News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
COVID-19: SMC Corporator tests positive, many others quarantined
Four days after his brother tested positive for the novel coronavirus, swap samples of SMC corporator, a resident of Narwara Srinagar, on Tuesday returned positive for the disease.
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Kashmir
With family quarantined, burglars strike house in Tangmarg
Burglars struck and stole valuable items from a locked house at a time when all the family members were in quarantine.
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J&K
Govt announces night curfew in J&K
The government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Monday announced a night curfew during the third phase of the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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J&K
Kashmir reports 25 fresh cases, J&K’s COVID-19 tally rises to 726
25 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in last 24 hours in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Monday.
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J&K
‘Let them open 4G for a week…’, SC told; apex court reserves order
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking restoration of 4G Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming the 2G service available in the Union Territory is not sufficient for education and business purposes amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Kashmir
Is SMC looting the exchequer in the name of pandemic?
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is in news either for good or bad reasons ever since the situation started unfolding in Kashmir Valley due to Coronavirus pandemic.
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Kashmir
Amid lockdown, Civil Secretariat re-opens in Kashmir
Amid lockdown over COVID-19, Jammu & Kashmir’s highest seat of power –the Civil Secretariat – opened here partially on Monday after a gap of six months.
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World
US will have COVID-19 vaccine by year’s end: Trump
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the country would have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year and revised the number of deaths due to the disease in America up to a minimum of 80,000.
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Kashmir celebrates Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with processions across the Valley
Thousands of devotees joined Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi processions across Srinagar, Baramulla, Ganderbal and Anantnag, with a major congregation at the Hazratbal shrine.
Two POCSO accused who escaped Srinagar jail traced, arrested in Rajasthan
Two undertrials who escaped Central Jail Srinagar on August 23 have been traced and arrested in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, following a joint police search operation.
NC offers Congress cabinet berth ahead of J&K ministry expansion: Sources
The National Conference has reportedly made a fresh offer to Congress to join Omar Abdullah's council of ministers, as the Congress remains undecided, sources say.
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