Day: May 19, 2021

Fee Controversy: Parents urge LG to direct schools to curtail monthly fee

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While the government has imposed a strict lockdown for more than three weeks in view of surge in Covid-19 cases, the parents of those wards studying in private schools on Tuesday appealed the LG administration to issue directions to private schools to curtail the tuition and transportation fee. The parents told the news agency, that they have not earned a single penny during the ongoing and previous Covid-19 lockdown and can’t afford to pay the tuition fee and other charges. One of the parents Manzoor Ahmad, who have been working…

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COVID19: 62 Deaths & 3969 Fresh cases reported in J&K; Detailed report

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Jammu and Kashmir reported 3969 fresh covid-19 cases while 62 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, officials said. They said 1375 fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu division and 2594 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 255888. Death toll due the virus reached 3355 as 39 fatalities were confirmed officially from Jammu and 23 from Kashmir Valley.Providing district-wise details, the officials told that Srinagar reported 675 cases, Baramulla 371, Budgam 411, Pulwama 171, Kupwara 190, Anantnag 311, Bandipora 113,…

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Strict restrictions continue on 20th day in Kashmir, 157 Arrested, 869 fined for lockdown violations

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Strict restrictions continue on 20th day in Kashmir, 157 Arrested, 869 fined for lockdown violations

The authorities continue strict Corona restrictions in Kashmir to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Police have registered several FIRs for violation and seized vehicles. “The restrictions were tightened on Tuesday in view of yesterday’s increased traffic as traffic jams were witnessed at several places in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir,” a senior police officer told Kashmir Post. “We are making fervent appeal to people to stay indoors and cooperate.” On Tuesday, streets wore a deserted look as shops and business establishments were closed and traffic was off the roads…

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Veteran BJP Leader, Chaman Lal Gupta scrambled to COVID19

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Veteran BJP Leader, Chaman Lal Gupta dies of COVID19

Chaman Lal Gupta, veteran BJP leader and former union minister. died at his residence in Jammu’s Gandhi Nagar on Tuesday. According to the family, Chaman Lal Gupta had tested positive for COVID-19 and was successfully treated at a hospital. “He had tested positive for COVID-19 on May 5 and returned from Narayana hospital on Sunday after successful treatment. His condition suddenly deteriorated in the wee hours and he breathed his last around 5.10 am,” his elder son Anil Gupta told news agency Press Trust of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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