Added on April 9, 2020
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Srinagar: Strict restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus were in force for the 21st consecutive day on Wednesday, even as authorities in the city banned religious congregations on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat. Officials said tight curbs were in place across the valley in view of the surge […]
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New Delhi: Doctors and healthcare professionals are “warriors” in fight against coronavirus and have to be protected, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday even as the Centre assured that it is doing its best by providing them personal protective equipment (PPE) and other facilities. The apex court suggested that the government should create a mechanism […]
Added on April 9, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s novel coronavirus cases rose to 4,072 on Wednesday, as Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa directed his top commanders to provide full support to the federal and provincial governments in combating the pandemic which has killed 58 people in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services in its morning update said that […]
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SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, Wednesday, directed all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to track-down all absconding travelers on war footing basis in their respective districts and put them in administrative quarantine. All Deputy Commissioners were asked to strengthen their ground surveillance teams and trace the absconding recent travelers, of other states and […]
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Arrangements being put in place to provide level-3 treatment
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is upgrading the facilities in the designated hospitals to provide level-3 treatment to the patients in the wake of increase in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. The Union Territory has recorded three coronavirus deaths since March 26, out of total 125 positive cases – 98 in Kashmir […]
Added on April 9, 2020
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Jammu: Post offices across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh UTs are leaving no stone unturned to provide financial and welfare services to people during the coronavirus lockdown. Post offices are operating with the primary objective of facilitating financial transactions — easy withdrawals and deposit of funds — so that people can have sufficient cash flow […]
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Srinagar: The Islamic State terror group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a CRPF patrolling party in Anantnag district of south Kashmir in which a jawan was killed and another injured. The group, which has a very little presence in the valley, made the claim on its Amaq news agency within hours of […]
Added on April 8, 2020
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United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed session on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the powerful UN organ is holding a meeting on coronavirus that has killed more than 74,000 people and infected over 1.3 million globally. Council President for the month of April, the Dominican Republic, […]
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Srinagar: In a partial relief, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Tuesday moved to her official residence where she would continue to be in detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). Having spent over eight months in detention at two government facilities that were designated as sub-jails, Mufti reached her […]
Added on April 8, 2020
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United Nations: The UN human rights body has urged nations to release individuals detained without sufficient legal basis, including political prisoners, as the world body stressed the need to take a very close look at incarcerations and reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent catastrophic rates of COVID-19 infection. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High […]
