News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
COVID-19: Kashmir records fresh deaths, J&K toll 144
Kashmir reported fresh COVID related deaths on Tuesday, taking the fatalities due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 144.
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Kashmir
Coronavirus: Death toll 141 in Jammu & Kashmir
A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient from Baramulla died at a hospital here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 141.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 246 new cases reported in J&K, tally 8675
Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 246 COVID-19 infections, taking the overall tally of the cases to 8675 in J&K.
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J&K
COVID-19: Four lakh people tested in J&K; only 2.1 % detected positive
Nearly four months after the first COVID-19 case was detected in Jammu and Kashmir, at least four lakh people have been tested in the Union Territory since March 09, 2020, officials said.
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Travel
Restrict people from visiting tourist places: Div Com
Expressing concern that people were not following COVID-19 guidelines, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Monday said he has directed tourism development authorities not to allow any person to visit tourist places.
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Kashmir
Shocking! School asks for attendance of lockdown period from drivers
Private schools that are demanding fee from parents during this COVID-19 crisis have now started threatening to terminate services of non-teaching staff.
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Kashmir
BSF trooper, Uri woman dies of COVID-19, J&K toll 137
The death toll due to COVID-19 mounted to 137 in Kashmir Valley after two more patients, a 55-year-old woman from Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and a paramilitary BSF trooper, died here on Monday.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Two more die, J&K tally rises to 135
Kashmir Valley reported two more deaths on Monday due to COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 135.
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Latest news
2-year-old killed in freak household accident in Anantnag
A two-year-old baby girl died in a household accident after a stack of bedding kept atop a wardrobe fell on her inside her residence in the Sadoora area of Anantnag.
Cloudburst triggers flash flood in Ganderbal’s Safapora
A cloudburst triggered a flash flood in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district on Sunday, inundating roads, residential lanes, orchards, shops and several houses.
Work on century-old Ujh project to finally begin, says Dr Jitendra Singh
The survey for the proposed ₹11,907-crore Ujh Multipurpose Project in Kathua district has been completed, marking a significant step towards the implementation.
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