News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
COVID-19: 29 more test positive in Kashmir; J&K tally now 523
SRINAGAR — Twenty-nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir on Sunday.The government’s spokesperson, Rohit Kansal, confirmed that the tally in the Union Territory...
Kashmir
US Congressman, Andre Carson laments about Kashmir
NEW DELHI / WASHINGTON — A US Democrat Congressman who has links with radical Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood and wants American schools to be...
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World
Wuhan hospitals clear all COVID-19 cases
WUHAN — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, has dropped...
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Ladakh
57 Kargil students return from Rajasthan
LEH — Over 50 students from Kargil who had been quarantined in Kota Rajasthan after returning from Iran returned back to Kargil on Sunday...
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Kashmir
Lockdown: Kashmir to have separate relaxation schedule
SRINAGAR — Given the number of red zones in Kashmir, authorities have decided not to implement the relaxations in the lockdown as detailed in the...
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Education
COVID-19: UGC panels recommend online exams for varsities
NEW DELHI — The academic session in universities and higher educational institutions can be started from September instead of July in view of the...
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Kashmir
Pregnant woman dies in Anantnag hospital, inquiry ordered
SRINAGAR — A pregnant woman, who hailed from a COVID-19 red zone area, died at a maternity hospital in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir,...
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Vigil intensified in villages of Pulwama
SRINAGAR — In view of the increase in COVID-19 positive cases in neighbouring district of Shopian, the District Administration Pulwama today restricted the inter-district movements...
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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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India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.
When a Black Hole Whispers to the World’s Thinnest Material
A black hole and a sheet of graphene seem to belong to completely different worlds. Yet modern physics has taught us a lesson: nature is often more connected than it appears.