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Domestic abuse: HC takes suo moto notice of negative impact of lockdown on women, girls

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Saturday ordered that all the courts in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent and proceed with the matters in accordance with the circulars issued regarding the procedure to be followed to ensure social distancing. Taking suo moto notice […]

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75-year-old shepherd slips to death

Rajouri: A 75-year-old shepherd died on Saturday after he fell into a deep gorge in Darhal area of Rajouri district. Station House Officer (SHO) Rajouri, Barkat Qureshi said that the Shepherd identified as Mohammad Amin (75) son of Wazir Mohammad Malik of Dodaj was grazing cattle today afternoon when he slipped from the hilltop and […]

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Two live mortar shells found, defused

Srinagar: Police on Saturday found two mortar shells from orchards of Nowgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that some locals spotted the suspicious objects in the orchards and informed police about it. Soon after, a police team and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) reached the site. Confirming it, a police officer said that two […]

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Cop avoids daughters marriage, prefers mandatory ‘quarantine’

Poonch: A Jammu and Kashmir policeman has set an example by restricting himself to ‘quarantine’ while his daughter got married-off in Balakote area of Mendhar district. As per reports, a Hawaldar (name withheld) from Nakamanjhari area of the frontier district was put to quarantine alongside his brother after their arrival from Srinagar, three days back. […]

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Reach out to stranded Kashmiri’s outside: BJP to Govt

Reach out to stranded Kashmiri’s outside: BJP to Govt

Says lockdown, social distancing important tools to combat covid-19

Srinagar: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Kashmir unit Saturday urged central government and Lieutenant Governor led administration to reach-out to Kashmiri labourers, students, and patients stranded across the country. Party’s media-in charge and senior leader, Manzoor Bhat said that hundreds of labourers, students, and patients are stranded in various parts of the country and party leadership […]

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Works under MGNREGA to commence soon: Govt

PMAY funds will be released shortly

JAMMU: Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday held a meeting with Advisor to Lt Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan through video conferencing where various issues were discussed. The Union Minister appreciated the efforts of Rural Development Department (RDD) for making around 7 lakh face-masks for prevention of COVID -19 in J&K. During the […]

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DMRRR dept releases 19.19 Cr for universal mask coverage

JAMMU: Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRRR) have released Rs.19.19 crore under SDRF to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj for its further distribution to all the Deputy Commissioners for “Universal Reusable Mask” coverage of the entire population of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the guidelines issued by the Rural […]

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11 family members, 2 drivers and hotelier home quarantined

Srinagar: 11 family members and two drivers of reputed hotelier who was booked yesterday after violating lockdown orders and deliberately leaving for Srinagar from a Jammu red zone have been home quarantined at Zakoora area of Srinagar city. Sources said that medical team was dispatched to the home of businessman Mushtaq Ahmed Chaya and after […]

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JKSLSA facilitates labourers, students during lockdown

JAMMU: The J&K State Legal Service Authority(SLSA) under the guidance of Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Patron-in-Chief J&K SLSA and Justice Rajesh Bindal, Executive Chairman, J&K SLSA has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reach out to people in distress and help them fight their fears and anxiety in lockdown. […]

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Admin should bring back stranded JK residents, demands Tarigami

Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to send 250 buses to pick up about 9,000 stranded students and drop them to their native districts from Kota in Rajasthan must be replicated by Jammu and Kashmir administration to bring back the stranded people across the country, […]