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Corona scare: Court tells litigants to stay away from hearings

BARAMULLA: In consonance with the advisories on COVID-19, Principal District and Sessions Judge (PD&SJ) Baramulla, Sanjay Parihar Wednesday said that the litigants need not to come to the courts till March 31, except in the matters of bail, succession and other related matters, instead the lawyers shall remain present on behalf of the litigants. He […]

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Non-development expenditure acts spoilsport

62 % allocations for salary, pension, interest and other components

Nasir Azam Srinagar: The non-development budget continues to overshoot the development expenditure in Jammu & Kashmir, budgetary documents reveal. According to the documents, a whopping 62 percent funds of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory’s budget for 2020-21 would be utilized for non-development expenditure like salaries, pension, interest payment and other components. The remaining 38 percent […]

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Lawaypora shootout: Police arrest youth from Budgam

Srinagar: Over a month after Lawaypora shootout here in Srinagar, police arrested a youth from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Official sources said that police personnel from Parimpora Police Station arrested a youth from Arth Budgam in connection with Lawaypora shoot out that occurred on 5 February last month. Two militants Zia-ur-Rehman of Arth […]

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Pulwama locals resent influx of non-local labourers in district

‘Our teams looking for symptoms in every village: DDC

Pulwama: Locals in a Pulwama village staged a protest on Wednesday after the arrival of hoards of non-local labourers in the village. The protesters demanded that a medical team should be sent to carry out medical check-up of these non-local labourers. Sources informed that a large number of protesters hit the roads in Zasoo village […]

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Farooq Abdullah meets Omar

Srinagar: National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah met his incarcerated son Omar Abdullah at Hariniwas Palace in Srinagar on Wednesday. This was the second meeting between Farooq and his son Omar after the senior Abdullah was set free from detention on Friday last. He was accompanied by his wife Molly Abdullah and daughter Sofia Abdullah. […]

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Duo with travel history to corona hit countries go into hiding

Srinagar: At least five suspects having travel history with high fever and flu have been identified and admitted in hospital in Kashmir Valley. However, duo from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district is evading the screening after returning home from Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. Official sources said that two persons (name withheld) who hail from Khanpora […]

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JKPCC Scam: Crime Branch raids Delhi House Of ex-MD JKPCC

Srinagar: Crime Branch of police on Wednesday carried out a raid at New Delhi in connection with major scams in Jammu & Kashmir Projects Construction Corp (JKPCC). “A team from Crime Branch Kashmir was deputed to New Delhi and it carried out searches in the premises of Dileep Thusoo, former managing Director JKPCC,” an official […]

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Another tests positive in JK, toll touches 3

Jammu: Another person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, taking the number of such patients to three, officials said. “One more case confirmed positive. Travel history to Saudi Arabia. Had reported high viral load earlier. Total 3 positive cases now,” official spokesperson Rohit Kansal tweeted. Earlier, Kansal said […]

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Govt extends Epidemic Disease Regulations 2020 to entire JK

2615 persons under surveillance

JAMMU: The Government Tuesday extended J&K Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 to both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir to step up efforts to tackle the contagious coronavirus disease. The Regulations were extended to whole of J&K under the orders of Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu which define powers, duties and responsibilities to the surveillance […]

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Doctors’ body asks to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals

Srinagar: A doctors’ body on Tuesday urged the people of Kashmir to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals to prevent the transmission of coronavirus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. In a statement, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) said hospitals remain abuzz with hundreds of patients and their attendants. Therefore, people […]