June 9, 2021 | Kashmir POST

PAGD comes alive, Crucial meeting today at Mehbooba’s Gupkar residence

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Editor

As the speculations regarding further bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir are rife, the much-hyped People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of political parties in the Union Territory, has once again come alive as it has decided to hold a crucial meeting at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s Gupkar residence late afternoon today. Sources privy to the development told the news agency, that a meeting of PAGD has been scheduled today at conglomerate’s Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief, Mehbooba Mufti’s Gupkar residence. They said that the meeting…

Amid a downturn in virus cases, J&K experts say no room for complacency

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Editor

As coronavirus disease cases in Jammu and Kashmir continue their downward trend, experts have asked the public to not lower their guard as it could lead to another upsurge in infections in the Union Territory. Around 4,000 people have died in the UT since the virus outbreak in March 2020. May had proved to be deadliest month with 1,625 deaths and 1,14,382 infections. The lockdown has played a vital role in curtailing the spread, which is being reflected in the hospitals’ reduced caseloads, says Baramulla Government Medical College senior doctor…

Children & Coronavirus Third Wave

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Editor

Will the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India hit children the most? Here’s what top expert Prof Muzaffar Jan, a noted pediatrician, Head Department of Pediatrics at GMC Srinagar, and a member of the J&K Government’s advisory panel for Third Wave preparation had to say. Q: How will the Third Wave affect children?A: The first wave that hit the World in 2020 affected the elderly and those with underlying illnesses the most. The mortality was also high in that age group. The Second Wave that hit in 2021,…

UN should take note of rights violations: Mehbooba Mufti

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the United Nations had to “step in” as India’s own institutions have stopped taking notice of human rights violations. Mehbooba said anyone who raised voice against the wrong measures of the Government of India (GOI) was labelled as “Pakistani agent”. “Anyone who raises his voice against GOI’s draconian measures is conveniently labelled as a Pakistani agent. A pity that our own institutions have stopped taking notice of such brazen human rights violations & instead the UN has…