News Topic:Lockdown
J&K
HC seeks report on lack of efficient internet facility, status of prisoners
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has sought reports from the government about lack efficient internet facility and status of prisoners lodged in jails outside the Union Territory.
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J&K
Govt orders resumption of offices from April 20
All education institutions and training institutes in Jammu and Kashmir shall remain closed till May 03, the government ordered on Friday.
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J&K
Govt defers ‘formal’ Darbar opening in Srinagar to June 15
In view of the extension of the lockdown upto May 03 and a spike in novel coronavirus cases, the J&K government on Friday deferred “formal” reopening of Darbar move offices in Srinagar till mid-June.
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Business & Economy
Lockdown: SOP issued for resuming construction
Government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued instructions to the concerned departments for regulating and facilitating the construction activities to be carried out during the lockdown period while following the norms of social distancing.
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Kashmir
Lockdown: Pampore family hosts mother-son duo from Mumbai
Amid the lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a family in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has been hosting mother-son duo from Mumbai for over a month now.
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News & Interviews
COVID-19: Lockdown extended to May 03 in India
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the current lockdown will be extended till May 03, saying it is very...
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Kashmir
Lockdown: FIR lodged against 8 persons in Pulwama
PULWAMA — Authorities today booked eight persons for violating the quarantine laws while fleeing the Red Zone areas and travelling to Tral area of...
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Kashmir
Lockdown: Salesmen face difficulties as employers fail to release paychecks
SRINAGAR — As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, many salesmen paychecks are not being released by their employers, leaving them and their families in difficulties...
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NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states
The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.
Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
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