News Topic:COVID-19
Jammu
PS Kathua declared out of bounds after cop tests positive
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has declared Police Station Kathua as out of bounds after a police personnel deployed in the station tested positive.
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Kashmir
Even after completing quarantine, students ‘caged’ in Pulwama
Over 20 students, who have completed their quarantine period, are not being discharged.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 4 pregnant women among 185 new cases in J&K
Nine members of a family and four pregnant women were among 185 COVID-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the overall case count to 2221.
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Education
Educational institutions to remain closed till June 15
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered that all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory shall remain closed till June 15.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Shopian resident tests positive day after his death, toll 28
A day after his death, a 70-year-old man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district was on Friday tested positive, thus taking the overall death toll due to the deadly virus in Jammu and Kashmir up to 28.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 115 fresh cases surface in J&K
Three pregnant women and a Canteen worker were among 115 fresh cases that tested positive for COVID-19, taking the tally of pandemic cases in UT to 2036.
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Kashmir
Six persons in quarantine sent home, test positive in Pulwama
The district administration Pulwama on Thursday ordered probe against Block Medical Officer (BMO) Tral for discharging of six inmates from a quarantine center in Tral without waiting for their test report.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Elderly man dies, toll mounts to 27 in J&K
Kashmir recorded another COVID-19 death as a 65 years old coronavirus positive patient from Khanpora Baramulla in north Kashmir died, taking the death toll to 27 by this deadly disease in J&K.
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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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