Kashmir
Coronavirus: 308 more cases reported in J&K
51 pregnant women and 12 doctors were among fresh 308 cases of COVID-19 reported in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
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Youth shot dead by gunmen in Sopore
Unknown gunmen shot dead a youth in Bomai village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 143 new cases emerge in J&K, tally 3467
Jammu and Kashmir reported 143 new positive cases on Saturday and 43 of them were from Jammu and 100 from Kashmir. With these cases, the overall tally of COVID-19 patients in J&K has risen to 3467.
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Health worker injured as militants attack police party in Kulgam
A civilian, working as basic health worker at Yaripora Sub District Hospital, was injured after militants attacked a police party in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday.
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Srinagar’s 60-year-old dies as COVID-19 claims 35th victim in J&K
A 60-year-old man from Noorbagh area of Srinagar died of COVID-19 on Thursday. He became the eighth Srinagar resident and 35th in the Jammu and Kashmir to succumb to the virus.
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Pattan man’s sample returns positive posthumously, toll 34 in J&K
Five days after his death and subsequent burial, swab samples of an 86-year-old man from Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district returned positive for the pathogen on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 34.
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Youth joins militant ranks, says DSP’s ‘atrocities’ forced him
In an audio clip, which has gone viral, a youth from Shopian has claimed that he has been “forced” to join militant ranks by a deputy Superintendent of Police in south Kashmir's Shopian district whom he accused of torturing and committing incessant atrocities.
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Gunfight breaks out in Kangan village of Pulwama
A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Astan Mohalla Kangan area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday.
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Amarnath Yatra suspended from both routes from August 9 amid track repairs
The Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra will remain suspended from both traditional routes with effect from August 9, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said on Saturday.
AIP urges SC to expedite bail plea of jailed MP Er Rashid
AIP has urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear Baramulla MP Er. Rashid's bail plea, citing seven years of detention and a Delhi court development involving Yasin Malik.
Pollution Control Committee asks DC Pulwama to shut down illegal brick kilns
The Pollution Control Committee has asked the Deputy Commissioner to shut down illegal brick kilns in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Chenab River water level may rise 2-3 metres as NHPC conducts silt flushing at Dul Dam
The water level in the Chenab River may rise by around 2 to 3 metres from Sunday evening as NHPC's Dulhasti Power Station has scheduled mandatory periodic silt flushing.
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