News Topic:Lockdown
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Book Review: ‘Locking Down The Poor’ by Harsh Mander
'Locking Down The Poor' is evidence of the biggest humanitarian crisis after partition by their own government which failed to tackle the COVID-19 situation.
J&K
J-K Govt lifts weekend lockdown as the third COVID-19 wave ebbs
J&K Government on Sunday lifted weekend restrictions and also allowed coaching centres to resume offline teaching with a rider.
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Normal life resumes as weekend lockdown ends in Kashmir
As the weekend lockdown ended after three days in Kashmir, normalcy was restored in all the districts of the valley including Pulwama district on Monday.
Kashmir
Weekend lockdown reduced to 57-hours in J-K
Authorities on Monday reduced weekly lockdown duration to 57-hours while as education institutions shall continue to be closed for in-person teaching.
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J&K
COVID-19: 64-hour weekly lockdown in J-K
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Thursday ordered imposition of complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory.
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J&K
Weekend Lockdown: JKSSB exam rescheduled for January 24
JKSSB on Tuesday rescheduled Computer Based Written Test (CBT) examination for various UT, Divisional and District Cadre posts.
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Kashmir
COVID curfew imposed in 15 localities of Srinagar city
In wake of the surge in positive cases, district administration Srinagar imposed restrictions in 15 Srinagar areas for a period of 10 days.
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Kashmir
Corona curfew imposed for 10 days in Srinagar areas
District administration Srinagar has ordered strict Corona curfew in some areas of the city for the period of 10 days, starting from Friday.
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Kashmir’s 2019 experience should be a warning for India: Mehbooba Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti urged Indians to defend constitutional rights, saying Jammu and Kashmir’s experience after the 2019 changes should serve as a warning.
Muslims should not have to prove their patriotism: Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP and RSS over questions about Muslim patriotism and alleged voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh at a New Delhi gathering.
J&K Agriculture graduates call off 42-day strike after talks with minister
Unemployed agriculture graduates in J&K have called off their 42-day strike after Agriculture Minister Javed Dar discussed recruitment and cadre merger proposals.
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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para
Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.
When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure
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