Day: January 18, 2022

COVID19: After day’s dip, J&K again logs 4651 new infections and three deaths

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After day’s dip, J&K logs 4651 new covid cases and three deaths

A day after registering a dip in fresh Covid-19 infections, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday saw significant rise in new cases with 4651 confirmed in last 24 hours while three persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said. They said 1546 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 3105 from Kashmir valley, taking the overall tally to 366851. After ten days of continuous daily rise, J&K had seen a dip in daily cases on Monday with 2827 while 3499 infections were reported on Sunday. Giving…

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Strike On Democracy: Govt cancels building allotment to Kashmir Press Club; Social Media witnesses huge outrage against Forcible Takeover

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Strike On Democracy: Govt cancels building allotment to Kashmir Press Club; Social Media witnesses huge outrage against Forcible Takeover

Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday canceled the allotment of building and land which housed Srinagar’s Kashmir Press Club, two days after it was taken over by a small group of journalists. Srinagar (KIF): The Kashmir Press Club in Srinagar was permanently shut down on Monday with its premises formally taken over by the government of the union territory of Kashmir. The government announced that the biggest journalist body of the Valley has ceased to exist – it has lost its registration as a society, its land has been reclaimed…

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Despite rise in billionaire’s wealth but over 16 crore more people forced into poverty in 2 years of pandemic: Oxfam

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Despite rise in billionaire's wealth but over 16 crore more people forced into poverty in 2 years of pandemic: Oxfam

According to Oxfam, billionaires’ wealth has risen more since COVID-19 began than it has in the last 14 years. At USD 5 trillion, this is the biggest surge in billionaire wealth since records began. The first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall and over 16 crore people were forced into poverty even as the world’s ten richest men saw their fortune more than double to USD 1.5 trillion (over Rs 111 lakh crore) at a rate of USD 1.3 billion (Rs 9,000…

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J&K registered 2827 Covid infections and five deaths; Srinagar tops with 618 cases

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J&K registered 2827 Covid infections and five deaths; Srinagar tops with 618 cases

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday witnessed five Covid-induced deaths and 2,827 fresh infections. Kashmir valley witnessed the highest 618 cases in Srinagar followed by 315 in Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir on Monday witnessed five Covid-induced deaths and 2,827 fresh infections – reporting a drop of 19 percent over Sunday’s cases. Since January 6, the cases have been consistently increasing from 349 to an 8-month high of 3,499 on Sunday. Of the total infections on Monday, Kashmir valley saw 1,734 infections while 1,093 cases and five deaths were reported in the Jammu division.…

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