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News Digest Civilian Injured In Cross-LoC Firing India Declares COVID-19 ‘Notified Jammu: A middle-aged man on Saturday was injured when India and Pakistan troops traded gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Moham- Disaster’, Many Public Places Shut mad Rafiq was hit by a bullet from across the border outside Observer Monitoring Desk his house at Gohlad village in Pic. Abid Bhat Mendhar sector, officials said. NEW DELHI: The Central govern- COVID-19: 5 More Test The officials said Rafiq was ment has decided to treat coro- evacuated to a local hospital navirus as a "notified disaster" Negative, 1 Admitted To SKIMS and is undergoing treatment for for the purpose of providing as- 1878 People Under Surveillance an injury in his thigh. They said sistance under the State Disaster SRINAGAR: The reports of five Pakistan resorted to unprovoked Response Fund (SDRF) and has people, including a woman small arms firing in the sector, announced an ex-gratia payment suspected of having coronavi- prompting retaliation by the Indi- of Rs 4 lakhs to families of those rus have come negative, while an Army. The cross-border firing who die of the infection. one person on Saturday was between the two sides lasted for The disaster management divi- sometime, the officials said. admitted to the SKIMS here sion of the Union Home Ministry with the symptoms of the deadly infection. Avalanche warning has issued a letter to the Chief Four people who were admitted to SKIMS on Friday tested issued in J&K, Ladakh Secretaries of all the states. negative for the infection after their reports came today, The letter states, "The Central Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, P10 Jammu: Authorities on Saturday government, keeping in view the issued a medium and a low spread of COVID-19 virus in India danger avalanche warning for high altitude areas of various and the declaration of COVID-19 as districts of the twin Union Ter- a pandemic by the World Health KU Shuts Hostels, ritories of Jammu and Kashmir Organisation (WHO), by way of a and Ladakh, an official said. special one-time dispensation, has Postpones PG-Examinations The medium danger avalanche decided to treat it as a notified di- SRINAGAR: The University of Kashmir on Saturday closed warning has been issued for saster for the purpose of providing all the hostels and postponed post-graduate examinations, Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, assistance under SDRF". including internals in wake of the coronavirus threat. Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur The home ministry said funds On Saturday, different departments of KU issued formal districts of Jammu region and earmarked under the State Disas- orders in view of the coronavirus threat. Kupwara and Bandipora districts ter Response Fund (SDRF) can be “Consequent upon the decision taken in the Deans Com- of north Kashmir besides Kargil utilised for procurement of es- mittee meeting and its approval by the authorities in view district in Ladakh, Director of sential equipment and measures of the pandemic of Coronavirus and the advisory issued by Disaster Management, Jammu Pak To Join Video Conference Of SAARC Nations taken to quarantine people. the Government, to avoid congregation, all the boys and girls and Kashmir, Aamir Ali said. Two persons -- a 76-year- Press Trust of India He said there is also a threat of Hostels of Main Campus and Zakura Campus shall remain old man from Karnataka and a closed with effect from Monday that is from March 16 till low danger avalanche in P10 NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Saturday agreed to 68-year-old woman in Delhi -- Govt Takes U-Turn further orders.” reads an official order, according to P10 participate in the meeting of the SAARC nations Minor Falls From have died from coronavirus, which has been declared a global pan- through video conferencing to discuss measures On Rs 4L Ex-Gratia Tractor, Dies demic by WHO and has PAGE 10 to tackle the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has Srinagar: A minor on Saturday killed over 5,000 people across the globe. NEW DELHI: The Central government on Sat- was killed after he fell from According to reports, Pakistan agreed to Indian urday took a u-turn, hours after it was an- Govt Issues Advisory For Hotels a tractor in Qazigund area of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to attend nounced that an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh will be SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory ad- South Kashmir's Anantnag the meet aimed to discuss tackling of the pandemic. given to the families of those who died of the ministration on Saturday issued an advisory to the hotels in district. Seven-year-old Muneeb Several states Pakistan's response to the proposal came late in novel coronavirus. wake of the looming coronavirus threat. Ahmad Ganie of Mandhole vil- the night with the country's Foreign Office Spokes- The Centre earlier mentioned that 'Rs 4 lakh According to the Advisory, the hoteliers have been asked lage received serious injuries ordered closure person Aisha Farooqui saying the threat of CO- will be given for per deceased person including to make sure that the premises of hotel are clean and hygien- when he fell down from a trac- VID-19 required coordinated efforts at global and those involved in response activities, subject to ic, and the surfaces are wiped with disinfectant regularly. tor, news agency KNO reported. of schools, regional levels. certification regarding cause of death from ap- The Advisory stresses on promoting regular and thorough The locals removed the injured "We have communicated that SAPM (Special propriate authority'. hand-washing by employees, employers and customers. minor to the Public Health Cen- colleges, public Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister) on Health According to latest announcement, the doc- The hotels have been asked to put sanitising hand rub dis- tre (PHC) Vessu where he was institutions and (Zafar Mirza) will be available to participate in the ument had no mention of the aforementioned pensers in prominent places around the workplace and en- declared brought dead. video conference of SAARC member countries on point, New Delhi based India Today reported. sure that these dispensers are regularly refilled. The Advisory cinema halls. the issue," she said. Apart from Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia, the Centre calls for promotion of good respiratory hygiene in the hotel. Day Old Militant Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead P10 earlier also mentioned assistance towards P10 The Advisory has asked the hoteliers to ensure that P10 Held During CASO Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday arrested a militant during an ongoing cordon-and- search operation at Bulgam area of Sopore in north Kashmir. Acting on specific information, NC Leader’s Son a joint team of army's 52 RR, CRPF and SOG launched a search Will Work With All To Ensure Early Charge-Sheeted In Rs Agency Created Parties operation at Bulgam village today evening, news agency 177 Cr Bank Loan Fraud GNS reported. While conduct- Restoration Of Statehood To JK: PM Press Trust Of India Can’t Run J&K: Azad ing searches in the village, the NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday filed Meets Farooq, Calls For Restoration Of Democracy forces apprehended P10 PM Modi’s a charge sheet against Hilal Rather, son Press Trust of India efforts in the last 47 years. Agency NIA Carries Out Raid In Heart Beats For of former Jammu and Kashmir minister created parties can’t run Jammu Pattan, 1 Arrested Abdul Rahim Rather, in connection with SRINAGAR: Congress general sec- and Kashmir. Only those parties a Rs 177-crore bank fraud scam within 10 retary and leader of opposition chosen by people can do so,” Azad SRINAGAR – National investiga- J&K: Bukhari Prime Minister Narendra days of taking over the case, officials said. in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi told reporters after meeting Na- tion agency (NIA) on Saturday Modi has assured that In the charge sheet filed before Spe- morning conducted fresh raid in there will be no demo- cial Court, Jammu, the CBI has also Pattan area of North Kashmir’s graphic change to the named the then branch heads of J and Baramulla district. NIA raided Union Territory of Jammu K Bank, New University Campus branch house of Ghulam Mohammad Mir and Kashmir, Apni Party Iqbal Singh and Arun Kapoor as ac- at Palpora Pattan of Baramulla president Altaf Bukhari Press Trust Of India tions of the population for restora- cused, they said.