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J&K records 3 more Covid deaths, toll climbs to 130

Over 3,200 cops COVID positive in J&K and 15 succumbed to virus
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Three more people died due to the deadly Covid-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UT to 130, health officials said today.

The fresh victims of the virus include a 70-year-old man from Wantrag in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, a 60-year-old lady from Shadipora, Sumbal in Bandipora district and a 40-year-old male from Sangrama area in Baramulla.

Dr Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS hospital, Soura said that the elderly man from Anantnag, who was admitted on July 3, died at the hospital after his condition deteriorated last evening.

“Sample of the patient was taken on July 3 which came positive on July 4,” he said. “The patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia.”

He further said that the 60-year-old female from Shadipora Bandipora, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at SKIMS hospital at 9:15 am today due to cardiopulmonary arrest.

“Patient was known case of hypertension, diabetes and other medical conditions,” he said.

Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent at Chest Diseases hospital said that the 40-year-old man from Sangrama, Baramulla who tested positive for Covid-19 and referred from SMHS to CD hospital on June 27, died at the hospital today.

“The patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia and died today morning,” he said.  With three fresh deaths, the death toll due to the pandemic in J&K has reached 130 that includes 116 from the Valley and 14 from the Jammu division.

Amid the surge in Covid-19 related deaths, Divisional Administration in Kashmir led by DC PK Pole has convened a meeting of experts and medicos to discuss the prevailing situation. Yesterday, in a review meeting chaired by the J&K Chief Secretary BVR Subramanyam, barring two districts of Kashmir– Bandipora and Ganderbal– entire Kashmir was declared as a red zone given the spurt of cases.

J&K: CRPF jawan injured in IED blast in Pulwama

2 LeT militants surrender after gunfight in J&K's Kulgam
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): A CRPF jawan was injured in a low-intensity improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Gangoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district this morning when a convoy of the paramilitary force was passing through the area, police said.

Police said that the militants had planted a low-intensity IED under a tree near Gangoo area of Pulwama district. “The IED exploded at a time when a CRPF convoy was passing through the area,” it said. The police said that the explosion was followed by firing that created panic in the area. “It was a low-intensity IED in which one CRPF man sustained minor injuries,” the police wrote on its official Twitter handle.

CRPF spokesman for operations in Kashmir, Junaid Khan said that the convoy was passing through the area at the time of the incident. “Search has been launched in the area,” he said. “There were no casualties and only one CRPF man sustained minor injuries in his hand.” Senior police and CRPF officers reached the spot to assess the situation.

Police said the entire area has been cordoned off and a massive manhunt launched to nab the militants behind the act.

-ARK

Continuous fresh Covid-19 cases in Australia’s Victoria, testing increased

New Delhi (NVI): Victoria in Australia has expanded its targeted coronavirus testing after witnessing continuous fresh cases. The state has recorded 74 new cases, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing hardship payments for thousands of public housing tenants, reports The Age.

A record 21,500 Victorians were tested in a single day yesterday, with almost a million tests having taken place so far in the state, reports the newspaper.

Of the new cases, one is a returned traveller in hotel quarantine, four were from tests carried out at testing locations or GPS, and the rest are under investigation.

Australia has recorded 8,362 Covid-19 cases so far with 104 deaths and 7,355 recoveries.

Meanwhile, coronavirus cases globally have reached 11.2 million with 5,28,000 deaths and 6.03 million recoveries so far. According to WHO, more than 2,12,326 fresh coronavirus cases have been recorded across the world. 61% percent of these newly reported cases are from the US and Brazil. Apart from that, Mexico has become the fifth worst-hit country due to coronavirus as it recorded 30,366 deaths.

US, India, Russia, Mexico and Brazil continue to report a high number of cases. Cases are on a rise in Russia also, though there was a slight dip. Italy has also witnessed a rise in the number of new cases and deaths.

-ARK

India’s Covid tally over 6.73 lakh, deaths nearing 20,000 mark

New Delhi (NVI): 24,850 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in India in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 6,73,165. There have been 19,268 deaths due to the virus so far.

India is roughly 800 cases behind Russia, which is the third-worst sufferer from coronavirus. According to the health ministry data, there are 2,44,814 active cases at present while 4,09,082 have been cured or discharged.

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state in the country, with a record single-day spike of 7,074 new cases on Saturday. COVID deaths in the state continued to rise with 295 deaths, taking the toll to 8,671. Of these, 124 were reported in the last 48 hours.

Meanwhile, with 1,163 new cases, Mumbai now has 83,237 cases. The city has recorded 68 deaths due to coronavirus in the last 48 hours, taking its toll to 4,762. Mumbai is also facing heavy monsoon rains.

Delhi has recorded 2,505 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to over 97,000, while the death toll in the national capital has climbed to 3,004. According to the Delhi health department, fifty-five fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours.

-ARK

Covid-19: 35 CRPF men, 5 pregnant women among 227 test positive in J&K, tally 8,246 

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed 227 positive cases of coronavirus including 35 CRPF men, four BSF personnel and five pregnant women, taking the total number of Covid cases to 8,246 in the Union Territory.

Officials said that among the new cases that were detected, 89 were tested positive at SKIMS, 37 at JVC Bemina and rest at other hospitals.

Among 227 new cases, 197 belong to Kashmir division while 30 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached 6,524 including 3,869 recoveries and 113 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached 1,722 including 1,274 recoveries and 14 deaths.

With 68 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 5,143 which is 62.36 percent of the total cases.

Cases tested positive in J&K include 33 from Srinagar, 02 from Kulgam, 57 from Baramulla, 46 from Shopian, 04 from Anantnag, 07 from Kupwara, 17 from Pulwama, 26 from Budgam and 05 from Bandipora in Kashmir division while as 30 from Jammu division include 12 from Jammu, two from Udhampur, 10 from Samba, 4 from Rajouri and one each from Poonch and Doda.

As per the officials figures, 1,091 positive cases including 30 deaths and 423 recoveries are from Srinagar, 1,006 including 22 deaths and 421 recoveries are from Baramulla, 854 including 598 recoveries and 16 deaths are from Kulgam, 848 including 13 deaths and 611 recoveries are from Shopian, 717 including 10 deaths and 554 recoveries are from Anantnag, 584 including 418 recoveries and 07 deaths are from Kupwara, 534 including  267 recoveries and 04 deaths are from Pulwama, 466 including 241 recoveries and 09 death are from Budgam, 303 including 274 recoveries and 01 death are from Bandipora, 121 including 62 recoveries and 01 death are from are from Ganderbal.

In Jammu division, 388 including 301 recoveries and 08 deaths are from Jammu district, 288 including 195 recoveries and 01 death are from Udhampur, 242 including 177 recoveries and 01 death is from Kathua, 226 including 187 recoveries are from Ramban, 168 including 120 recoveries from Samba, 124 including 113 recoveries and 01 death are from Poonch, 122 including 01 death and 65 recoveries are from Rajouri, 90 including 60 recoveries and 02 death are from Doda, 45 including 32 recoveries are from Reasi and 29 including 21 recoveries are from Kishtwar.

As per the daily information bulletin, 2,93,355 people in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 40,409 people have been kept under home quarantine while 2,976 people are in hospital isolation.

In addition to this, 2,05,107 people have completed surveillance period and 44,693 people are under home surveillance. So far, results of 3,92,919 samples have been made available.

-CHK

Pak resorts to ceasefire violation along LoC in J&K’s Poonch

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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Pakistan resorted to intense shelling of mortars and small arms in sectors of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, defence officials said today.

Officials said that Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing in Degwar sector of Poonch district by firing mortars and small arms.  “Our troops gave a befitting response,” they said.

Official sources said that at around 7.45pm, Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Degwar sector by firing mortars and other weapons, adding that a befitting response is being given to the Pakistani aggression by the Indian Army.

There were no reports of any casualties so far. However, panic has gripped border residents of Poonch due to the frequent CVFs in the district over the past few weeks.

This year, a record number of 1,670 CFVs have taken place in J&K with border residents planning to shift their base and move to safer places along with their livestocks.

-CHK

Covid-19 claims 5 more lives in J&K, toll mounts to 127

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): In Jammu and Kashmir today, five more people died due to coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 127 in the Union Territory.

The fresh deaths include 75-year-old male from Dialgam, Anantnag district, 65-year-old from Alastang, Ganderbal, 80-year-old man from Baramulla district, 65-year old man from Chogal, Handwara in Kupwara district and 75-year-old woman from Makdoom Sahib area of Srinagar.

Shifa Deva, Medical Superintendent at JVC Bemina hospital said that a 65-year-old male from Chogal Handwara, who was shifted from SKIMS, Soura hospital last night, died today morning at around 5am.

Deva said that the patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia, diabetes, hypertension and ailments. “The samples of the patient were taken on the same day of his admission the results of which came as positive,” she said.

Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS Soura said that a 75-year-old man from Dialgam, Anantnag, died today, adding that the patient was admitted on July 1 in Ward 2-A and was shifted to Infectious Disease block after he was tested positive for the Covid-19.

The patient was suffering from bilateral community acquired pneumonia with type 1 respiratory failure, Jan said.

He further stated that a 65-year-old man from Alasteng, Ganderabal who was admitted on June 29 in Ward 2A was tested positive Covid-19 and was later shifted to Infectious Disease Block.

Jan further said that an 80-year-old man from Baramulla was tested positive a day after his death.  His samples were taken on Friday and he died at around 6:30 pm on Friday, hours after he was admitted at SKIMS, he said, adding that the patient was suffering from Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS).

Nazir Choudhary, Medical Superintendent at SMHS said that a 75-year old woman from Makdoom Sahab area of Srinagar who was admitted on July 3 died today. “She was already in critical condition and was suffering from hypertension and many other ailments,” he said, adding that the patient was tested positive after her death.

With fresh five deaths, the death toll in Jammu and Kashmir has mounted to 127 including 113 from Kashmir and 14 from Jammu division.

-CHK

2 terrorists killed, 3 soldiers injured in encounter in J&K’s Kulgam

2 LeT militants surrender after gunfight in J&K's Kulgam
(Representational/file image)

Abid Bashir 

Srinagar (NVI): Two terrorists were killed while three soldiers, including a Junior Commissoned Officer(JCO), were injured in an encounter that broke out this afternoon, in Arreh Mohanpora village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police officials said.

A senior police officer informed that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired at the forces triggering an encounter., where in two terrorists were killed while three soldiers were injured. He further added that search operations are still on.

An official said that joint teams of police, Army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on a specific lead about the presence of terrorists in the area.

This is the 17th such encounter in the area since June 1.  In south Kashmir, 48 terrorists have been killed since June 1 and in this year so far 120 terrorists have been killed in various encounters across Kashmir.

-CHK

Baloch outfit releases video message of Karachi Stock Exchange attackers

New Delhi (NVI): Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), an outfit fighting for independence from Pakistan, has released a video in which the suicide attackers of June 29 Karachi Stock Exchange say their “operation” was aimed at stopping Pakistan, along with China, from exploiting the resources of Balochistan.

In the 12-minute video in Balochi language with English subtitles, one of the attackers Salman Hammal says, “If the world continues to ignore Balochistan, then Baloch youth will continue to sacrifice themselves.”

The video also shows four attackers training for the assault on Karachi Stock Exchange during which all of them were killed along with 7 policeman and guards.

“Pakistan is involved in looting Baloch resources since it occupied Baloch motherland 70 years ago,” Hammal says in the video, according to the subtitles.

“It (Pakistan) has now involved China and has been plundering Baloch resources through Sindak, Gwadar and other similar projects in Balochistan. Therefore, this gives Baloch nation the legal justification and it becomes their responsibility to resist against this exploitation,” he adds.

“We want to clarify that the main objective of our operation is to stop this exploitation of Baloch resources. It will be our utmost effort during this operation to avoid the loss of human lives. We will try our best that loss of human lives is kept at minimum during this operation in particular and in the movement in general. But even then, if a human life is lost or if we kill someone in our defence during this operation, then as our leader General Aslam has said, if someone gets killed while we defend ourselves, it will be not our fault but our opponent’s. It will also be Pakistan’s responsibility as it is them who are here to exploit and plunder Baloch resources,” the Baloch fighter added.

He said the BLA also wants to make it clear to the “upholders and champions of human rights like UN, EU or US State Department that you have failed to take notice of the Baloch genocide and (or) exert pressure on Pakistan to stop this genocide or play a role in stopping the exploitation of Baloch resources. You have failed to hear the voice of Baloch nation.

“Therefore we have been left with no option but to go to this extreme. We are not adventurists, nor have we any interest in dying but for our cause and to protect our land resources, we are sacrificing ourselves.”

The BLA fighter says, “If the UN, human rights organisations and the international powers, which have duty, continue to not take notice, then such attacks by BLA Majeed Bridage will further intensify as we will not allow anyone to exploit our resources without our consent.”

He said Balochistan is witnessing a humanitarian crisis and “this will further worsen until and unless the Baloch Motherland attains its independence”, its identity is recognised, the Baloch State is restored and the exploitation of Baloch resources stops.

BLA had earlier claimed responsibility for attack on Pakistan’s largest Stock Exchange.

PM Modi launches ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge’ for Indian techies, start-ups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minster Narendra Modi today launched the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge’ to help Indian techies and start-ups to achieve the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission.

Taking to twitter, PM Modi said that today there is immense enthusiasm among the tech and start-up community to create world class “Made in India Apps”.

“To facilitate their ideas and products, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology along with the Atal Innovation Mission are launching the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge”,” the prime minister tweeted sharing the link to the LinkedIn post.

This challenge will run in two tracks – Promotion of Existing Apps and Development of New Apps.

“I urge all my friends in the tech community to participate,” he said while sharing the write-up “Let us Code for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.

The outcome of this challenge will be to give better visibility and clarity to existing Apps to achieve their goals, and to create tech products to find solutions to tech conundrums with the help of mentorship, tech support and guidance during the entire life-cycle, PM Modi wrote in his LinkedIn post.

The challenge will be jointly hosted by the government and members of the tech community to make it more holistic

Recently, the government has banned 59 mobile apps linked to China including Tik Tok, UC Browser, Helo, YouCam makeup and Mi Community in view of the information available that they are engaged in activities which are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity and defence” of the country.

-CHK

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