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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir reported a fresh Covid-19 death on Wednesday. This time the death occurred in Jammu city. It is the second Covid-19 death in Jammu. Earlier, an elderly woman from Udhampur had died due to its lethal infection. Kashmir has already witnessed 9 deaths so for.

Reports said that a septuagenarian from Preet Nagar died at his home. After his death, his family members shifted him to Government Medical College Jammu, where after taking his samples, he was declared Covid-19 positive.

Confirming that the deceased was a Covid-19 infected, Dr Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent Government Medical College Jammu said that body has been handed over to family after following proper Covid-19 protocol.

Out of the total 90 positive cases in the Jammu region, there are now 34 active positive cases, while 55 have recovered, while, besides today’s victim, a woman has lost her battle to the deadly virus. (KNT)

Srinagar: A large number of people from Kashmir are still stuck in Saudi Arabia and other parts. Even some are stranded in parts of India, facing severe hardships due to prevailing lockdown.

The daughter and grandparents of a Kashmiri engineer, who passed away in Damam, Saudi Arabia recently, due to cardiac arrest are still stuck in Damam and they are making vehement appeals to Government of India to evacuate them at an earliest.

The young Kashmiri engineer Ali Muhammed Mir who died in Saudi Arabia hails from Brain, Nishat.

The deceased has left behind a daughter, wife and aged parents.

The relatives of the family told KNT that the wife of the deceased is stuck in Banglore, where she is perusing her MD.

However, his daughter Aisha Ali is presently with her grandparents, Muhammad Ramzan and Fatima Bano in Saudi Arabia as they had gone there for performing Umrah.

“Nothing is being done to bring back theses Kashmiris to their native land. It is all lip service that we are hearing about the return of Kashmiris back to Kashmir from foreign lands,” a visibly frustrated relative of the deceased engineer said.

“There is nobody in Saudi Arabia who can take care of these old grandparents and little daughter of the deceased engineer. His wife is still stuck in Banglore and can’t do anything,” the relative added.

They relatives alleged that their pleas to administration went to deaf ears while Government of India is non-serious about the issue.

“It is our humble request and would be grateful to Government if they could explore the possibility of their early departure from Dammam to Srinagar on humanitarian grounds,” they said.

Meanwhile, Kashmiri students stuck in Bhatindi Punjab alleged that they are facing lot of problems while despite being assured of evacuation, they are still stuck there. They appealed government to evacuate them at an earliest. (KNT)

The locals have alleged that the policemen vandalised and ransacked several houses, shops and cars, and also destroyed household goods.

PTI

A video purportedly showing policemen damaging shops and houses of people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district after a deputy superintendent of police got injured in clashes there last week has gone viral on social media.

In the little over two-minute video, the policemen are seen vandalising and ransacking the shops and houses of civilians in Nasrullahpora, a village 11 kms away from here, in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

In the video, which has gone viral on social media, the police personnel are seen taking out goods from several shops and destroying them.

The alleged incident took place on Friday last week after Deputy Superintendent of Police Fayaz Hussain sustained a head injury during stone-pelting by miscreants in the locality.

The locals have alleged that the policemen vandalised and ransacked several houses, shops and cars, and also destroyed household goods.

There was no comment from police over the alleged incident as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar did not respond to calls and messages on his number.

Srinagar: The District Development Commissioner Budgam Wednesday said that FIR has been registered into the civilian killing that took place in Narbal area of Central Kashmir Budgam.

Tariq Ganai, DC Budgam told news agency KINS that police has registered an FIR into the killing and the investigation into the matter has been started.

It is to mention here that one civilian was killed after paramilitary CRPF forces fired at him near Kawoosa Khalisa village in Narbal area of central Kashmir Budgam on Wednesday.

Local news agency has said that the man was going in his vehicle and was fired upon by the CRPF which hit him around right shoulder and chest.
“A civil vehicle fled from 2 nakas in Narbal kawoosa. Upon which CRPF party fired in which one person got injured. (He has been) shifted to hospital,” SSP Budgam Nagpure Amod has said.

The man identified as Peer Mehrajudin of Makhama Beerwah Budgam was shifted to SHMS hospital Srinagar in critical condition. However, he was declared as brought dead by the doctors who attended upon him at the hospital.

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah had said that killing of a Budgam civilian by Central Reserve Police Forces personnel should be “impartially investigated.”

The National Conference leader while taking to his Twitter handle termed the killing as, “Very unfortunate” The circumstances surrounding this shooting need to be impartially investigated & findings made known. My condolences to the family of the deceased,” he wrote. (KINS)

The new option is for those employees who do not need to be physically present in office for certain roles that cannot be done from homes

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Twitter has made it official to let its employees work from home forever if they chose to and they will be paid like a normal working day.

The new option is for those employees who do not need to be physically present in office for certain roles that cannot be done from homes.

But for the rest of its 5,000-strong workforce, the option is now open.

Twitter was one of the first companies to go to a work from home model in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.

“The past few months have proven we can make that work. So if our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen,” the micro-blogging platform said in a statement late on Tuesday.

“If not, our offices will be their warm and welcoming selves, with some additional precautions, when we feel it’s safe to return,” it added.

“With very few exceptions, offices won’t open before September. When we do decide to open offices, it also won’t be a snap back to the way it was before. It will be careful, intentional, office by office and gradual,” informed Twitter.

The company said that there will be no business travel before September, with very few exceptions, and no in-person company events for the rest of 2020.

“We will assess 2021 events later this year,” it said.

With this move, Twitter has upped the ante after Facebook, Alphabet (Google) and others have asked their employees to work from home till year-end.

Google and Facebook have also decided to allow most of their workforces to stay home and work through the end of this year.

Facebook will open most of its office from July 6.

Google employees will be able to walk into their offices starting July, but majority of those whose roles allow them to work from home could do so until the end of the year.

Google’s original plan was to keep work from home policy until June 1.

E-commerce major Amazon India has also allowed its employees to work from home till October.

Police says he evaded signals at two check points

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Budgam: A civilian was shot dead by paramilitary CRPF men at Kawoosa, Narbal in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district today when he allegedly jumped at two check points.

Police said that a civilian travelling in a vehicle jumped from two naka points in Kawoosa, Narbal after which CRPF men fired at him in which he got injured. “He was shifted to SMHS hospital in a critical condition, where he was declared brought dead,” Budgam police said in a statement.

CRPF spokesman in Srinagar Pankaj Singh confirmed to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the incident stating that the man jumped two nakas after which CRPF men opened fire at the person. “We are ascertaining further details,” he said.

Talking to KNO Medical Superintendent of SMHS hospital Dr Nazir Choudhary said that a civilian with multiple bullet injuries on his chest and right shoulder was brought dead to the hospital.

The slain has been identified as Peer Mehrajudin, a resident of Beerwah, Budgam district. Meanwhile, tension gripped Narbal as people took to streets to protest the incident, as per eye-witnesses—(KNO)

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“The web portal has already been updated with the details of persons who have already registered through www.jktpo.in. Those who have registered can track the progress of their application,” the spokesman said.

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched a web portal to help its residents stranded in other parts of the country due to the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official spokesman said.

The portal jkmonitoring.nic.in gives updates to those registered and also allows a person to check his application status for facilitating journey back home, he said.

“The web portal has already been updated with the details of persons who have already registered through www.jktpo.in. Those who have registered can track the progress of their application,” the spokesman said.

While a large number of people from nearby states have returned to the Union Territory, there are many who are queued up for undertaking train journeys back home.

He said that “arrangements are being made for trains from various stations across the country”.

“Trains from different states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam (for the entire North East), Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan and many places in Uttar Pradesh are being planned over the next few days,” the spokesman said.

He said more than one train is being scheduled from one station if the number of stranded persons is large.

The spokesman said as and when a person’s turn comes to board the train, he or she will be notified through SMS. Everyone will get accommodated and therefore, there is no need to panic, he said.

In addition to the web portal, a dedicated 24X7 COVID-19 helpline ‘0191-2466988’ has been launched. People can get information on arrangements made for their movement here too, he said.

To have regulated arrival to enable testing and to control the spread of COVID-19, the portal allows the government to issue authorisation for travel to individuals and groups as per the capacity.

Passes for such movement, including by road, are issued by districts magistrates as per home ministry guidelines.

The portal has received over 2,156 hits in a span of two hours with almost 50 per cent for downloading the authorization by the government of J&K, he said.

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest one-day jump in COVID-19 patients on Tuesday as 55 persons tested positive, taking the total to more than 900-mark.

Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS 47 people tested positive at the tertiary care’s viral diagnostic lab in last 24 hours.

Among them, he said, 28 are from Kulgam, ten from Gonipora Handwara, seven from Jammu while one each case in from Shopain and Anantnag district.

Dr Saleem Khan, nodal officer told GNS that at CD Hospital Srinagar’s Microbiology Lab , 826 samples were processed and seven among them –4 from Kokernag Anantnag, 2 from Reasi and one from Kathua—tested positive. One case was reported from Jammu, sources said. (GNS)

Srinagar: National Conference vice president Mr. Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed profound grief and shock over the demise of editor-in-chief of GNS and Kashmir Glory newspaper Mr. Tanveer ul Ahad.

The NC vice President said he stands in solidarity with Tanveer’s family in this hour of mourning and unimaginable grief and pray to Almighty to give them strength to bear this inconsolable loss.

“He was a talented journalist and had made a mark in the field at a very young age. May the departed soul rest in eternal peace”, he added.

National Conference Chief Spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Provincial Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, additional spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah have also expressed grief and shock over Tanveer’s demise and prayed for peace to the departed soul.