Jan also developed some complications due to severe cold and the family immediately shifted her to a nearby healthcare facility. He said that Shazia died on way to the healthcare facility. When contacted Te...

Mohammed Mufeez One person has been injured while two others reported missing after a vehicle they were travelling in rolled down at Sherbibi on the Kashmir highway on Monday morning. An official told The Kasmiriyat that a vehicle bearing the registration number HR 38 1633 rolled down into the Chenab river at Sherbibi area on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. A search operation was launched to trace the persons travelling in the bus during which one of the three was found injured.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/viagra.html The rescue operation to trace the other two persons on-board launched jointly by Police, QRT Ramban and Banihal Volunteers is still going on, the official said.

Several houses were damaged in an overnight blaze that broke in Sakidafar area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar. Officials said that a Sub Inspector rank officer of Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) department was also injured when he fell from a house while dousing the flames. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), officials said that a massive fire broke out in one of the residential houses at Ganderpora Chowk in Sakidafar area of Safa Kadal here, which engulfed several houses belonging to Muhammad Amin Lone, Shabir Ahmad Lone, Late Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, Muhammad Dilawar Bhat, Muhammad Aslam Bhat and Ghulam Muhammad Bhat. "Six families bore the brunt of the blaze," an eyewitness said. The fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire, officials said, adding ...

At least six families lost their shelter in a massive blaze at the Namachibal area of Fateh Kadal Srinagar on Friday that turned two residential houses into ashes. From clothes to essentials, these families have lost everything in the devastating blaze. With the damage caused to two residential houses, at least six families were rendered homeless amid the bone-chilling cold. These families belong to the downtrodden section and lost their everything in the massive blaze. The family heads identified as Muhammad Amin Dar, Hilal Ahmad Dar, Bashir Ahmad Dar, Late Muhammad Sultan Dar, Jalal-ud-din Dar and Rafiq Ahmad Tramboo are labourers and have no other source of income. One of the family heads, Muhammad Amin Dar is physically challenged for the last 25 years while his wife has su...

The Srinagar-Jammu highway is likely to be opened for traffic after six days of closure as trial run on the Bailey bridge was completed on Saturday afternoon. The thoroughfare, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed at 6:20 p.m. on January 10 after the retaining wall of a key bridge collapsed suddenly near Kela Morh, Ramban. While repair work was started by authorities, Border Road Organization launched Bailey bridge construction in the nearby area to restore the traffic on the highway. “The Load capacity is 40 tons including the weight of the vehicle. People have to be very very careful. Overloaded trucks or vehicles carrying more than 40 tons of weights will endanger this bridge,” Engineer BRO, Brigadier IK Jaggi, told reporters after the...

The Government Forces including the 28 RR of India Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 162 Battalion of CRPF besides SOG busted a militant hideout in the forest area of Warnow i Lolab area of the North Kashmir's District of Kupwara district, An official said that on Saturday morning, the joint Forces had launched a cordon-and-search-operation after receiving inputs about suspicious movement in the Nawabehak Kawari forest area. The searches were conducted for several houses, during which the forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. As per the official, “The recovered arms and ammunition include Four AK-47 Magazines, 15 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 2 hand grenades, Binoculars, Compass along with other things."

The three families from South Kashmir, whose kins were killed in Lawaypora encounter on 30 December last year, Thursday demanded a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the killing. The three youth namely Athar Mushtaq resident of Bellow Pulwama, Aijaz Ahmad resident of Putrigam Pulwama and Zubair Ahmad lone were killed in an encounter at Lawaypora in the outskirts of Srinagar on 30 December. While as police and army claimed that the trio were militants, their families claimed trio were innocent and killed in a staged encounter. The trio's family also asked authorities to break silence on the encounter and either prove their wards militants or return the bodies. Mushtaq Wani, father of Athar Mushtaq questioned the government's silence on the issue. "Two weeks have passed but...

Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister, Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday shifted to hospital for treatment. According to a Local news carrier, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Naeem, who is undergoing detention from last nearly 20 days, was kept at the MLA hostel in Srinagar. PDP spokesman, Najam-u-Saqib said that the detained leader was shifted to Khyber hospital after he developed some health issues. "Naeem Sahab is fine now, but is under medical observation," he said

A major portion of Kashmir''s famous Dal Lake and several other water bodies froze on Thursday as the cold wave in the valley continued with Srinagar recording the coldest night in 30 years, officials said here. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius, which was the coldest temperature recorded in the city in 30 years, an official of the MET department said. He said while Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 degrees Celsius in 1995, the temperature has fallen to minus 11.3 degrees Celsius in 1991. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 degrees Celsius in 1893. The rest of the valley was also reeling under intense cold. Pahalgam tourist resort, which also serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of m...