News Topic:COVID-19

4G Internet likely to be restored this week in J&K

SRINAGAR — The 4G Internet services would be restored this week in J&K after the State government made a formal request to Home Ministry...

Suspected COVID-19 patient, who fled from CD hospital, reports at SKIMS

SRINAGAR — A suspected coronavirus patient, with travel history to Hungary, who fled from the isolation ward of Chest Disease Hospital here on Wednesday...

COVID-19: Four more persons from Bandipora test positive

SRINAGAR — A day after three persons including a religious preacher of Tableeghi Jamaat were tested positive for COVID-19, the J&K government on Wednesday...

Authorities in Kashmir fear COVID-19 cases might be more than reported

SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir said they are worried that the coronavirus cases might be more than the four reported so far in the...

PhD scholars stuck in Madhya Pradesh ask for help

SRINAGAR — A group of PhD scholars from Kashmir on Wednesday appealed J&K administration to facilitate their return from Indore, Madhya Pradesh in wake...

Ration to be home delivered for 1.60 lakh families in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — The district administration on Wednesday said it will deliver ration to home for 1.60 lakh Srinagar families here from March 28.Deputy Commissioner...

Govt departments except essential services to remain closed till April 14

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday decided to close all the government departments except those providing essential services across the Union...

Coronavirus: People with travel history staying at homes without screening

QAZIGUND — At least 1772 passengers including non-local labourers have been screened at Lower Munda in Qazigund area among which six with Coronavirus symptoms...

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Properties damaged as cloudburst hits Chhatroo area in Kishtwar

Damage was reported to two houses and two shops after a cloudburst triggered flash flood-like conditions in the Chhatroo area of Kishtwar district.

₹3.11 Crore Embezzlement: Crime Branch chargesheets two in Baramulla bank fraud

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a decade-old bank fraud case.

31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal

Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

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