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Power shutdown

JAMMU: According to Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu, the power supply to Lalle-da-Bagh, Lower Muthi, Lakshmi Vihar, Balwant Vihar, Udheywala, Anand Nagar, Machillian, Naghbani and adjoining areas fed from 33 KV PC-4 line (Bohri-Udheywalla and Machillian section) emanating from 132/33 KV Grid Station Pounichakk shall remain affected on May 10 from 08 am to 12 […]

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Covid-19 Pandemic: 14 workers at Industrial Unit in Budgam among 30 test positive

Covid-19 Pandemic: 14 workers at Industrial Unit in Budgam among 30 test positive

Tally rises to 823, 9 deaths so far

Srinagar: The number of positive cases for Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir crossed 800-mark on Friday with 30 new cases reported from five districts of the Kashmir Valley. Official sources said Budgam district reported 15 fresh cases, Kulgam 8, Ganderbal and Srinagar three each while Baramulla reported one case. With these cases, the overall tally […]

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30,000 stranded people entered UT so far: Admin

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said nearly 30,000 people have returned to the union territory from the entry point of Lakhanpur and arrangements are being made to bring back others stranded outside Jammu and Kashmir in an orderly manner. The nodal officer for movement of stranded people of Jammu and Kashmir said […]

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168 students arrive from Bangladesh

Srinagar: A special flight, carrying 167 medical students hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, arrived here from Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday as part of the Centre’s efforts to bring back Indians stranded abroad. “Total 168 students arrived at Srinagar airport in the special flight from Dhaka this afternoon,” an official said. Officials said the students […]

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Covid-19 infected man tries to escape from CD Hospital

Srinagar: A man who is a government employee and has tested positive for Covid-19 recently tried to escape from the Chest Disease Hospital, however, he was identified near the gate and admitted in the ward again. Sources said that a government employee from Safapora, Sumbal who works in Planning Department before being declared as positive […]

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Employee at Civil Secretariat test positive for Covid-19

Sanitization carried out on entire floor, several employees quarantined

Srinagar: An orderly posted in Civil Secretariat, the highest seat of the government here, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. A senior officer and some staffers have already gone in self-quarantine as soon as news about the orderly testing positive was communicated by the health authorities. Sources said that the orderly, a resident of […]

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Post lockdown revival: Lt Guv chairs high level meeting to discuss prospective action plan

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Friday chaired a high level meeting at Raj Bhavan to discuss the overall strategy and effective steps to be taken to ensure the revival of construction and other economic activities in the Union Territory, besides the regular assessment of efforts of the government for prevention, containment, and management of […]

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Govt claims decline in Infant Mortality Rate in JK

Says IMR down from 52 per 1000 live births in 2005 to 22 in 2018

Srinagar: The UT of J&K has been able to achieve ‘remarkable improvement’ in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in the recent years—with notable progress in reducing infant mortality rate (IMR), officials said. The infant mortality rate has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018) as per the latest data released by […]

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Ration distribution being carried out with precision in Kashmir

Ration distribution being carried out with precision in Kashmir

Grocery supplies streamlined in 25 zones of Srinagar: Govt

SRINAGAR: With lockdown being enforced throughout Jammu & Kashmir to control the spread of COVID 19, the distribution of ration was thought to be a challenging task. Today, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department in Kashmir Division and District Administration Srinagar are dealing with the situation with relative ease as they have been […]

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PDP condemns PSA extension of Naeem Akhtar

Jammu: Condemning the state administration’s move to extend the detention of former minister Naeem Akhtar under Public Safety Act (PSA), Peoples Democratic Party Friday said that the Kashmir chaos theory of ruling Bhartiya Janta Party is not only bound to fail but it will have serious ramifications as well. “The latest move to extend the […]