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COVID-19 deaths cross 1K mark in India, death toll touches 1008

New Delhi: Death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,008 and the number of cases climbed to 31,787 in the country on Wednesday, registering a record jump of 71 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. There has been a spike of 1,813 cases since Tuesday evening. The number of […]

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Over 6,000 labourers, students brought back in past 4 days amid lockdown

Kathua: Jammu and Kashmir administration has brought back over 6,000 labourers and students of the Union Territory in the past four days who were stranded in various parts of the country amid the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday. With this, a total of over 17,700 people hailing from […]

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Lockdown: JK residents stranded in U’khand restless to return home

Dehradun: Jammu-resident Vijay Baru, who is a trader of woolen clothes, came to Nainital in March in connection with his business but got stranded there after a lockdown was imposed nationwide to contain coronavirus. “I have been virtually imprisoned in Nainital since last month. I am eager to return to Jammu but despite all my […]

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Govt directs employees to download Aarogya Setu app

Come to office when there is no risk: Staff members told

New Delhi: All central government employees were on Wednesday asked to immediately download the ‘Aarogya Setu’ mobile application and to come to office when the application shows “safe” status for commuting, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. “Before starting for office, they must review their status on ‘Aarogya Setu’ and commute only when […]

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Man booked for hiding travel history

Jammu: A man was booked on Wednesday for hiding travel history and was subsequently put under administrative quarantine in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The man, a resident of Panjtilla, had returned from Delhi to his home onboard a truck carrying essential commodities and had not disclosed his travel history to authorities, […]

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Two more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh

Leh: Two members of a family were tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 22, a senior government official said on Tuesday. However, 16 of the patients were already cured and discharged from hospitals. “We have received 32 sample reports from NCDC (National Centre for […]

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COVID-19: 937 deaths reported across India till date

Positive cases swell to 29,974: Health Ministry

New Delhi: Death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 937 and the number of cases climbed to 29,974 in the country on Tuesday, registering an increase of 51 deaths and 1,594 cases since Monday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stand at 22,010, while 7,026 people have recovered, […]

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Restrictions continue across Kashmir

Srinagar: Curbs imposed in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus have been further tightened following a spurt in the number of cases over the last few days, officials said here. The restrictions on movement and assembly of people in the Valley entered the 41st day on Tuesday, they said. Security forces have sealed off […]

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Govt orders probe into pilferage of liquor during lockdown

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a probe into reports of huge pilferage of liquor during lockdown and constituted teams to conduct an audit of wine shops in the winter capital city. According to the reports, liquor is being sold at exorbitant rates in open markets in Jammu city during the lockdown. “There […]

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Deaths due to coronavirus cross 300 mark in Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan government is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as the number of coronavirus cases crossed the 14,000-mark and claimed the lives of over 300 people. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 3,233 people have fully recovered from the deadly virus. The ministry said […]