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Second COVID death in Valley: Tangmarg man with no travel history dies in Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: An elderly man, a resident of Tangmarg, whose samples had tested positive of Covid-19 just a few hours before, died at the isolation...

Seven villages declared red zones in Pulwama

PULWAMA: Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, District Magistrate Pulwama on Sunday said that there would be no inward and outward...

5 new cases in Kashmir, one of them from army hospital

Srinagar: Five more Covid-19 cases, including a person whose samples were sent by the army hospital in Srinagar, came to light on Sunday, taking...

Enforce lockdown strictly, orders cabinet secy

Srinagar: Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba on Sunday asked all States and Union Territories to rigorously implement lockdown restrictions to contain the community transmission of...

Above 600 arrested for lockdown violations: DGP

Jammu: Director General police Dilbag Singh said 337 FIRs have been registered and 627 persons arrested for violating prohibitory orders in the Jammu and...

Police arrest 13 in Bandipora

Bandipora: Police on Sunday arrested 13 persons for violating the government prohibitory orders. In the jurisdiction of Police Station Hajin, 13 persons have been arrested...

Modi seeks forgiveness for lockdown

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought the nation’s forgiveness for imposing a monumental lockdown on the country, but said “we have...

PMO sets up high-level panels for post lockdown situation

NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Sunday constituted 10 different high-level committees to suggest measures to ramp up healthcare, put the economy...

GoI issues fresh guidelines to states, UTs

New Delhi: The central and state governments on Sunday issued consolidated guidelines for the containment of coronavirus in the wake of a 21-day countrywide...

Field staff facing trouble from police, ICDS director complains

Srinagar: The lockdown imposed due to fear of coronavirus is not just forcing people to stay inside their homes, it is also hampering the...

Newspapers seen as carriers of corona; circulations plummet, editions suspended

SRINAGAR: Fears of contracting coronavirus has made a good chunk of populace to say goodbye to newspapers, a move that has begun to disrupt...

Farooq Abdullah’s brother-in-law passes away

Srinagar: National conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah’s brother-in-law, Dr Ali Mohammad Mattoo passed away in Srinagar on Sunday. He was diagnosed of chest cancer three...

SOP for transporting COVID cases

NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Sunday laid down the standard operating procedure (SOP) for medical staff attending to or transporting a suspected or...

10 more cases in Kashmir, 8 of them contacts of Covid-19 patients

SRINAGAR: Ten more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Saturday. Eight of them had come in contact with Covid-19 positive...

5 villages declared red zones in Rajouri

JAMMU: Five villages in Manjakote tehsil of Rajouri district were on Saturday declared as red zones and their surrounding villages as buffer zones to...

20 persons escape Rainwari quarantine facility, brought back

SRINAGAR: Nearly 20 people who fled from JLNM Hospital in Rainawari quarantine facility have been brought back to the hospital on Saturday. Medical Superintendent of...

Lockdown violations lead to FIRs, arrests

BARAMULLA: People violating lockdown orders faced tough action from the authorities on Saturday. In Srinagar, police arrested a shopkeeper, identified as Sajad Ahmad Wani,...

We have entered recession, says IMF chief

WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina...

Jammu jail inmates demand conditional release, petition Chief Justice

JAMMU: Prisoners lodged at Central Jail Jammu and Kotbalwal Jail have made a representation to the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court,...

People quarantined in Shopian, Pulwama hospitals ‘ill treated’

SHOPIAN/ANANTNAG: People put on quarantine in an isolation ward at Shopian hospital have accused health officials and government forces of “ill treating” them. One of...

Milk supply takes a hit as vehicles not allowed on roads

SRINAGAR: Owners of various milk plants say they are facing difficulties on daily basis as their milk supply vehicles are stopped by police and...

Transport banned, drivers unable to earn a living

SRINAGAR: The Covid-19 lockdown has left cab and vehicle drivers without a livelihood. Majeed Ahmad, 40, says he has been suffering since the lockdown...

Downtown couple among 4 tested positive in Srinagar

Srinagar: Four persons, including a couple from downtown area, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Friday, officials told Kashmir Reader. They said...

For the first time, Friday prayers suspended everywhere in Kashmir

Srinagar/ Baramulla: No Friday congregational prayers were held anywhere in Kashmir as the government and religious organisations cancelled the congregations in view of one...

Police tracing people who came in contact with first COVID-19 casualty: DGP

Jammu: A day after a native of Srinagar who had a long travel history succumbed to COVID-19, DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday said efforts...

Shopian degree college starts using Google Classroom, but 2G speed is a problem

Shopian: Government Degree College Shopian has become the second college in Kashmir to start on-line classes amid the coronavirus lockdown which has paralysed normal...

Restricted internet could be deadly amid COVID outbreak: RSF

Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the government of India to immediately restore high-speed (4G) internet in the Kashmir Valley saying the...

Civilian killed in Kulgam

Anantnag: Unidentified gunmen on Friday evening shot at and injured a civilian here in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. He later succumbed at a...

Even Kashmiris have never known such a lockdown before; confined to their houses, they are at their wits’ end

Srinagar: Furkan Amin, 30, resident of Parmipora, is usually in a hurry to open his shop which is located near Amar Singh College. These...

RBI puts EMIs on hold for three months

Mumbai: The RBI on Friday put on hold EMI payments on all term loans for three months and cut interest rate by steepest in...

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