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COVID-19: Div Com reviews stock, supply position of essential commodities

JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Thursday convened a meeting of officers of various departments engaged under essential services and reviewed stock position of essentials and supply in districts of the division in view prevailing situation. The meeting was attended by IGP Jammu, Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Commissioner JMC, Additional Commissioner, Director FCS&CA, besides senior functionaries […]

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DM orders distribution of Dry Mid Day Meal, home delivery of ration

KULGAM: For containing and breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19 the District Magistrate, Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat has directed the concerned departments to ensure the availability of food grains, essential commodities and services notified vide government order No.60-FSC&CA of 2020 to population at large. The District Magistrate has ordered the AD- FSC&CA to ensure […]

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DM appeals for complete shutdown

Orders strict restrictions in the district

PULWAMA: District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer Thursday ordered imposition of strict restrictions across the district to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the district. The order issued under Section 144 of CrPC and Section 34 of Disaster Management Act 2005 states that there shall be complete restrictions on public movement including assembly of more […]

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FIR registered against people violating restriction orders

BANDIPORA: On the directions of District Magistrate Bandipora, the Bandipora Police registered an FIR against the people violating restriction orders issued by the District Magistrate Bandipora in the district, here Thursday. Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, said that a large number of people had gathered outside an ATM at Pazalpora Chowk violating the restriction […]

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Covid-19 victim’s family regrets ‘victimization’

Says deceased had no international travel history

Srinagar: The family of 67-year-old man, who became the first fatality of covid-19 in Kashmir Valley, on Thursday regretted “victimization” over “baseless” allegations of hiding the travel history. “It is quite unfortunate that we are being victimized for hiding the travel history which is absolutely baseless allegation,” the sexagenarian’s son said. “Let me be very […]

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Bandipora: 65 people quarantined, 3 shifted to SKIMS

Teams of doctors visit over 1000 households in Hajin

Hajin: Over 60 people who were suspected of being in contact with Covid-19 patient who died in Srinagar on Thursday morning were quarantined at two different places in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Medical Officer Hajin, Dr Nisar Ahmed said that 45 family members of four Covid-19 patients who were tested positive yesterday were quarantined at […]

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No need to panic, essential services and supplies will continue: Lt Guv

Asks people to report travel history to authorities

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Wednesday appealed to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to observe the 21-day lockdown earnestly to break the transmission chain and contribute in the fight against the spread of deadly COVID-19. In a recorded message, the Lt Governor observed that the UT Administration has taken […]

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Impose strict restrictions to ensure people’s safety: Baseer Khan tells DC’s

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor (LG), Baseer Ahmad Khan and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) in Kashmir Division, Wednesday directed all the Deputy Commissioners to work religiously for the safety of people so that Coronavirus pandemic is stopped. Khan directed to ensure complete lock down for 21 days strictly and asked for imposing […]

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Only designated essential services officials to be allowed: DM

SRINAGAR: In the wake of the surfacing of two more coronavirus positive cases in the district the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of very strict restrictions in the district. The order issued under Section 144 of CrPC states that there shall be complete restrictions on public movement including private transport […]

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5124 persons put under observation in JK: Govt

JAMMU: The Government Wednesday informed that 5124 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 11 cases tested positive (10 active positive and 01 recovered) in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 3061 persons have been kept under home quarantine […]