Day: July 19, 2020

Weatherman predicts wet spell between July 20 and 21

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Kashmir is likely to get a relief from hot weather conditions as the Metrological department Saturday forecasted light rains between July 20 and 21 while its main activity would be Monday evening. Director Meteorological Department, Srinagar, Sonam Lotus told Kashmir InFocus that they were expecting light rains in scattered places of Kashmir from Monday till Tuesday afternoon. “We are expecting a good spell of rains to occur at most places of Jammu, scattered places of Kashmir and at isolated places of Ladakh regions between July 20 and 21 with main…

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As corona-virus cross 13000 cases, restrictions & curbs returned to J&K

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Five fresh deaths, all from Kashmir Valley, were reported during the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), taking the coronavirus toll to 236 in the Union Territory. With 441 new positive cases, the Covid count reached 13,198. Even as J&K continued to witness a surge in COVID cases, for the first time, the number of patients recovered was higher than those who tested positive on a single day. Patients, numbering 607, were cured and discharged from different hospitals in J&K on Saturday. As per the official bulletin issued…

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GoI amended J&K Development Act for ‘Land Grabbing’: Regional Political Parties

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A day after the Jammu and Kashmir administrative council amended the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, paving the way for armed forces to notify “strategic areas” for themselves, regional political parties accused the government of being “on a mission of a major land grab”. The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in a statement said the move could be anything ranging from establishing colonies to the special deployment of defense equipment to creating an army establishment in J&K. The party described the proposed amendment as a remnant of colonial era laws.…

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