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Collaborates with KWT to deliver packets to homes

Srinagar, March 27: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools\’ Association) or 80-G exempted today announced a collaboration with Kashmir Welfare Trust (KWT) for the distribution of various food items among poor and needy families and persons in the society.

The Association had recently allowed use its resources in the shape of buildings, vehicles and manpower to effectively deal with the situation. Now further increasing the ambit of its social work, the Association has cooperated with a well known NGO Kashmir Welfare Trust to reach out to the needy persons of the society. The relief part of the work will be undertaken under the supervision of the head of Environment & Relief Council of PSAJK Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo. He will supervise all the relief work jointly with KWT to serve the needy sections of the society.

“We are working overboard to help the society in this hour of crisis. As everyone knows that during this time of shutdown many families are running short of edibles. People are out of work and out of money to buy even the basic things. So we have decided to do our bit in helping such people by providing the essential items to such families at their doorstep,” said G N Var president PSAJK.

With its in-house donations the Association will assemble packets of various essential items and in collaboration with KWT deliver it to homes of needy people. The packets will include Atta (flour), dal, edible oil, spices, soap and other items which may be in short supply of any family.

“Taking all precautions we will assemble the food packs and deliver it to families in the most efficient manner,” said Var.

The Association has appealed the government to help them in this endeavour by way of giving necessary permissions. “We hope that the concerned authorities issue us passes at the earliest so that there is no hindrance in movement of our vehicles and men in delivering the service,” said Var.

The Association called on the people to call them on their numbers in case they feel any family or person needs help.

The Association has also appealed all the schools to come forward to help the people at this cubical juncture. The Schools and general public have been requested to donate generously in:

Kashmir Welfare Trust

(Private Schools’ Association) or 80-G exempted

JK Bank Acc. No. 0777010100003642

IFSC: JAKA0SSISGR

Account No. 0346010100005083,

IFSC: JAKA0BOTSHA

Srinagar, Mar 27: Amid the growing global scare about deadly novel Corona-virus, doctors and health experts are finding it hard to learn that whether the new virus ‘COVID-19’ will get killed in heat or have greater impact in cold in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), edical experts in Kashmir say there is no study with them whether the COVID-19 will have greater or lesser impact in days to come.

Principal Government Medical College principal Dr. Samia Rashid told—KNO that there is no study about the novel Corona-virus so far whether it survives in hot or cold weather.

Dr. Nisar Ul Hassan the only Flu expert in Kashmir who headed the swine flu epidemic in past in Jammu and Kashmir said that the science is not about presumptions, assumptions and speculations first it has to be understood that this is a new virus.

He said that fortunately they haven’t seen much of infection in children and they have shown it very lesser because it’s them (children) who spread it in the community more and “we have not seen it in pregnant women yet.” He said there can be no claims unless a proper study is done on the subject— (KNO)

Srinagar, Mar 27 (GNS): Doctors at JLNM on described heartrending scenes at the hospital where two sisters, 7 year old and 3 and a half year old from Srinagar who tested positive for coronavirus are admitted.

Both siblings were crying and they calm down only after their mother, who put protective gear as advised by the doctors, comforted them.

“They were crying and screaming because the siblings were without parental care since Wednesday morning,” a doctor at the JLNM hospital, Rainwari, told GNS.

The JLNM was recently declared among three hospitals exclusively for Covid-19 management.

The doctors are supervising these children with utmost care but they continue screaming especially the little one who craved for mother, the doctor said.

When asked about the parents, the doctor said “Mother was allowed to meet them after following protocol: wear the body gear.”

“Still, it is better for parents to keep patience and not risk their lives,” he said. The parents have to put up a brave face in these “unarguably the toughest phase in anybody’s life,” he said.

“We have kept everything available including the baby food for them. As one would expect, the little girl made things tough. She was continuously crying, craving for her mother,” another doctor said.

“These children don’t know what is going on here. Even we don’t know what is in store for us in the coming days. We are all in shock. Who knew we will have to see these times, this disease, this lockdown. The world is unpredictable now. Who knows what will happen next,” he said.

The children, from Natipora, had come in contact with their grandfather who had recently arrived from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah and tested positive for Covid-19.

The man had shared the same flight as that of the Kashmir’s first Covid-19 patient a 67 year old woman from Srinagar’s Khanyar area who, according to doctors at SKIMS Soura, is recovering.

The coronovirus has already claimed its first victim in Kashmir a sexagenarian man from Hyderpora who had no travel history to any foreign country but, according to his family, had travelled to the Andaman Islands, UP, New Delhi and Jammu between February 15 to March 16. He had tested positive for the covid-19 and died at CD hospital on Thursday. There was initially confusion about the age of one of the siblings and it was wrongly mentioned as 8 months old earlier. (GNS)

Sopore, Mar 27 (KNO): A policeman was on Friday disengaged from his services after a video went viral in which he was seen as making announcement with abusive language, asking people to stay indoors.

According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a video was circulated on social media sites wherein a policeman was allegedly seen making announcement in an abusive manner.

“On preliminary investigation, the allegations were found true and it was come to fore that the cop is posted in PD Sopore. It was divulged that the personnel shot the video at an isolated place and was not part of any announcement making team,” officials said.

Taking cognizance of the issue, Sopore police has registered an FIR against the erring official under relevant sections of law and the official has been disengaged forthwith from the department – (KNO)

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) which was scheduled to be held on May 3 has been postponed due to Coronavirus lockdown in country, exam agency officials told.

– Kashmir Today