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Three Areas in Kulgam Declared as ‘Containment Zones’- DC Conducts Market Inspection

Three Areas in Kulgam Declared as ‘Containment Zones’- DC Conducts Market Inspection

KULGAM
Danishwar Hameed Three areas of Kulgam district in South Kashmir including Bogund, Laroo, and Khanpora Yaripora Check have been declared as micro containment zones. The move came after at least 35 persons were tested positive in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday, while as the Kashmir valley recorded a total of 2030 cases. The Deputy commissioner of Kulgam has issued a notification asking shoppers to open their shops on a rotatory basis. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, DC Kulgam Dr. Bilal Bhat, accompanied by officers of Distt Admin, inspected the market in the main town of the district Kulgam. He monitored Covid 19 situations and ensured that people were following the covid protocol. He urged the people to follow SOPs, wearing masks and maintaining social distan...

COVID-19 Update – Five more Localities in Kashmir Declared as Containment Zone

OTHERS, REGIONAL
On Tuesday, the administration of Jammu Kashmir declared that more localities of Kashmir as “micro-containment zones” following a sharp rise in covid-19 cases. According to an order issued by the Srinagar administration, 5 more localities in Zadibal and Batamaloo have been designated as Covid-19 containment zones in order to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus. But, the upsurge has caused Bogund, Laroo, and Khanpora Yaripora Check of district Kulgam and Yaripora of South Kashmir were also declared as ‘Red Zone’ with limited movement in order to curb the spread. On 18th of April, Jammu Kashmir administration had announced a slew of restrictions as the union territory recorded 1,526 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total of infected people to 1,46,692. The...

Two TRF Associates Arrested in Bandipora: Police

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The Jammu  Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two over ground workers of The Resistance Front (TRF) militant outfit and recovered incriminating material from their possession in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A police spokesman told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that acting on a credible tip off that some individuals were involved in aiding and abetting militants, the input was jointly developed by Bandipora Police, 14RR and 3Bn CRPF leading to the uncovering of a militant module of the TRF outfit. He said that after thorough investigation and technical analysis, two OGWs of TRF namely Mushtaq Ahmad Parray son of Bashir Ahmad Parray, resident of Gundpora Rampora and Sajad Ahmad Sofi son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi, resident of Sofigund Tral...

Covid 19- Jammu Kashmir Records Another Major Spike as 2030 Test Positive

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Jammu Kashmir reported 2030 new covid-19 cases, highest ever single day spike so far, while eight more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 944 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 1086 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 150238. In all, there were 352 travelers among the fresh cases. Providing district wise details of the cases, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 647 cases, Baramulla 136, Budgam 119, Pulwama 57, Kupwara 6, Anantnag 36, Bandipora 21, Ganderbal 16, Kulgam 35, Shopian 13, Jammu 501, Udhampur 81, Rajouri 34, Doda 13, Kathua 54, Samba 30, Kishtwar 19, Poonch 37, Ramban 32 and Reasi 143. Regarding the fatalities, they said five were reported from Jammu Division and three fr...

Transporters Call for Strike from Tomorrow against 50 Percent Passenger Curtailment

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The Transporters Welfare Forum (TWF) Tuesday called for a strike over fresh government order regarding 50% passenger movement in vehicles and demanded a 50% hike in passenger fare. TS Wazir, President of Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the order regarding 50% passenger movement in public transport has been taken without taking the transporters into the consideration.buy celexa generic onlinebuynoprescriptionrx.com/celexa.html over the counter “With 50% passengers on board, we won't be able to even earn the money for fuelling purposes,” Wazir said, adding that the government should either hike passenger fare by 50% or the transporters will go for a strike from tomorrow (Wednesday)—(KNO)

Covid Cases in Kashmir Increasing Due to Inbound Travelers: JK Administration

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The rise in the number of covid-19 cases in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh is due to inbound travelers, the government of India was informed by the respective administrations on Tuesday. The J&K and Ladakh shared the inputs during a review meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, along with Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary with Chief Secretaries of all the Union Territories of India on covid-19 status, the management and response strategy. The meeting, held through video conference, was also attended by Dr V K Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, Dr Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR & DG ICMR. The DGs of Police of all UTs were also present at the VC, officials said. “The Home Secretary pointed out the steep growth in a number of cases all across the country. F...

‘Want to Serve Covid Patients’- Dr. Kafeel Khan Appeals Yogi to Reinstate him in Gorakhpur Medical College

INDIA
Dr Kafeel Khan wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, requesting his reinstatement to serve the covid patients during the pandemic. Dr Khan was suspended from Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College after several children died there in 2017, apparently due to the lack of oxygen cylinders at the government hospital. A departmental inquiry later cleared Khan of most of the charges, but he found himself in trouble for an allegedly provocative speech in Aligarh during last December’s protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In his letter to CM Adityanath, Dr Khan said that “the second wave of Coronavirus has wreaked havoc in the whole of India. Despite the departmental action on the other doctors, their suspension has been terminated and service has been res...

Covid 19 Resurge- Rahul Gandhi, Jitendra Singh , Wife of Kejriwal Test Positive

INDIA
Hours after Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and asked all those who came in contact with him to get themselves screened. “I have today tested #COVID positive with symptoms. Please get yourself screened if you were in my contact recently and take care,” he tweeted. Singh, who holds multiple portfolios, including Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, is also the Lok Sabha member from Jammu Kashmir’s Udhampur constituency. Meanwhile, Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi has self-isolated himself after his wife was tested positive for the infection.

17-year-Old youth Missing from Bandipora Repatriated by Pakistan

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The Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday repatriated a seventeen-year-old youth, who had gone missing from his home since September 2020, via the Teetwal sector in presence of civil and defence officials in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. An official, privy to the development, told that the teenager namely Mohammad Sayeed Ganai son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganai, resident of Tarball in Gurez of Bandipora district was repatriated by the Pakistan army (Rangers) through Crossing Point (Crossing Bridge) Teetwal.buy avanafil online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/avanafil.html no prescription The repatriation was done in presence of the Executive Magistrate (First Class) concerned, army officers (of both sides) beside Station House Officer Karnah and DO Teetwal....

Hospitals out of Beds, BJP Ministers Pose With oxygen Cylinders: Scenes from the Covid-19 crisis

INDIA
On Sunday, the ruling BJP and Congress lashed out at each other after a video of a Madhya Pradesh minister, Tulsiram Silawat and his supporters breaking coconuts and a priest chanting prayers in front of a tanker transporting oxygen from Gujarat went viral. In videos that were circulated widely on social media, MP PWD minister, Tulsiram Silawat and his supporters can be seen offering prayers in front of the tanker in Indore and posing in front of the vehicle for media photographs. MP Congress spokesperson Neelabh Shukla alleged that when the tanker, which started from Jamnagar in Gujarat reached Chandan Nagar Chowk on Saturday night, it was stopped for an hour by Silawat for puja Paath to quench their thirst for media coverage. They repeated the act when the vehicle reached a filling...
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