News Topic:COVID-19
Jammu
COVID-19: Probe ordered as two people accompanying victim die
District Magistrate Jammu, Sushma Chouhan on Thursday evening ordered a magisterial probe after two family members of a Coronavirus patient died while performing his last rites in the district.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 4 cops, doctor among 149 fresh positive cases
Four policemen, a doctor and a lab technician were among 149 fresh cases of COVID-19 infection reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, taking the overall tally to 5555 in J&K.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Third single-day death as Shopian lady dies
A 60-year-old woman from Shopian died of COVID-19 at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar on Thursday, which is the third in the day so far.
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Kashmir
Srinagar doctor dies of Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia
A 69-year-old doctor from Nishat area of Srinagar has died of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, his family friend said on Thursday.
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Kashmir
Kashmiri transporters stage protest in Srinagar
Kashmir transporters on Thursday staged a protest to urge the government to allow the local transporters resume their services too as they have faced huge losses since lockdown was enforced in the Valley in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kashmir
Two more elderly die of COVID-19 in Kashmir, J&K toll 71
The death count due to COVID-19 mounted to 71 in Jammu and Kashmir after an 80-year-old from Srinagar and a 65-year-old from Shopian succumbed to the virus at a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.
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J&K
COVID19: More deaths in J&K as toll reaches 69
Jammu and Kashmir reported six more death due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 69.
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Kashmir
Among four dead, two test positive for COVID-19 in SMHS Hospital
Among the four deaths that occured at SMHS Hospital Srinagar, two were tested positive for COVID-19 posthumously.
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Multiple cloudbursts hit Kashmir, trigger flash floods
Multiple cloudbursts triggered by intense rainfall struck different parts of Kashmir on Monday, causing flash floods that damaged roads, bridges and residential houses.
Heavy rains halt traffic on NH-44 in Udhampur
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was suspended from both ends on Monday evening following heavy rainfall and slippery road conditions.
Cloudbursts, landslides possible as rain set to lash J&K
Rain and thundershowers are likely to affect many parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the next 12 hours, with the Jammu region expected to witness the maximum impact.
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