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Easing of restrictions: Farming operations to be allowed after following safety precautions, says Baseer Khan

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday said that government is taking various measure for the resumption of agriculture and horticulture related activities restricted as part of the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Advisor said this during a meeting, he chaired to review preparedness for resumption of […]

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34 headmasters placed as Incharge ZEOs

JAMMU: School Education Department today issued orders for placement of 34 headmasters as in-charge Zonal Education Officers. The order issued by Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon reads that the 34 I/C Headmasters & equivalent are hereby placed as I/C Zonal Education Officers & equivalent, in their own pay and grade for […]

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Div Com reviews Ramzaan arrangements

SRINAGAR: In view of ensuing holy month of Ramzaan, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday chaired a high level meeting to review arrangements put in place by the district administrations across the Kashmir Division. In view of current COVID-19 Pandemic, threadbare discussion was held in the meeting regarding proper sanitation, fumigation, distribution of […]

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DM visits Sub District Hospital Keller

SHOPAIN: District Magistrate, Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin , Monday visited Sub District Hospital Keller and adjoining areas to meet the requirement and need of the people amid the COVID-19 lockdown. He took stock of the arrangements put in place in connection with the availability of health care and other facilities. Block Medical Officer Keller, Tehsildar […]

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All JKDEA hands over cheque to DM Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: All J&K Diploma Engineers Association, Mechanical Wing, Kashmir Province, Monday handed over a cheque of Rs. 50,000 to the District Magistrate, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal as a contribution towards the efforts being undertaken by the district administration to tackle COVID-19 outbreak in the district. The cheque was handed over by the President JKDEA, Mohd Yaseen […]

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No shortage of protective gear in Bandipora: CMO

BANDIPORA: The District Administration, Bandipora strongly refuted the news report claiming shortage of protective gear for frontline workers handling COVID19 cases, here Monday. Chief Medical Officer, Bandipora, Dr Tajamul Hussain, said that the district administration and department of Health is providing adequate number of protective gears and other logistics including testing logistics for the frontline […]

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COVID-19 tally rises to 341, fresh 13 cases reported

COVID-19 tally rises to 341, fresh 13 cases reported

Srinagar: The number of novel coronavirus cases rose to 341 in Jammu and Kashmir even as nine more COVID-19 persons were discharged—five from Chest Disease hospital Dalgate and four from SKIMS Soura—on Saturday, taking the recovered patients count to 51 in J&K. “No new cases from Jammu Division, 13 from Kashmir; Total positive cases now […]

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Rains bring back chill across Kashmir

MeT forecasts decrease in precipitation

Srinagar: Weatherman on Saturday predicted a decrease in precipitation from Sunday even as rains led to a drop in mercury in Jammu and Kashmir. An official of the local meteorological department said that Srinagar recorded 13.4mm of rainfall in last 33 hours till 1730 hours today. The mercury has also decreased with night temperature in […]

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Police files FIRs against two Shopian families

Both had claimed slain militants as their kin

Srinagar: Police on Saturday allegedly filed two FIRs for defying government’s prohibitory orders against members of two families who claimed that the two militants, killed in the gunfight with joint team of police and army in Shopian district, as their kin. Sources said that FIRs (No. 65/2020 and 66/2020) under IPC Sections of 188, 269 […]

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Three CRPF men killed in militant attack

Srinagar: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and as many injured in a militant attack in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Saturday, officials said. The militants fired at a check post that was jointly being manned by troops of CRPF’s 179th battalion and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, they said. This is […]