News Topic:COVID-19
India
CRPF man posted in Kupwara tests positive for coronavirus
NEW DELHI — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, part of a battalion deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, has tested positive for COVID-19 in...
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J&K
12 more test COVID-19 positive, J&K tally up at 380
JAMMU — Twelve more people tested positive in J&K on Tuesday, taking the COVID-19 patients tally to 380.Rohit Kansal, government spokesman, said, “Of the...
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Breaking News
Testing facility for COVID-19 suspects thrown open at JVC Bemina
SRINAGAR — Government started lab testing facilities for COVID-19 suspects at JVC SKIMS Bemina in Srinagar city on Tuesday.Confirming it, Principal JVC SKIMS Bemina...
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Kashmir
Private health institutes to start functioning within a week: Div Com
SRINAGAR — To cater non-COVID patients, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today directed owners of private hospitals, diagnostic centers and other health institutions...
Kashmir
J&K’s first village to be completely put under quarantine
SRINAGAR — After 41 people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Danger Mohalla (Gund Jahangeer) of Bandipora district, authorities on Tuesday decided to quarantine...
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Breaking News
Don’t use rapid test kits for two days, ICMR asks States
NEW DELHI — Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised States and UTs not to use...
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Kashmir
Baramulla doctor tests positive, all contacts quarantined: Dr Masood
SRINAGAR — A doctor has been tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The medico hails from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.Nodal Officer for Coronavirus at...
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Forty more complete quarantine in Valley
SRINAGAR — Over 40 travelers whose travel history had been traced and were put under 14-day quarantine in Srinagar were sent back home on...
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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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