News Topic:COVID-19

Revenue officials fail to impose lockdown in Pulwama

PULWAMA — Revenue Officials, numbardars and nodal officers in Pulwama district are failing to impose restrictions in Red Zones under Epidemic Diseases Act to...

540 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 27480

SRINAGAR — 60 travelers were among 540 new COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 27489.Among...

12 more die due to COVID-19 in J&K, toll 512

SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old man from Jammu and a 25-year-old woman from Anantnag, who had recently given birth to twin daughters, were among 12...

Indefinite lockdown infringement on rights of traders: KCC&I

SRINAGAR — Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) on Thursday termed the indefinite lockdown of business establishments in Kashmir especially Srinagar as a...

124 travelers among 536 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

SRINAGAR — 124 travelers were among 536 COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 26949.Among them,...

No need for lockdown if we follow SOPs: DC Srinagar

SRINAGAR — District Development Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Thursday said that no need for lockdown may arise if people follow COVID-19 SOPs...

Eight more die due to COVID-19, J&K toll 500

SRINAGAR — The death toll due to COVID-19 touched the grim milestone of 500-mark on Wednesday as eight more people succumbed to the virus...

Plasma therapy yielding ‘good results’ at SKIMS

SRINAGAR — Over 100 COVID-19 patients have so far received Convalescent Plasma therapy at Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, an official handout said.Director SKIMS...

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Farooq Abdullah questions timing of Kulgam killings, links attacks to statehood demands

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Saturday questioned the timing of the killing of two non-local workers in Kulgam.

SMC takes over long-delayed modern abattoir project in Srinagar

After years of delays, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has finally taken over the construction of J&K's first modern mechanised sheep and goat abattoir.

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