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Div Com Kashmir receives nine new Oxygen plants

Says oxygen generation will boost health system to tackle pandemic

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday received fresh consignment of nine new medical oxygen plants to be installed at various health facilities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Div Com along with other officers received the consignment at Srinagar Airport. Sharing the details, Div Com said that out of […]

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Implementation of BLCs: Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir reviews progress

SRINAGAR: Director Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah Monday took stock of the Cluster Program of the Handloom wing that are currently being implemented across different locations in the Kashmir. At the outset, the field functionaries apprised the chair that presently there are 08 Block Level Clusters (BLCs) in various phases active in Kashmir […]

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JK reports 1440 new positive cases, 23 COVID-19 deaths

JK reports 1440 new positive cases, 23 COVID-19 deaths

SRINAGAR: The Government on Sunday informed that 1440 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 338 from Jammu division and 1102 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 300490. Also 23 COVID-19 deaths have been reported, 08 from Jammu Division and […]

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Black fungus overshadows covid worries in JK

Black fungus overshadows covid worries in JK

9 patients operated in Jammu, JK records 1448 fresh covid-19 cases, 25 deaths

Jammu: Nine patients have been operated for black fungus or mucormycosis in the Government Medical College and hospital here during the past 10 days, officials said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir reported 1448 fresh covid-19 cases, lowest single day tally in almost 50 days, even as 25 more people succumbed to virus during the […]

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World Environment Day: Support initiatives aimed at restoring ecosystems, says Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, in his message on World Environment Day, has appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the youth, to take initiatives aimed at restoring the ecosystems everywhere for reviving the human-nature relationships at the local as well as regional level. Jammu and Kashmir is known for its rich ecosystems, […]

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NHRC issues advisory for children affected by pandemic

Srinagar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories stressing that children should not drop out of school due to the circumstances created by the pandemic and enter into child labour, child marriage or trafficking. “Take all necessary steps to ensure that children do not drop out of […]

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Weekend lockdown continues across JK

Srinagar: The weekend lockdown remained in place across Jammu and Kashmir from Friday with an aim to prevent the virus from spreading further continues, officials said Saturday. The lockdown was imposed four days after the government eased the lockdown restriction in Jammu and Kashmir. Witnesses said that the police and paramilitary forces were deployed in […]

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Two held with cache of arms at Qazigund

Kulgam: Security Forces Saturday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Qazigund area of in Kulgam district and arrested two persons. A senior Police official said that a joint team of security forces arrested two person during random checking in Lower Munda area of Qazigund in […]

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Centre extending all possible help to JK: Union Minister

Jammu: The central government is continuously extending all possible help to Jammu and Kashmir in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. He said the healthcare institutions in the Union territory have been upgraded with necessary medical infrastructure, including augmentation of oxygen supply and increased bed strength, to provide […]

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Viral video compels admin to announce water supply scheme

Jammu: Taking serious note of a widely shared video of people fetching dirty water from a pond in Paddal village in Samba, the authorities on Saturday announced a water supply scheme for the area under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’. Directions were also issued by the district’s deputy commissioner, Anuradha Gupta, to provide water tankers to […]