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Coronavirus case tally crosses 2000 mark in J&K as 115 new cases detected

Coronavirus case tally crosses 2000 mark in J&K as 115 new cases detected

  Srinagar, May 28: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 115 COVID-19 infections, taking the overall case count to over 2000. 101 among the cases were reported from Kashmir and 14 from Jammu, they said. Among them 74 were confirmed at army’s command hospital while remaining at diagnostic laboratories of SKIMS Soura—15, CD hospital—11 and […]

High Court upholds PSA detention of Mian Qayoom

High Court upholds PSA detention of Mian Qayoom

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday upheld detention of president Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom, under Public safety Act. In a 57-page judgement, the court of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and justice Vinod Chatterji Koul while dismissing the Letter Patent Appeal (LPA) remarked that principally saying, they have taken […]

55-year-old Baramulla man dies of covid, J&K toll 27

55-year-old Baramulla man dies of covid, J&K toll 27

Srinagar, May 28: A 55-year-old man from Khanpora area of Baramulla district on Thursday became the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley. His death has taken the fatality count due to the deadly disease to 27 in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar, […]

Ban on high-speed internet extended in J&K till June 17

Ban on high-speed internet extended in J&K till June 17

  Srinagar, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday extended ban on 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir till June 17, claiming that the reports received by it suggest spurt in infiltration by militants during the coming weeks. “The reports suggest rise in the infiltration of (militant) during the coming weeks due to the […]

After Shopian, another woman killed in windstorm in Anantnag, toll 3

After Shopian, another woman killed in windstorm in Anantnag, toll 3

  Srinagar: A 24-year-old girl was killed after she came under the tin sheet of a rooftop blown away by high-speed winds at Hogam area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Wednesday afternoon. Station House Officer Srigufwara Waseem Mir told that Nuzhat Bashir daughter of Bashir Ahmad Khanday died in the incident. “We have completed medico-legal […]

Windstorm kills two in Shopian village

Windstorm kills two in Shopian village

Srinagar, May 27: A minor girl and a woman was killed while another lady sustained injuries on Wednesday after a tree uprooted by strong winds fell on them in Keller area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Officials told news agency that at around 05:00 PM, they received a call that in forest area of Shukroo […]

J&K reports 162 fresh cases, highest day spike pushes tally Past 1900-Mark

J&K reports 162 fresh cases, highest day spike pushes tally Past 1900-Mark

  Srinagar: In the biggest day spike ever in novel coronavirus cases, Jammu and Kashmir reported 162 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, taking the overall tally of the patients to 1921. Among the fresh cases include two intern doctors at GMC Srinagar, one driver of CD Hospital besides 11 students and five pregnant women—34-year-old from Chanapora, […]

Kashmir reports two new covid deaths, J&K toll reaches to 26

  Srinagar May 27: Two more people have died due to novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Wednesday. These fatalities take the death toll due to the disease in the Jammu and Kashmir to 26—23 in Valley and 3 in Jammu. One among the victims includes a 70-year-old man from Sarnal Anantnag who […]