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Srinagar: The administration has imposed Section 144 in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. District Magistrate Shafqat Iqbal imposed the ban on the assembly of four or more people in any public place and it will remain in place till March-end, according to an order. The […]
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Jammu: A special court here on Monday farmed charges against chief of the banned JKLF Yasin Malik and six others in a 30-year-old case of gunning down of IAF personnel on the outskirts of Srinagar. The additional sessions TADA judge III, a designated court for hearing the case, had on Saturday said that there was […]
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Says 157 militants neutralised in 2019
New Delhi: As many as 138 cases of infiltration by terrorists were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in 2019 and 157 militants were “neutralised” in the said period in Jammu and Kashmir, the government informed Parliament on Monday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, […]
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Covid-19 shadow looms large over Kashmir’s Tulip Garden
Srinagar: The novel coronavirus outbreak is most likely to endanger Kashmir’s already strained tourist sector before it even begins, tourism players as well as officials fear. The first casualty for all practical purposes seems to be Asia’s largest tulip garden here on the banks of the Dal Lake, considered as the flagship of Kashmir’s tourism. […]
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Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday announced closure of all parks and gardens in Srinagar till further orders even as a person who had recently travelled to Saudi Arabia has been put in isolation on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. “All parks and gardens in #Srinagar will remain closed till further notice. […]
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Beijing: The novel coronavirus may not transmit from pregnant mothers to newborn babies at birth, according to a study published on Monday. The study is the second out of China within the last month to confirm that mothers infected with COVID-19 disease during pregnancy did not pass the virus to their babies, said researchers from […]
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Jaipur: A combination of two anti-HIV drugs has proved crucial in the treatment of coronavirus positive cases, a senior official of the Rajasthan government said. Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said the patients’ condition improved after they were administered the anti-HIV drugs. Three of the four patients in the state have […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured that all detained political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, would be released soon, PDP’s Rajya Sabha member Nazir Ahmad Laway said. Laway, who called on the prime minister at Parliament House, said he had a 20-minute meeting […]
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New Delhi: Sara Abdullah Pilot Monday disputed in the Supreme Court the claim of Jammu and Kashmir administration that freeing her brother, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who has been detained since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year, will pose imminent threat to public order. Pilot, who has challenged Abdullah’s detention under […]
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New Delhi: IAS officer Hirdesh Kumar was on Monday appointed the new chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir. The Election Commission appointed Kumar as the new CEO replacing Shailendra Kumar. Kumar according to sources is tipped to be the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. Hirdesh Kumar, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, […]
