News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
COVID-19: After 23 cases, authorities seal village in Pulwama
Authorities have completely sealed Rahmoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, asking people to keep the market and other business units shut for at least ten days.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Kashmir records fresh death, J&K toll 88
Kashmir reported a fresh COVID-19 related death on Wednesday morning, taking the fatalities due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 88.
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Kashmir
Kashmir outraged as woman delivers baby outside CHC Sumbal
A pregnant woman in labour on Tuesday was “forced” to deliver in open as doctors at the Community Health Centre in Sumbal Bandipora allegedly refused to admit her for the want of COVID-19 test.
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J&K
COVID-19: 24 soldiers, 8 cops among 148 fresh cases in J&K
24 Army soldiers, eight police personnel and four pregnant women were among 148 fresh cases of COVID-19 infection reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
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Business & Economy
COVID-19: Labour migration shoots up brick prices in Valley
Prices of bricks have shot up by about Rs 12,000 following the migration of non-local labourers in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kashmir
Tale from Kulgam: COVID-19 patient shamed, ASHA abused
Someone has rightly said that we are fighting two pandemics at the same time—one is COVID-19 and the other is stupidity. This sentence was proved right by the villagers of Okey, Kulgam in Kashmir last month.
Kashmir
Coronavirus: 85-year-old Kulgam man dies, J&K toll 87
An 85-year-old COVID-19 positive man from Kulgam district of south Kashmir died at SKIMS Soura here on Tuesday, taking the death count due to the virus in J&K to 87.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: J&K toll 86 as Srinagar woman dies
Kashmir Valley on Monday reported third death due to COVID-19 as a 58-year-old woman from Natipora area of Srinagar succumbed to the virus at CD Hospital here, taking the fatality count to 86 in J&K.
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480 Medical Officer posts refered to JKPSC, 335 appointed: Sakina Itoo
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Royal Premier League final draws thousands to Pulwama amid traffic congestion
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J&K’s digital jobs push needs a verification receipt before trust breaks
To combat fake job offers in Jammu & Kashmir, employers must adopt a "verification receipt" to help candidates instantly identify legitimate opportunities.