SRINAGAR: At least five persons including four women were killed while two others were injured after a vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident at Rajgarh area of Ramban district on Tuesday.
because we never knew we d get covid. and not being able to visit india has meant that shoppers who usually travel there to buy food and clothes for the festival have had to make other plans, and they say it has made a big difference. i guess there is certain specific flowers that you would need for certain specific ingredients, for example, or evenjust the cost of things going up as well which has had a very big impact on how we would celebrate and the delicacies that we would usually make. for many hindus and for sikhs and jains who also mark the festival, this year s diwali will be different to the ones they celebrated before the pandemic. last year diwali was just like - totally cancelled, nobody could come to your house but this year i feel like it will be extra special- because you ll get to see them. have you personally been affected by deaths due to covid? yeah, i ve lost family members, friends, colleagues. so it has been very hard. even uni wise. but yeah, it s been hard, -