Why We Must Fight the Coronavirus Stigma More Than The Disease?

by Javaid Iqbal I recently came across a newspaper article where a family man was asked by his local milkman not to visit him. The reason...

4G for Knowledge

In a world besieged by the virus, people are working from their homes, using the high-speed Internet. In Kashmir, more than 1.5 million students...

Besieged By Coronavirus

As the world scrambles to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, fear and anxiety have gripped Kashmir too. Saima Bhat reports about how people have started coping...

The Quarantined Life

One of the priority operations of the government was to ensure the people flying from diverse destinations home, stay isolated for a fortnight. More...

Coronavirus: Can Nano Coatings and Sprays Help?

by Dr M A Shah Infections have accompanied humans for millennia. In this twenty-first century, despite being in the era of antibiotics, which began...

Coronavirus: Why Should We Avoid Believing Rumours?

by Ikhlaq Qadri It happened in the dead of night, dark and daunting. Rumours flew across the Kashmir that Thursday, March 26, could be the...

Swine Flu Days

Doctors in Kashmir think their experience of tackling swine flu a decade back will aid them in fighting Coronavirus, reports Khalid Bashir Gura To combat...

Coronavirus Scare: Are Eggs, Mutton Safe?

by Zubair Ahmad War The current Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc throughout the globe. Almost five lakh people have been affected by the viral disease....

Coronavirus: Are We Ready?

Poor infrastructure, lack of critical equipment for doctors, and poor coordination between government and experts indicates Kashmir is not as ready as the officials claim,...

Coronavirus: Can Ostracism Help Control The Virus?

by Masood Hussain SRINAGAR: As the first victim of the Coronavirus was laid to rest in Sopore Thursday afternoon, a key issue has cropped up...

Surviving Epidemics

Most of the epidemics that Kashmir history has witnessed were imported and they thrived on unhygienic environs, indifferent rulers and a superstitious clergy, reports...

Deconstructing SARS-CoV-2

A cure to the Covid-19 disease triggered by Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is too distant but there are a lot of things that we must know...

Ambulance Chasing

A decade after National Health Mission sanctioned 416 ambulances for Jammu and Kashmir, the vehicles are yet to arrive, reports Saima Bhat “Hello. Aap ka...

Coronavirus: Is The World Order Changing?

by Syed Suhail Yaqoob The world has seen many bad times. There have been wars, and plagues on an unprecedented scale. The Spanish flu in...

Coronavirus: What We Must Do To Stay Safe?

by Dr Tasaduk Hussain Itoo The last couple of months have seen the Covid-19 crisis grow into a worldwide emergency of deep concern. For the...