News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
‘Only one patient died due to direct COVID attack in Kashmir’
Doctors in Kashmir have now started believing that out of nine deaths that occurred in the Valley, only one can be directly attributed to the lethal Coronavirus infection while rest of the patients died not only of Coronavirus but of other conditions-known in medical terminology as comorbidities.
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Kashmir
365 Kashmiri students to return home from Bhopal
Over 360 Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the lockdown will be sent back to their native places in air-conditioned buses from Bhopal on Saturday, an official said.
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Education
Educational institutions to remain closed till May 31
The Government on Friday ordered closure of all educational institutions, training institutes till May 31.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Three more villages declared Red Zone in Pulwama
Three more villages have been declared as Red Zone by the district authorities in south Kashmir's Pulwama district after new cases of coronavirus surfaced in the district.
Kashmir
J&K COVID-19 tally crosses 800-mark as 30 more test positive
Thirty persons on Friday tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, taking the tally of COVID-19 patients in J&K to 823.
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Kashmir
COVID infected employee tries to escape from CD Hospital
A government employee who was tested positive recently for COVID-19 infection tried to escape from the Chest Disease Hospital, however, he was identified on the gate and admitted in the ward again.
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Kashmir
160 students to return from Bangladesh today
J&K government has said that the first flight with over 160 students from Bangladesh is set to land in Srinagar later today.
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Kashmir
COVD-19: Six patients admitted to Bone & Joint Hospital test positive
Six among the fresh positive novel coronavirus cases reported in Kashmir valley on Thursday are patients admitted to Bone and Joint Hospital Srinagar, highly reliable official sources said.
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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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