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Power curtailment withdrawn during Covid lockdown; govt says it will help patients and hospitals

Srinagar: Power situation in the Kashmir valley has improved considerably bringing a sigh of relief to the people in general and COVID patients, receiving oxygen therapy, in particular. Chief Engineer Chief Engineer (Distribution)

May. 20, 2021

Lead Stories·Kashmir·Latest News

Strict lockdown to be enforced in parts of Maharashtra : CM

Mumbai : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said strict lockdown measures will be enforced in some parts of the state to contain the spread of COVID-19.Thackeray, 60, was speaking after

Mar. 11, 2021

Only eight transgenders received central assistance in Covid lockdown in J&K

Srinagar: Only eight transgenders in Jammu and Kashmir received financial assistance from the centre and none among the community received ration as part of the ‘special arrangement’ of the central Ministry of

Feb. 3, 2021

COVID ‘firepower’: UK imposes six-month curbs against second wave

LONDON:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered restaurants to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19 with restrictions lasting

Sep. 22, 2020

Fallout of lockdown: Obesity, binge eating, anxiety

Srinagar: Thirty-two-year-old IT professional Asif was shell-shocked when he found himself struggling to climb up the stairs. “Since March, I have spent my days working on the laptop from home. During the

Sep. 13, 2020

World Suicide Prevention Day: Lockdown, joblessness fuel suicidal tendencies in Kashmir

Srinagar: Neck-deep in debt, a 45-year-old fruit vendor Rahim (name-changed), attempted to end his life in April when COVID lockdown was announced. “He was in abject poverty and had borrowed some amount

Sep. 10, 2020

Kashmir·Health·Latest News

Paradise calling: J&K gears up to welcome tourists after lockdown

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to roll- out the red carpet for tourists again. Tourism activities were suspended after the lockdown in March. In July, the government had issued guidelines

Sep. 8, 2020

50K vehicles grounded: Kashmir transporters sell buses, SUVs to support family, pay loans

Srinagar: Thirty-three-year-old Sajad Ahmad of Baramulla is planning to sell his vehicle, which he bought in 2018, to support his family. Sajad has been working as a driver for the last 20

Aug. 17, 2020

Business·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

One in five in the country jobless after lockdown

New Delhi: After the easing of lockdown in the country, one out of five people has been rendered jobless, as per the IANS-CVoter Covid-19 Tracker conducted among a sample size of 1,723.

Jul. 24, 2020

India·Latest News

An empty Srinagar market during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020 (File Photo: KM/Umar Ganie)

Lockdown extended in Srinagar with only minor exemptions: DDMA Srinagar

Srinagar: Putting speculations and rumours about major relaxations to rest, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Srinagar announced the strict lockdown will continue to remain in place across Srinagar till further orders

Jun. 8, 2020

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