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CMO Bandipora, pestered, stopped by Police

Bandipora: A day after senior cardiologist was allegedly harassed in Srinagar, Chief Medical Officer Bandipora was stopped by police on Tuesday while he was on way to inspect a quarantine centre and sample collection centre in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Eye witnesses said that the official vehicle of Chief Medical Officer Bandipora Dr Tajamul Hussain […]

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Sopore man ends life Bilal Ahmad

Sopore: A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his home in Mahrajpora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore town during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Witnesses told that a 30- year old-man identified as Azad Ahmad of Mahrajpora, Sopore allegedly hanged himself inside his home during the intervening night. The family […]

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Covid-19: 55-year-old woman dies at SKIMS, JK toll touches 21

Covid-19: 55-year-old woman dies at SKIMS, JK toll touches 21

Deputy CMO among 80 persons test positive

Srinagar: A 55-year-old woman from Urnhal area of south Kashmir, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at the SKIMS Soura on Saturday, taking the overall death toll due to the infection in Jammu and Kashmir to 21. Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, Professor Farooq Jan told that the woman was admitted to the hospital’s isolation […]

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Admin orders complete lockdown till May 31 in Sgr

Srinagar: The district administration Srinagar on Saturday ordered complete lockdown across the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir till May 31. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Choudhary said that the restrictions are already in place from past few months to contain the deadly virus from spreading. “The people across the Srinagar district cooperated with […]

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Flyers to undergo COVID-19 test, quarantine on arrival

Jammu: With domestic flights scheduled to resume from next week, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday said all inbound passengers would have to undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test and administrative quarantine till the time their report is out. The decision was conveyed by the department of disaster management, relief and reconstruction (state executive committee), […]

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Filling of IPS vacancies: JK submits proposal to UPSC, MHA

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government has sent a proposal to the Union Public Service Commission and Ministry of Home Affairs for filling 28 vacancies in promotion quota of the prestigious Indian Police Service. Highly placed sources disclosed that Home department of J&K government has submitted a detailed proposal to UPSC and MHA for induction […]

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Reducing load on labs; JK adopts pooling of COVID-19 samples

Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have started ‘pooled testing’ to reduce the load on virology labs besides clearing the pending samples already collected for testing. As per official records around ten thousand samples collected for testing are still pending. “It is because of the aggressive sample collection but limited testing capacity in hospitals of […]

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Hideout busted: Police register case against official

Hideout busted: Police register case against official

Pulwama: Police registered a formal case after combined forces claimed to have busted a hideout in a shop owned by a government official in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that soldiers from 44 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group personnel from Jammu and Kashmir police after receiving inputs, searched the house of a […]

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High Court adopts full year working time calendar

JAMMU: The High court of Jammu and Kashmir will continue same working time round the year, thus halting the past practice of change of timings in winter and summers. An official handout stated that the Chief Justice has issued a calendar which will be followed for the rest part of the whole year. For the […]

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Doctor alleges being thrashed by police in Srinagar

Srinagar: A doctor working as surgeon specialist in Super Speciality SMHS Hospital was allegedly thrashed by the police personnel in Srinagar on Saturday, while on his way to G B Panth Hospital. Dr. Shabir Ahmad Mir, a surgeon specialist posted at Sheereen Bagh Super Speciality SMHS Hospital Srinagar, while narrating his ordeal alleged that he […]