Ghulam Hassan Ahdoos Bereaved
Ahdoos Hotel
The hotel that is a leading eatery of Srinagar since 1918, closed on April 17, following its promoter and most of its staffers getting Covid-19 infection. Even some guests who had been frequenting the hotel were reported infected but not many details were known.
Now today, the Jammu & Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC) broke the news of Mrs Ghulam Hassan. It has expressed condolence with the bereaved family.
The hotel had rave reviews after completing its century of operations in 2018.
“Hayat Bhat, the 45-year-old owner and managing director of Ahdoo’s, says that his great-grandfather, Abdul Ahad, worked in the accounts department of Maharaja Hari Singh, who sent Ahad’s son and Bhat’s grandfather, Mohammad Sultan, to study at the East India Company’s confectionery in Calcutta (now Kolkata),”
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New testing facility established, iconic Ahdoos Hotel shut down after staff test positive
Srinagar s iconic Ahdoos Hotel shut down after its staff tested positive for covid-19 Naseer Ganai 2021-04-18T17:45:37+05:30 Covid-19 Surge: Kashmir To Test All Visitors, Tourism Industry Takes A Hit outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T17:50:05+05:30
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