Balancing act
After a brief pause the vaccination drive in Jammu and Kashmir has once again started t pick up. Though the pace cannot be termed as satisfactory but lot of efforts are needed to make the drive a success with the reach out to the public being maintained with full gusto. The administration has also felt […]
Preparing for a challenge
Just when the positive covid-19 cases have started to shown some decline another issue has got the medicos as well as the people worrisome. This issue that has surfaced during these covid times is the emergence of ‘black fungus’ among COVID-19 patients. As of now the number of black fungus cases in the country has […]
Respite needed
Since the second wave of covid-19 is right now consuming lot of lives and creating a fear among the people as well as the administration everywhere, life has once again come to a grinding halt. Many states have resorted to lockdown as all sort of public movement has been hampered which will again have a […]
Speed up vaccinations
The past one week has made the people worrisome as the hype created about the availability of the covid-19 vaccine by the authorities has come down crumbling. It has been almost ten days that no vaccination schedules are being issued. The issue has been so grave that even the most vulnerable section of the society […]
Addressing higher mortality
Since the second covid-19 wave is breaching all past records in Jammu and Kashmir, people have started to get worried and anxious as the mortality rate in the region is witnessing an upswing. Be it Jammu or Srinagar, in both the provinces close to sixty deaths have been reported since past many days and this […]
Fire audit of hospitals amidst covid
As the covid pandemic continues to wreck havoc in most of the states the need for hospitalization of people has increased tremendously putting a huge burden on the healthcare infrastructure that has been exposed and shown various weak points over the past several months now. One such weak point that has emerged among most of […]
Covid-19 escaping treatment
Ever since the covid-19 pandemic engulfed the world scientist and medicos are baffled about providing a line of treatment for the deadly virus. During the earlier part of last year when the virus wreaked havoc in many nations various treatments were suggested however, all these attempts proved to be short lived. Even today medicos are […]
Oil price rise
We are facing yet another lockdown since the past one week now and the same situation is being witnessed in many other states and other regions. This means that the economy has once again gone for a toss as the life has come to a standstill once again. Though people are concerned about their well […]
Farsightedness
The way covid-19 is leaving its impact and presence felt in Jammu and Kashmir we need to understand that improving and augmenting the healthcare infrastructure is the only option to avoid a catastrophe. From arranging for various new covid facilities to enhancing medical oxygen supplies besides other drugs, the administration needs to think on various […]
Revamping libraries
Just a decade back students, scholars and even the commoners would dedicate long hours in discussing books, their relevance and impact. All these discussions would centre around the written word and what they hold in store for the civilization. These discussions not only generated a keen interest among the youngsters but also got them attracted […]