News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
Hurriyat leader Ayaz Akbar unwell in Tihar, family says
Family members of Hurriyat (G) leader Ayaz Akbar on Tuesday said that the health of jailed Hurriyat leader is worsening day by day and appealed authorities to provide him proper medical aid.
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Opinion
Swooning into some new age
No doubt, this is one of the few options to curb the deadly virus but it is the need of the hour to swoon into some new age. Certainly, it seems like trudging along the road in a grimy wayside but this is the only option.
Kashmir
COVID-19: Third single-day death reported as J&K toll reaches 63
An elderly man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district, who was tested positive for COVID-19 a few days back, died at CD Hospital on Monday, officials said.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 79 CRPF men among 183 test positive, J&K tally 5224
79 CRPF personnel, an Army soldier and a policeman were among 183 fresh cases of novel coronavirus reported in Jammu and Kashmir so far on Monday.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Chadoora man tests positive posthumously, J&K now 62
A day after a 70-year-old man from Budgam district died at a hospital here, his swab sample returned positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
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Kashmir
Forest Department seizes illicit timber in Shopian
Taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, timber smugglers in Kashmir are having a field day.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Nodal Officer suspended in Pulwama
District Administration on Monday suspended a senior Animal Husbandry Officer Pulwama over alleged dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district headquarters.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Teenage boy from Handwara dies at SMHS Hospital
The deadly Coronavirus infection has claimed the life of an 18-year-old youth in Kashmir Valley. This is the second youngest person who has become the prey of this deadly infection.
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Latest news
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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