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COVID-19 now a pandemic: WHO chief

Geneva: The new coronavirus outbreak can now be described as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization has announced. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was troubled by the spread and severity of the outbreak, along with a lack of action taken to combat it. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around […]

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Rains, snow make a comeback

Rains, snow make a comeback

Upper reaches receive fresh snow, rain lashes plains

SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley on Thursday witnessed a fresh spell of rains and snowfall bringing down the daytime temperature here, a MeT official said. He said that the world famous ski resort Gulmarg and other upper reaches received fresh snowfall while rain lashed plains in Kashmir valley, resulting in chilly weather conditions. However, the night temperature […]

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For participating in protests, 7 employees get ‘show-cause notice’

For participating in protests, 7 employees get ‘show-cause notice’

JAMMU: The Government Thursday issued show-cause notice to seven officials who were working on a probation period in different departments for violation of service conduct rules. According to a GAD order, the probationers who were appointed under Jammu and Kashmir Special Recruitment Rules 2015 notified under SRO-202 of 2015 reportedly participated in frequent protests at […]

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Police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house breaks

Police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house breaks

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested three persons and claimed to to have busted a gang involved in a spate of highway robberies and house break-ins in the city. “Three accused have been arrested and stolen properties worth several lakh of rupees have been recovered at their instance,” a police spokesperson said. On receipt of several […]

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Evacuate Kashmiri students from Iran, NC Leader Husnain Masoodi

Evacuate Kashmiri students from Iran, NC Leader Husnain Masoodi

Srinagar: Parliament member and National Conference Leader, (Retd) Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought the status of the efforts made by external affairs ministry towards repatriation and evacuation of stranded Kashmiri students from Iran. While reacting to the rejoinder made by union external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha, Masoodi said the […]

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Drug peddler booked under PSA

Drug peddler booked under PSA

Sopore: Police on Thursday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) against an alleged drug peddler in the North Kashmir’s Sopore town. It is for the 3rd time in 3 weeks that Sopore police have recommended another name for action under the Public Safety Act for the involvement of supplying narcotic drugs to youth of the Sopore, […]

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Maligning teacher’s image in uncalled for

Maligning teacher’s image in uncalled for

Teachers have been put to humiliation and derogatory remarks for unknown reasons

BY: Mushtaq Hurra Periodic trainings are extremely important for government servants because it increases and enhances their capacity building domains. It helps them to retain and renew their skills. It increases the professional abilities of workforce and hence, the organisation they work for, becomes rich and affluent in terms of human resources. All the multinational […]

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Coronavirus scare has hit Jammu and Kashmir badly

Coronavirus scare has hit Jammu and Kashmir badly

BY: Adnan Shafi Indeed, World Health Organization plays an essential role in the global governance of health and disease due to its core global functions of establishing, monitoring and enforcing international norms and standards, and coordinating multiple actors toward common goals. Global health governance requires WHO leadership and effective implementation of WHO’s core global functions […]

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Pellet gun use

Pellet gun use

The High Court dismissed the petition arguing that what kind of force has to be used at the relevant point of time or in a given situation and place has to be decided by the persons in charge of the place where the protest is happening. Though the courts may have put forth their arguments […]

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Virus alert: Govt orders closure of all educational institutes in JK till Mar 31

Virus alert: Govt orders closure of all educational institutes in JK till Mar 31

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered closure of all educational institutes across the union territory till March 31 as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus scare. Cinema halls in all the 10 districts of Jammu division will also remain closed till March 31, officials said. While only one person has tested positive for […]