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DPC approves 529 CR annual Plan for Bandipore

65% funds to be spent on JJM, PMGSY works

BANDIPORA: A Plan allocation of Rs 529.88 crore including Rs 56 Crores under UT component, Rs 444.00 Crore under Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Rs 28 Crore as loan component for District Bandipora has been approved for the financial year 2021-22 at the District Development Council Meeting that was chaired by Chairman DDC, Abdul Gani Bhat. […]

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Grenade attack on police party in Samba, no loss of life

Jammu: Suspected militants carried out a grenade attack on a police party in Samba district of Jammu division but there was no report of any casualty, officials said on Wednesday. A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm […]

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Covid morality rate on upswing: JK reports 65 fresh deaths, 4,352 new cases

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed 65 deaths, highest since pandemic due to Covid-19 while 4,352 fresh positive cases were also reported, taking the number of total active cases to 50,701. With 65 more deaths the death toll has reached to 2,847 and the active cases continue to increase and the recovery rate […]

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Govt announces welfare measures for families hit by pandemic

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced several welfare measures for families severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The J&K government has taken several measures to help those who unfortunately lost their loved ones to COVID-19. Senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for […]

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Children can develop convulsions, shock due to covid infection: Expert

Advises utmost care for the young population

SRINAGAR: “There was this general observation during the first wave of Covid pandemic that children were least affected and were asymptomatic or having mild symptoms, but in prevailing second wave of virus more children are infected which demonstrates severity of infection”, said Dr Muzaffar Jan, HoD, Pediatrician, GB Pant Hospital, Srinagar while speaking about the […]

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CUK to organise motivational lectures, online quiz competition

Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Tuesday said the university will organise motivational lectures and weeklong online extracurricular activities including online quiz and debate competitions for the students to de-stress them. “Covid-19 pandemic has caused lot of anxiety and stress among the students who have been confined to […]

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NGO provides Immunity boosters to red zone Area residents in Mehjoor Nagar

Srinagar: ‘We Volunteers’ an NGO in association with Ansar Ul Masakeen organised a day long awareness campaign in Mehjoor Nagar on Monday. The aim of the programme was to create awareness among the residents of the area which has been declared as a ‘Red Zone’. The organizers also distributed Immunity Booster kits among the locals. […]

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NGO distributes food Parcel among needy at Tangmarg

Tangmarg: ‘Orphans in Need’, an NGO embarked upon reaching out to the masses living on the margins and distributed food kids among widows in the Gulmarg sub division of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a handout issued by the organization said. It said that the initiative was aimed at reaching to the needy people at this […]

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Kashmir has 23500 lpm Oxygen generation capacity: Officials

‘2100-2300 bulk cylinders at the disposal of hospitals’

SRINAGAR: After the onset of 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the hospitals associated with covid-care in Kashmir have witnessed a steep rise in requirement of medical oxygen as more number of patients who have tested Covid-19 positive are turning up to the hospitals after their saturation level decreases in home isolation. To give an information […]

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Webinar on Pashmina concludes

Experts give their views on issues, prospects

SRINAGAR: As part of the webinar series on Pashmina and its future prospects, second edition of the webinar was held today in which domain experts, stakeholder, departmental representatives and INTACH, J&K joined the session. The session began with the introductory remarks of Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, who gave the present status […]