Unmasked
For most of its history, Kashmir remained hidden behind multiple masks, literally and metaphorically. In wake of a looming Coronavirus threat, the people in...
‘There Is Question Mark On Government Readiness’
Dr Suhail Naik, President, Doctors Association Kashmir believes a Covid-19 outbreak in Kashmir can hobble an already fragile healthcare delivery system
KL: Is our government...
How The Coronavirus Must Be Fought?
by Dr Suhail Naik
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are an old family of RNA viruses. They are most frequently associated with the common cold and upper...
Kashmir’s Tehran Tension
As Kashmir’s historical Iran connection is being tested by the coronavirus spread, expert Kashmiri Iranians suggest against flying a few hundred students home because...
Viral Fear
Kashmiris returning from Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus in China that has killed more than 2100 people, are quarantined in Delhi. As the health...
Mother Initiative
Shafakat was moved to start a school for special children in Shehr-e-Khas by the plight of her autistic child, reports Umar Mukhtar
Shafakat, 42, sits...
A Dream Painter
A Kashmiri family adopted an abandoned minor girl in Bangalore and brought her up for two decades. Now, restricted to a hospital bed for...
Caught by Cancer
There is no single stop where one can get the exact details of the state and status of cancer in Kashmir because the state...
Hospital Christmas
When Samreena Nazir joined the Christmas function of the small Christian community serving the John Bishop Memorial Hospital, it was a history tour to...
Saving Boukvat
Some doctors have joined hands to help the chronic kidney patients from the weaker sections and the effort is a success, reports Aaqib Hyder
When...
Mired Minds
The situation that emerged on August 5 has started taking a toll on the population’s mind-space. Sharing information reluctantly, psychiatrists believe the real load...
Rodents And Obstetrics
As South Kashmir’s main maternity hospital operates from a rundown building, the mothers and the new born have to co-exist with rodents along with...
The Golden Card People
Despite the internet blockade, Jammu and Kashmir has utilized the golden card under Ayushman Bharat scheme to the best possible level: 11000 procedures for...
A Model Wasted
Deep down south, the government invested heavily in creating a model health centre. As it is waiting for inauguration, part of the precious equipment...
Hit Hard
Without phones, internet and transport, thousands of seriously ailing patients were the silent sufferers of the post-August lockdown, reports Aaqib Hyder
When Sara Begum, 58,...
