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Domicile law amended again: All jobs reserved for J&K domiciled residents

by Nisar DharmaLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 3: After its provisions on reserving only low-rung jobs for the people of J&K received widespread flak, the Ministry of Home Affairs Friday amended the J&K Domicile law…

COVID19: LG Murmu, his officers putting up a silent but spirited fight

by Ishfaq-ul-HassanLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 3: When 29 people returning from abroad skipped screening to avoid being quarantined, it set alarm bells ringing in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir as most…

COVID19: 5 more test positive, toll reaches 75 in J&K

by Monitor News BureauLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 3: Five more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking total number cases to 75. Four new cases have been tested positive in…

Over but not over: Iran returned to remain in Rajasthan till lockdown ends

by Mubashir BukhariLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 3: On the last day of her quarantine, she was packing her bags and getting ready to go home. Little did she know that her dreams will come…

‘CoroFlu’: Bharat Biotech’s one drop intranasal vaccine under development

by Monitor News DeskLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Hyderabad, Apr 3: Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech Friday said that a unique intranasal vaccine for Coronavirus ‘CoroFlu’ is under development. An international collaboration of virologists at the University of…

Globally 1 million cases, 51000 deaths, 200000 recoveries as COVID-19 pandemic refuses to slow down

by Monitor News DeskLatest News Lead StoriesApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 3: More than 1,002,000 people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease worldwide, as the death toll surpassed 51,000 while about 208,000 patients recovered.The coronavirus pandemic death toll…

On way from Mumbai to Rajouri, Arif cycling over 2100 kilometers to meet father on death bed

by Ishfaq-ul-HassanLatest News Lead StoriesApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

SRINAGAR: Under the blistering sun, Mohammad Arif set-off on an arduous journey from Mumbai on a second-hand bicycle to meet his ailing father at Rajouri. A loaf of bread,…

COVID19:Srinagar gets its first disinfectant tunnel

by Monitor News BureauLatest News Lead StoriesApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Srinagar: First disinfectant channel for decontamination and sanitization were made operational at Chest Diseases hospital Srinagar on Thursday. The tunnel is manufactured and commissioned by Srinagar Municipal Corporation.”People including Doctors,…

COVID19: 8 more test positive, toll reaches 70 in J&K

by Monitor News BureauLatest News Lead StoriesApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Srinagar, Apr 2: Eight more persons have been tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday taking total number of cases to 70 in Jammu and Kashmir. The government in its daily…

Good News: COVID patients recovering, had chicken biryani for dinner

by Firdous HassanLatest News Lead StoriesApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Srinagar: A whiff of fresh air after gloom and despair. COVID 19 patients admitted to the Chest Diseases hospital and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) are showing signs of…

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