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16 more persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine

SRINAGAR: Sixteen (16) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Wednesday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All these persons belonged to Srinagar district. Upon being discharged all these persons were ferried home in an SRTC bus the administration had arranged for their convenience. Concerned supervising […]

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Kashmiri merchant dies in Kokatta, buried against the wishes of family

Srinagar: Authorities in West Bengal’s Kolkatta city Wednesday refused to hand over the body of a Kashmiri merchant to his family due to Covid-19 scare. The family in Kashmir are wandering from pillar to post to take the possession of the body but has failed so far while their pleas and requests have fallen on […]

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Burglars’ loot cash from Mosque, Shrine in south Kashmir

Anantnag: Unidentified miscreants broke open the treasuries of Markazi Jamia Masjid and Ziyarat Malik Dawood (RA) of Hakura area of Achabal Anantnag and looted the cash that was lying in them. Sources said that some miscreant’s looted cash from the donation boxes after breaking open the lock of the mosque and shrine late yesterday night. […]

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126 Covid-19 suspects test negative at CD Hospital, 2 discharged from SKIMS

Srinagar: Out of 150 Covid-19 suspect patients, the tests of 126 patients have been found negative at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar. “There are 24 Covid-19 positive patients in the hospitals and all are doing well. So far we have conducted re-confirmation tests of some 14 patients and fortunately they have turned negative. Tomorrow we will […]

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Land transferred for establishment of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kupwara

JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu accorded sanction to the transfer of Shamilat (Kahcharai) land measuring 40 kanals situated in village Drugmulla in District Kupwara to the School Education Department for establishing Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kupwara. The Administrative Council also accorded sanction to the transfer of […]

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Two CIIIT’s to be set up in JK

JAMMU: In a significant decision to strengthen industry-academia partnership and to bring qualitative improvements in Technical Education, the Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu accorded sanction to the establishment of two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) in Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre in Kashmir […]

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Hajin death another indication of possible community spread: DAK

Srinagar:With no history of travel or contact in Kashmir’s third COVID-19 death, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said this could be another indication of community spread of the novel (new) coronavirus in the valley. “This may be another case to have contracted the infection from community exposure,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. […]

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Chairperson, JJC monitors implementation of SC directions

JAMMU: In order to monitor the implementation and compliance of various directions passed by Supreme Court of India in a suo moto writ petition No. 04 of 2020 titled “IN RE CONTAGION OF COVID 19 VIRUS IN CHILDREN PROTECTION HOMES”, Chairperson, Juvenile Justice Committee, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey today […]

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No one in JK will go without ration, drinking water: Labour Commissioner

SRINAGAR: The Labour Department, J&K is working on a two-pronged strategy to ensure welfare of workers and migrants stuck in Jammu and Kashmir due to COVID-19 lockdown. Labour Commissioner, J&K, Abdul Rashid Var said several initiatives are being taken by the administration to ensure good mental health of migrant labourers for which several counselling sessions […]

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No need to hoard essential medicines: Admin to people

SRINAGAR: According to a statement issued by the Deputy Drug Controller, Kashmir, in view of lockdown due to Corona virus pandemic, the services of top functionaries of government and Air Force have been utilized to arrange supplies of Anti-Cancer, Nephrology, allied drugs and insulin preparations, requiring special storage conditions and the medicines thus received have […]