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376 students set to return to J&K from Rajasthan’s Kota on Monday: Admin

Srinagar: As many as 376 students from Jammu and Kashmir, who were stranded in Rajasthan’s Kota, would return to the Union Territory on Monday as all arrangements have been finalised, officials said. “376 J&K students in Kota set to return tomorrow. All arrangements finalised. This follows recent return of students and others who were in […]

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 826, cases climb to 26,917: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The countrywide death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 826 and the number of cases climbed to 26,917 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country has reported 47 deaths since Saturday night, the ministry said. The total number of cases has gone up by 1,975 since the ministry last updated […]

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COVID-19 cases in Wuhan hospitals to zero for 1st time: official

COVID-19 cases in Wuhan hospitals to zero for 1st time: official

Beijing/Wuhan: The number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in China’s Wuhan, where the virus first emerged before turning out to be a pandemic, on Sunday dropped to zero for the first time, marking yet another milestone for the city which was opened up on April 8 after a 76-day lockdown. The result has been achieved with […]

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Lessons on radio for children in Kashmir from next week

Lessons on radio for children in Kashmir from next week

Srinagar: To reach out to maximum students amid the coronavirus lockdown, the School Education Department in Kashmir is starting audio classes from next week in collaboration with the All India Radio, officials said. The educational broadcast will enable students to learn through the medium of radio while sitting in their homes and the idea behind […]

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COVID-19: ICPS taking special measures to keep child protection services running in J-K

Jammu: The Social Welfare Department in Jammu and Kashmir has geared up its efforts to ensure that child care units do not face issues during the lockdown. An amount of Rs 40 lakh was released recently for District Child Protection Units in order to facilitate COVID-19 related measures at district levels, Mission Director Integrated Child […]

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This Ramzan, girls in JK stitch free masks for distribution as ‘sadqa’

Bhadarwah: Fasting and charity are essential to Ramzan, and in this holiest month of Islam when the country is fighting coronavirus pandemic, 12 girls have come together in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to stitch masks for free distribution. “All of us are on Ramzan fast. We have resolved to contribute in our own […]

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Hope: China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

Hope: China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

Beijing: China has approved its third coronavirus vaccine for the second phase of clinical trials as it reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 82,816. China has approved three coronavirus vaccines, including the one developed by Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for clinical trials. An […]

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Follow guidelines while attending mosques during Ramadhan: Pak govt to people

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has asked the people to follow the official guidelines while visiting mosques as the Muslims marked the start of the holy month of Ramzan on Saturday amidst the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 12,000 people in the country. The government on Friday extended the countrywide partial lockdown till May 9, […]

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Fighting COVID-19: Prison inmates manufacture face masks

Jammu: Hundreds of inmates in prisons across Jammu and Kashmir have volunteered and joined efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass production of face masks in jail premises, officials said on Saturday. They said the prisoners started manufacturing the high quality polypropylene masks last month after the prisons department’s proposal got the nod of […]

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Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missiles

Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea, a spokesman said. The missiles were fired from surface ships, fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, the Navy’s spokesperson Rear Admiral Arshid Javed said. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi witnessed the firing of the missiles, […]