Day: June 2, 2021

Our mental health worst hit by coronavirus second wave: Dr. Arshid Hussain

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Our mental health worst hit by coronavirus second wave: Dr. Arshid Hussain

Kashmir has been at a precipice for a long time due to the conflict and prevalent socio-economic factors. The Pandemic added to this and the fresh loss of family members and livelihoods has pushed many people to the brink. While talking to a professor of psychiatry at GMC Srinagar, Dr. Arshid Hussain about COVID19, its impact on mental health, and the recent suicides reported in the media. Q: Has depression conquered Kashmir along with the virus?A: No, Depression has not conquered us but our resilience and coping mechanisms have been…

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Tough times ahead for learning

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Tough times ahead for learning

Mir Mohmmad Gulzar The preceding year witnessed devastating effects of Coronavirus and all sectors of the economy were affected. Among other sectors, education systems around the world were severely hit. The schools were closed in March—2020 and remained closed throughout the year. This year the new wave began with a surge in late March in the COVID-19 pandemic at an alarming speed. The number of cases rises with every passing day and the number of cases reported in the last six weeks showed 20 fold increase. The second wave of…

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How to manage kids during the pandemic

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How to manage kids during pandemic

Dr. Sana Salim Khan I get a lot of queries from parents with different scenarios where Covid is concerned. Today, I would be talking about the different case scenarios concerning children. Here is how to manage Covid under different situations at your home: If both the mother and child are Covid positive, it is advisable that they should be allowed to stay together unless the mother is hospitalized or too sick. Children should not be sent to stay with other members of the family such as grandparents.For infant children, it…

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir ‘Saddened’ by India’s reactions to his Kashmir Statements

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir 'Saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir Statements

General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is ‘saddened by India’s reaction to his statements on Kashmir, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Amy Quantrill, who has asserted that they were taken out of context. She said at a news briefing on Tuesday, “The President was saddened to see a press statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, which portrays his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir from a selective perspective, while they are consistent with the longstanding UN position regarding this issue.” She added, “It is regrettable that the President’s remarks were…

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Abrogation of Article 370 & Coronavirus lockdown cost Kashmir Rs 45000 Cr business losses

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Abrogation of Article 370 & Coronavirus lockdown cost Kashmir Rs 45000 Cr business losses

Kashmir economy has borne the brunt of three back-to-back lockdowns since the abrogation of article 370 in August 2019 resulting in the loss of a whopping Rs 45000 Crore. The month-long lockdown from April 230 to May 30 this year has registered a loss of Rs 5000 crore alone, reveal figures worked out by the trade bodies of Valley. According to the Kashmir Chamber and Commerce Industries president Sheikh Ashiq Hussain, Kashmir economy suffered a loss of around Rs 17,878 crore in first four months of restrictions and shutdown in…

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