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Ensure strict monitoring at Srinagar Internal Airport: Advisor Baseer Khan

Appeals people to follow precautions

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, convened a meeting here today to review the measures being put in place by various departments regarding prevention and control of Covid-19. The meeting was attended by Mission Director National Health Mission, J&K, Bhupinder Kumar, OSD coronavirus […]

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Div Com visits quarantine centers, inspects 24×7 facilities

Appeals people to follow health advisory, avoid social gatherings

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Saturday visited various quarantine facility centers across Srinagar city which were established for suspected Covid-19 patients. The Div Com inspected round the clock facilities available at these centers including testing facilities, availability of adequate staff, equipments, ambulances, bedding, proper sanitation and other facilities. On the occasion he interacted […]

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Sopore residents decry water shortage, demand potable water

Sopore: Residents of various areas of this North Kashmir town are up in arms against the PHE department for failing to provide adequate water supply to their areas. Various residents including those from, Chankhan, Krankshivan colony, Naseem Bagh, Sofi Hamam, Khushal colony, Khankha Mohalla Noor Bagh, Batpora, and Ashpeer area of Sopore town complained that […]

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wo drug peddlers booked under PSA

Srinagar: The administration on Friday booked two “notorious” drug peddlers from Budgam district of central Kashmir under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) as part of its ongoing drive to curb the menace of drug abuse in the Valley. The two drug peddlers identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Pandith son of Abdul Ahad Pandith and Mohammad […]

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CJM Srinagar denies bail to rape accused

Srinagar: Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Friday denied the bail to a rape accused on the ground that the accused has not only exploited a girl but has also committed a heinous crime. Uneeb Showkat Misgar has been booked by Police Station Soura for rape charges and is under custody. A case vide FIR […]

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Grenade recovered in Baramulla village

Baramulla: Police on Friday claimed to have recovered a grenade from a stream in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that locals spotted a grenade when they were working near a stream and accordingly informed police about it. A police officer said the grenade was spotted by some locals who were extracting sand and boulders […]

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COVID-19: Quirk of biology makes children less vulnerable: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said children are least affected by the novel (new) coronavirus that has so far killed at least 4,027 people and infected 114,458 worldwide. “Kids are largely spared by the novel virus,” DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan said in a statement issued here. “Very few children have been […]

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Keep airfares in JK under ‘reasonable limit’: Parliamentary panel

Keep airfares in JK under ‘reasonable limit’: Parliamentary panel

Nasir Azam Srinagar: Amid growing concern over sky-rocketing airfares to and from Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has recommended to the union Government to undertake necessary measures to keep the airfares under a reasonable limit. In its report tabled in the parliament, the department-related standing committee on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has pushed for improving […]

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Medic found dead in Srinagar

Srinagar: A 37-year-old nurse, working for a private hospital, was on Tuesday found dead in the summer capital, Srinagar. Official sources said that panic gripped Soura when body of a woman was found inside her rented accommodation in Soura in Srinagar. “Police was immediately informed,” they said, adding the team was rushed to the spot […]

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41 Budgam residents to be quarantined in 9 isolation wards: DDC

Says the people have visit history to China and Iran

BUDGAM: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai Monday said that 41 local residents of Budgam who arrived from Iran and China will be quarantined at 76 bed facilities established at nine isolation locations in the district. This was revealed by the DDC while chairing a meeting to review preparedness for Coronavirus threat. The […]