Added on March 16, 2020
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New Delhi, Mar 15: Pakistan used the SAARC nations’ video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday to raise Kashmir, with the country’s State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza calling for an immediate lifting of the “lockdown” there to allow virus containment measures. Government sources here said the neighbouring country’s attempt to “politicise” a humanitarian issue by its […]
Added on March 15, 2020
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1878 people enlisted for observation in JK, 164 complete surveillance period
Srinagar: Four persons, who were admitted to the isolation ward of the SKIMS hospital after being recognized as potential coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, have tested negative on Saturday. Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, Dr G H Yatoo said that one more person was also admitted to the hospital and his sample has been sent […]
Added on March 15, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Amid a controversy over the cremation of the 68-year-old woman who died in Delhi after being infected with novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry has begun working on framing guidelines for handling the bodies of those who die of the disease. Though it is unlikely that coronavirus infection could spread from handling of […]
Added on March 15, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir health department on Saturday directed its officials to put in their best efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus and identify people who might have come in contact with any suspected case. So far, two persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of 89 samples collected, […]
Added on March 15, 2020
Press Trust of India
Two dead, 10 discharged so far: Govt
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus positive cases in the country has risen to 84 which includes the two deaths in Delhi and Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry said. Seven persons who tested positive, including five from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Rajasthan and Delhi, have been discharged after treatment, a senior health ministry […]
Added on March 15, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the prevailing health emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. The orders under section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will remain in force for a month in Kishtwar and for 15 […]
Added on March 15, 2020
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Meets Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar
Srinagar: Congress general secretary and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met NC chief Farooq Abdullah who was released on Friday after spending more than seven months in detention. Azad met the National Conference (NC) president and former chief minister at his residence in Gupkar area of the city […]
Added on March 15, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: It was an emotional meeting when NC president Farooq Abdullah met his son Omar Abdullah in the sub-jail in Srinagar where he has been under detention for over the last seven months. Released on Friday after his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) was revoked, former chief minister Farooq Abdullah drove from […]
Added on March 15, 2020
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Banihal: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Saturday as multiple landslides overnight hampered the restoration work, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for traffic on Thursday after heavy rains triggered landslides, leaving more than 3,000 Srinagar-bound […]
Added on March 15, 2020
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His involvement with Punjab militants being probed
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir tainted Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested for ferrying two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, was brought to Delhi on Saturday. The Special Cell brought Davinder Singh to Delhi from Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir on a seven-day production warrant. The Delhi Police had earlier filed an FIR under Section […]
