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Advisor Baseer Khan Visits Tangmarg, reviews COVID-19 mitigation measures

BARAMULLA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday visited Tangmarg area of Baramulla district where he took stock of COVID-19 mitigation measures. During his visit, he inspected recently established COVID Care Centres at Panchayat level in order to assess the status of medical infrastructure and arrangements in these centres wherein he directed to ensure […]

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15 vaccination sites established for 18-44 years of age groups: DDC Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna Wednesday briefed the media regarding the current Covid scenario in the district at Conference Hall, Mini Secretariat here. To ensure completion of vaccination for 18-44 years of age at an earliest and keeping in view the demand for establishment of more session sites, the DC said that more […]

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11 brick kilns sealed in Kulgam

KULGAM: In a major crackdown on erring brick kilns, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Wednesday sealed 04 brick kilns during his visit to Hablish and Devsar areas of the district. The brick kilns were sealed after they were found operating without licenses. The DC during the visit was accompanied by ACR, Mir […]

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COVID-19: 1,895 fresh cases, 32 more deaths reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 1,895 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections to 2,92,360 while 32 deaths in the past 24 hours pushed the toll to 3,939 in the Union Territory, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 633 were from the Jammu division and 1,262 from the Kashmir division, […]

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Admin caps price of RT-PCR test by pvt labs

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has fixed the price of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 conducted by private laboratories at Rs 400, an official order said. Private laboratories in the Union Territory are presently charging Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,800 from the patients for the tests. In an order, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education […]

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Noted Scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies at 55

Noted Scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies at 55

Srinagar: Renowned Jammu-based Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed passed away on Tuesday. He was laid to rest at Medina Hills Bhatindi – adjacent to his founded Islamic seminary Madrassa Markaz Maarif Ul Quran – in Jammu district. The 55-year-acclaimed scholar passed away Tuesday morning, nearly two weeks after he was admitted to Acharaya Shri Chander College […]

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Govt issues new guidelines for virtual classes

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said that the virtual classes for Pre-Primary and Primary classes shall not exceed the time limit of 30 minutes and 90 minutes a day. Officials said that the guidelines were issued a day after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha directed the School Education Department to frame new […]

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Div Com calls for 100% utilization of Covid management resources

Div Com calls for 100% utilization of Covid management resources

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday called for 100 percent utilization of Covid- management resources across all districts in Kashmir. Div Com said this while chairing a weekly Covid-19 review meeting. The meeting among others was attended by Director SKIMS Soura, all Deputy Commissioners, CMOs through video conferencing, Mission Director NHM, GM DICs, […]

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10 more Receiving Stations to be completed by next month

SRINAGAR: Managing Director, KPDCL, Dr Basharat Qayoom Tuesday chaired a review meeting in the Conference Hall of KPDCL & took a detailed review of Projects under various Central Sponsored Schemes viz R-APDRP, IPDS, PMDP, DDUGJY in Kashmir Valley. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer Distribution Er. Ajaz Ahmad Dar, Chief Engineer Projects Er. Javaid […]

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Several medical shops sealed in Soura

‘Owners, salesmen not vaccinated yet’

Srinagar: Around a dozen medical shops were on Tuesday sealed outside the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and other localities in Soura after the owners and two salesmen were found unvaccinated. Officials informed that a special drive was launched by Tehsildar Eidgah, Ishfaq Khan today to check whether all medical shops’ owners and salesmen […]