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Tangmarg teacher test positive for coronavirus

Admin asks people to report kids whom he taught

Srinagar: A day after diseased COVID-19 patient’s teacher son tested positive for the dreaded disease, authorities in Tangmarg on Thursday urged people not to panic and asked students who were taking tuition from him to contact the nodal officer. “It is very unfortunate to inform the general public that tests confirmed that one son of […]

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Decongesting jails: High-powered panel says release of PSA detainees can’t be considered

Srinagar: Amid outbreak of deadly coronavirus, a high-powered committee constituted by the Jammu & Kashmir Government has maintained that release of detainees under the Public Safety Act (PSA) does not fall within the terms of guidelines issued by the Supreme Court to decongest jails. Highly placed sources disclosed that the panel observed that release of […]

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Youth shot dead by militants in South Kashmir

Anantnag: Suspected militants shot dead a man in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening. Sources said that militants fired upon a person at Fathepora Larkipora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening. He was shifted to Government Medical College hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead. Medical Superintendent GMC Anantnag, Dr Mehrab Majid […]

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OP NAMASTE: RR assists police, admin in ensuring lockdown

Baramulla: A SVL team of Baramulla Rashtriya Rifles and ARTY BDE & JKPF jointly assisted district administration in maintaining lockdown amid Covid-19 pandemic. The Rashtriya Rifles Army Battalion at Bramulla in conjuction with the Svl Team of Artillery Brigade & JKPF assisted the district administration in maintaining the lockdown amid the pandemic by providing them […]

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Fighting corona: J&K Bank to support BCs to ensure banking services

Fighting corona: J&K Bank to support BCs to ensure banking services

Srinagar: Taking a step to ensure the safety of Business Correspondents (BCs) J&K Bank has announced certain measures to ensure continuity of the services of its 985 Business Correspondents (BCs) for providing essential banking services to its customers in the UT during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “A lump sum of Rs 1500 shall be provided […]

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Isolation facility for Covid-19 ‘mis-used’ by private hospital, admin lodges FIR

Pulwama: The authorities in Pulwama district have got an FIR lodged against the owners of a private hospital for carrying out routine functions including caesarean section despite it being acquired for isolation facilities for Covid-19 management in south Kashmir. While taking cognisance of violation of Government orders, District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer got FIR […]

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Villagers in Kulgam beat Leopard to death

Kulgam: Villagers in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district beat a leopard to death with sticks after it attacked seven persons among which two were shifted to hospital in a critical condition. Official sources said that a leopard emerged in Khudhanjipora village of Kulgam and attacked people on Thursday. Seven persons were injured in the attack while […]

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324 persons quarantined at multiple locations test negative, sent back to homes

281 to complete quarantine tomorrow: ADC Srinagar

Srinagar: At least 324 persons who were quarantined here in different hotels and other Government Buildings have been tested negative. All these persons have been sent back to their homes with a direction that they should quarantine themselves in homes for next 14 days. Out of these 324 persons, 103 are from Srinagar, 6 from […]

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35 FIR’s registered in Kupwara against lockdown violators

Srinagar: District Administration Kupwara has created 14 quarantine centres at different places. “Though Kupwara is Coronavirus free zone as on date but, yet we have established quarantine centres at 14 different locations. We have total bed capacity of 900 out of which 85 have been occupied by those who have a travel history and are […]

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Aggressive contact tracing campaign helping to contain spread of coronavirus in JK: Govt

Srinagar: An aggressive contact tracing campaign is underway in Jammu and Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus with nearly 2000 contacts of positive cases identified so far, officials said. Hot spots have been isolated and sealed and all movements in those areas have been fully restricted, the officials said. On Wednesday, chief secretary, BVR […]