January 12, 2022 | Kashmir POST

Infection causing viruses flourish in cold temperatures: Experts

January 12, 2022 Editor

With Kashmir witnessing sub-zero weather conditions, common cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses spike during winter as infection-causing viruses thrive in cold temperatures, experts said on Tuesday. “People are indoors more often, allowing viruses to pass more easily from one person to another. And the cold, dry air may weaken resistance,” Epidemiologist and Assistant Director, Health Services, Kashmir, Dr. SM Qadri, told. “Colds are more common in winter but the temperature isn’t the reason, it is because we spend more time indoors, close to the people and in closed spaces,”…

Kashmir Valley in grip of freezing cold

January 12, 2022 Editor

Gulmarg records a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive night Gulmarg tourist resort in north Kashmir continued to reel under extreme cold as the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point at most places in the valley, officials said on Monday. The resort recorded a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive night, Met officials said. They said Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius. Srinagar, the…

National Highway shuts again due to fresh landslides in Ramban

January 12, 2022 Editor

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has closed again due to fresh landslides in Ramban district on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams on the stretch, officials sources said. Many truckers, who are stranded on the highway for the past several days, blamed the traffic management authorities for not allowing them to move on, causing them huge financial losses as perishable goods they carry have been damaged. The highway was closed for traffic due to a landslide in the Mehar area of Ramban, the official sources said. The men and machines are working…

Outcry across J&K after army gets land in Gulmarg and Sonamarg

January 12, 2022 Editor

The corps commander, as per the order, has been asked to ‘ensure strict adherence to environment laws’, which is a customary directive The Jammu and Kashmir government has handed over to the army a big chunk of land in tourist favourites Gulmarg and Sonamarg, triggering allegations that the erstwhile state was being turned into a military garrison. A government spokesman said 1,358 kanals (around 170 acres) of land had been notified as “strategic areas” in the twin tourist hotspots, effectively handing it over to the army. The army already holds…

Supreme Court to hear plea over ‘Haridwar Dharam Sansad Hate Speeches’ on Wednesday

January 12, 2022 Editor

It is scheduled to come up for hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held recently in Haridwar and the national capital The plea is scheduled to come up for hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli. The petition, filed by…

Fresh Covid cases breaches 1100 mark in J&K; 5 Samples test positive for Omicron

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded two deaths and 1,148 Covid cases, witnessing an increase of 62% than the previous day, an official health bulletin said. In comparison to January 1, when just 169 cases were detected, the surge is about 600%. Kashmir health officials informed that five cases of Omicron variant have been found in the Valley. The patients, whose samples were taken in December, have already recovered, they added. “Of the five, two are locals while three are tourists from outside,” said Dr. Talat Jabeen, epidemiologist and state…