News Topic:COVID-19
Breaking News
COVID-19 increases risk of heart attacks, strokes: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said that COVID-19 infection increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Kashmir
One more COVID-19 death in Kashmir, J&K toll rises to 36
A fresh death recorded in Srinagar district has become the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, taking the death toll due to the deadly disease to 36 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.
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Education
UG students in colleges to be promoted on Internal Assessment
Like in universities, students of undergrduate programmes in Kashmir would be promoted, based on internal assessment.
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J&K
COVID-19: J&K records highest single-day spike with 285 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir have mounted to 3142 as the Union Territory on Thursday witnessed highest ever single-day spike of 285 positive cases including 20 pregnant ladies, many health workers and a journalist.
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Kashmir
Muslims perform last rites of deceased Pandit woman in Bandipora
The Muslim neighbourhood in north Kashmir’s Bandipora helped perform the last rites of an elderly Kashmiri Pandit woman on Thursday.
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Kashmir
Srinagar’s 60-year-old dies as COVID-19 claims 35th victim in J&K
A 60-year-old man from Noorbagh area of Srinagar died of COVID-19 on Thursday. He became the eighth Srinagar resident and 35th in the Jammu and Kashmir to succumb to the virus.
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Kashmir
Pattan man’s sample returns positive posthumously, toll 34 in J&K
Five days after his death and subsequent burial, swab samples of an 86-year-old man from Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district returned positive for the pathogen on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 34.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 4 BSF men among 139 new cases in J&K
The number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday swelled to 2857 as 139 fresh cases tested positive for the pandemic which include four BSF men, 26 pregnant women and two health workers.
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Latest news
Sujit Kumar appointed IGP Kashmir, replaces V K Birdi
IPS officer Sujit Kumar has taken charge as IGP Kashmir Zone, succeeding V K Birdi, as part of a reshuffle transferring 14 J&K police officers.
M K Sinha posted as J&K’s Intelligence Chief
In a major reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir Police, senior IPS officer M.K. Sinha, who was serving as ADGP Headquarters, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, CID J&K.
J&K FDA orders junk food ban near schools
J&K's Food & Drugs Administration has directed schools to ban junk food sales within 50 metres of gates and implement 2020 food safety regulations for children.
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