Hirra Azmat

Side effects of work at home: Family burnout, divorce, depression

by Hirra AzmatHealth Jammu and kashmir Kashmir Kashmir News Latest News Lead StoriesSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Srinagar: When 35-year-old Rehana (name changed) got married, her husband dismissed her frequent hand washing and a rigorous dusting of the house as a fixation for cleanliness. Four years into…

Kashmir stares at huge water crisis as glaciers recede by 28 percent: Study

by Hirra AzmatEnvironment Latest News Lead Stories NewsAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020

Srinagar: A new study has revealed that glaciers in Kashmir have receded by 28 percent in the last four decades. Entitled, “Satellite-observed glacier recession in the Kashmir Himalaya, India, from…

At Kashmir’s lone psychiatric hospital, docs slog to keep patients safe from COVID

by Hirra AzmatHealth Jammu and kashmir Kashmir Kashmir News Latest News Lead StoriesAugust 26, 2020August 26, 2020

Srinagar: Yaseen (name-changed), a 38-year-old suffering from bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings, was asked to admit at Government Psychiatric Hospital, Rainawari last week. However,…

Medicines just a click away: Local e-pharmacies come to rescue of people in Kashmir

by Hirra AzmatHealth Kashmir Latest News NewsAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Srinagar: Salim, 35, a resident of Baghi Mehtab, was yet to take his father for the last cycle of radiotherapy when the pandemic broke out. He had almost recovered, and…

4G or not: Kashmir IITians develop `FILO’ to help local students crack NEET, JEE

by Hirra AzmatApp Jammu and kashmir Kashmir Kashmir News Latest News Lead Stories Tech-FilmAugust 24, 2020August 30, 2020

Srinagar: Mehreen, a 19-year-old student from a far-flung village of Tangmarg had always dreamt of being a doctor. However, her dreams of qualifying NEET received a serious jolt post abrogation…

‘The Plague Upon Us’: Of betrayal, loss of love and friendship

by Hirra AzmatEducation Jammu and kashmir Kashmir Kashmir News Latest News Lead StoriesAugust 20, 2020August 20, 2020

Srinagar: From the pastoral pockets of Pulwama, Kashmir valley’s rich literary landscape is about to witness the rise of a new novelist. Shabir Ahmad Mir’s debut novel ‘The Plague Upon…

Dry spell triggers massive forest fire at Dachigam

by Hirra AzmatEnvironment Environment News Kashmir Latest NewsAugust 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Srinagar: Prolonged dry spell has triggered a massive fire in the forest areas surrounding Mahadev Peak at Dachigam National Park here. Situated at an altitude of 10000 feet, Mahadev is…

Rs 75 lakh for Covid warriors in event of death; nursing staff to get Rs 9,527 salary per month

by Hirra AzmatHealth Kashmir Latest News Lead StoriesAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday announced insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh for all frontline health workers and additional ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for those who die…

All district, associated hospitals of Kashmir to have dedicated oxygen plants in next four months: Atal Dullo

by Hirra AzmatHealth Jammu and kashmir Kashmir Kashmir News Latest NewsAugust 13, 2020August 13, 2020

Srinagar: Waking up to the oxygen crisis due to Covid-19, the administration is planning to equip all the district and associated hospitals with oxygen plants. Financial Commissioner of Health and…

EXCLUSIVE: Recovered COVID patients are returning to hospitals in Kashmir

by Hirra AzmatHealth Kashmir Latest News Lead StoriesAugust 13, 2020August 13, 2020

Srinagar: A month ago, a 60-year-old man who had tested negative for the virus was recovering at home. He thought he had left behind the dark shadow of the virus…