Added on March 20, 2020
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Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir on Thursday quarantined 78 people, who arrived here from Leh in Ladakh union territory, for suspected novel coronavirus infection, officials said. The two-week quarantine has been made mandatory for all persons coming to Kashmir from Ladakh. “Seventy-eight passengers arriving from Leh have been quarantined at a designated facility on the outskirts […]
Added on March 20, 2020
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Udhampur/Jammu: Three people were killed and another critically injured when a private mini-bus skidded off the road and plunged into a 400-meter gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, police said. The accident occurred early morning near Kentha village when the driver of the vehicle lost control, the police official said. He said […]
Added on March 20, 2020
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this. He called for ‘Janta curfew’ on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen, […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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Govt says person put in isolation, surveillance started in 300 meter area
Srinagar: Amid panic and scare over deadly corona-virus in Jammu and Kashmir, first positive case has been reported in Kashmir, the government said on Wednesday. According to the government spokesman, Rohit Kansal, first positive case was reported in Kashmir, adding that the positive case was reported from Khanyar area of Srinagar. According to wire service—Kashmir […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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Vaishno Devi Yatra suspended
Jammu: A day after banning the entry of foreign tourists to the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday suspended the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage and all interstate bus services to the Union territory in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. To fight the corona outbreak, the J&K Home Department also accorded sanction for […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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New Delhi/Leh: The Indian Army reported its first case of coronavirus after a 34-year-old soldier of Ladakh Scout regiment tested positive for the COVID-19, prompting the force to strengthen its check and prevention mechanism and suspend war games and training activities, as the total number of cases rose to 151 in the country on Wednesday. […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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SRINAGAR: The Srinagar administration Wednesday sent 81 passengers travelling in the Air India flight which arrived at Srinagar airport from Leh this morning to undergo quarantining for two-week period before being allowed to proceed to their respective destinations. The shifting of the travellers to quarantine facilities is a preventive measure to ensure that these persons […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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Srinagar: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended prayers inside all but the holiest two mosques in Islam as the kingdom steps up efforts to contain the new coronavirus, state media reported. Mosques will be temporarily shut for the five daily Islamic prayers as well as the weekly Friday prayers, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday that there has not been a more peaceful eight-month period in the militancy-hit region than the one since August last when Article 370 was nullified. Intervening during a discussion on the budget for Jammu and Kashmir, he cited development figures to assert that […]
Added on March 19, 2020
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New Delhi: National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi on Wednesday said the picture that was being presented of Jammu and Kashmir was quite different from the ground reality and made a plea to the government that the situation in the union territory should be examined afresh. “The picture that is being presented of this place (Jammu […]
