Year: 2021

As Covid situation worsens across J&K, admin orders 84-hour lockdown in 11 districts

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To address the fast worsening Covid-19 situation in J&K, authorities said on Wednesday that there will be complete lockdown in 11 districts of the Union Territory from 7 p.m. on Thursday till 7 a.m. on Monday. Separate orders issued, under the Disaster Management Act, by the District Magistrates of Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Pulwama, Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, and Udhampur said there would be complete lockdown in these districts from tomorrow (Thursday) from 7 p.m. till Monday 7 a.m. Only essential services will be allowed movement during the period…

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Conduct mass Testing of Labourers, Non-local Beggars entering Kashmir: Grand Mufti Nasir-Ul Islam

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Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam express serious concern over the reports that a large number of non-J&K beggars and labourers are entering Kashmir without undergoing the mandatory Covid tests urged the J&K administration that to order a highest level of probe how such a huge number of people are landing in the Valley without Covid tests. He said that if the reports about non-J&K labourers and beggars entering Kashmir without undergoing mandatory Covid screening is true, the move will further aggravate the Covid situation prevailing in the Kashmir Valley and pose…

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In absence of lockdown and Virus being more communicable, infecti is spreading fast within families: Kashmir experts

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In the second wave, coronavirus is spreading fast within families as compared to the previous year, health experts in Kashmir say. More and more families, with all or most of the members, are getting infected as people living in close spaces, particularly in Srinagar, are more prone to contracting Covid. “The virus during this wave is more communicable. That is the reason that the number of cases is rising immediately and virus is spreading fast within families. This year, a Covid patient’s chances of infecting others are more than last…

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170 Localities across Kashmir Valley declared micro-containment zones

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In order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from spreading, over 170 localities and areas Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones have been declared across Kashmir. According to the data collected by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) a total of 173 areas have been notified as the Micro Containment and Containments zones in the ten districts of Kashmir region. Most of the Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones are in Srinagar with officials informing that 13 areas in the summer capital have been notified as Containment Zones while 47 have…

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J&K records highest daily spike of 3164 COVID19 Cases, 25 Deaths; DAK urges Govt to impose ‘Lockdown’, Section 144 CrPC in Srinagar

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A record 3164 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus and 25 persons succumbed to the virus in the Jammu and Kashmir as per the government’s latest daily figure for last 24 hours on Tuesday. Previously, the highest daily count was recorded on April 25 when 2381 people had tested positive for the virus.Regarding the fresh deaths, they said, 15 were from Jammu Division and 10 from Kashmir Valley. Among the 3164 new cases, official sources told that 1030 were from Jammu Division and 2134 from Kashmir Valley, taking the…

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Despite huge surge in COVID19 cases GoI to allow Amarnath Pilgrimage in Kashmir

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Critics have said the annual Amarnath pilgrimage could lead to a devastating wave of the coronavirus in Kashmir, which has underequipped health care facilities. The local government in India-administered Kashmir is contemplating setting up makeshift shelters and facilities for 600,000 Hindu pilgrims for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which it intends to host this summer despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The pilgrims will visit the Amarnath cave shrine, perched 3,880-meters (12,730 feet) above sea level in the Himalayas.The government will set up two base camps — one called Baltal and another called…

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Former Deputy PM of Italy Matteo Salvini expressed solidarity with Kashmiri’s

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Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and leader of the coalition ruling party, Matteo Salvini, have expressed his support for the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) facing human rights violations in the region. He also promised to raise the issue at the European Union (EU) forums, received a press release here issued by Embassy of Pakistan in Italy. Leader of the second largest party in the Italian Parliament Salvini has been a very active member of the EU for many years. In a meeting with Pakistan…

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While projecting normalcy, Kashmir Turns into Hotbed of COVID19

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The COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir is on the cusp of explosion. Mukhtar Ahmad Lone, 32, (name changed) was walking home after the congregational, late evening Ramzan prayers at a mosque in central Kashmir earlier this week when his phone started to beep. In a heavy voice, the caller, a policeman, without offering much details, asked Mukhtar, an Islamic preacher (Imam) who leads five-time prayers at the mosque in Chadoora town, to come to the police station the next day. Mukhtar was perturbed. “The uncertainty and fear of landing…

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Corona Curfew; Govt announces complete lockdown across J&K from tonight till Apr 26 morning

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In wake of the spike in the COVID-9 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered imposition of Corona curfew across the Union Territory from 08 PM tonight till April 26 morning. The announcement was made by the office of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha through its official twitter handle. It said that only essential and emergency services to be allowed while all the market and commercial institutions shall remain closed during the period. “Complete corona curfew to be observed in the Union Territory from 8PM, 24th April (Saturday)…

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Pakistan seeks specific actions in disputed Kashmir form India to move head in talks

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Pakistan is willing to move forward in its engagement with India, potentially including formal bilateral dialogue on resolving the Kashmir dispute, if its eastern neighbour takes certain specified steps “to ease lives” in Kashmir, senior Pakistani sources have told. The Pakistani sources, who have knowledge of the situation and spoke to KP, shared for the first time a list of “examples” of actions that the Indian government could take in Indian-administered Kashmir to move the talks closer to a formal bilateral dialogue. Ties between the two nuclear-armed countries have been…

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