News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
Kashmiri merchant dies in Kolkata, buried there against wishes of family
KOLKATA — Authorities in West Bengal’s Kolkata city Wednesday refused to hand over the body of a Kashmiri merchant to his family due to...
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J&K
J&K’s COVID-19 cases jump to 158
SRINAGAR — Test reports of at least 33 more persons returned positive for coronavirus disease on Wednesday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in...
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Kashmir
COVID-19: 126 suspects test negative at CD Hospital
SRINAGAR — Out of 150 COVID-19 suspect patients, the tests of 126 patients have been found negative at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar.“There are 24...
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Jammu
Wearing face masks mandatory in Civil Secretariat Jammu
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government has made wearing of face masks for the officers, staff and visitors in the Civil Secretariat Jammu as...
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J&K
COVID-19: J&K’s positive cases rise to 139
SRINAGAR — Test reports of at least 14 more persons returned positive for coronavirus disease on Wednesday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in...
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Education
COVID-19: DSEK to impart education though ‘Zoom’ mobile app
SRINAGAR — Amid closure of educational institutions across Kashmir Valley in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Directorate of School Education (DSEK) has taken up an...
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Kashmir
80 people discharged after quarantine in Pulwama
SRINAGAR — A group of around eighty people who have completed their quarantine care at IUST Awantipora Pulwama were today discharged and sent to...
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News & Interviews
COVID-19: Volunteers help enforce social distancing in Rajpora
PULWAMA — Some volunteers, active in Rajpora village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district from last few weeks, have been helping enforce social distancing in...
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Benefit-Based vs Indemnity-Based Health Insurance: Which One Should Buyers Understand?
Health insurance products do not all respond to a medical event in the same way. Some settle eligible treatment expenses, while others release a fixed amount.
J&K LG mandates insurance, registration for non-local workers following Kulgam attack
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting to assess the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mother-son arrested for murdering man and dumping body in Srinagar canal
Srinagar Police claimed to have solved a blind murder case within six hours of the recovery of an unidentified body, arresting a mother-son duo allegedly involved in the crime.
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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.