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Hello Jammu News at 11:28:00 PM 2


Jammu, Apr 15 :  Director General of Police, Sh. Dilbag Singh, today presented a cheque of Rs 9.47 crores to the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, on behalf of the J&K Police, as a contribution to J&K Relief Fund towards the efforts being undertaken by the Government to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The donation has been a collective effort of all ranks of J&K Police wherein all gazetted officers have contributed two day’s salary and all non-gazetted police personnel have contributed a day's salary towards the COVID-19 relief fund.

The Lt Governor appreciated the efforts of the department and outlined the collective responsibility of individuals, institutions, and organizations for coming forward to play their role in protecting our communities and fellow countrymen in this time of crisis.

Dr. B. Srinivas, ADGP CID, Sh. Abdul Ghani Mir, ADGP Hqrs PHQ, and Sh. Mukesh Singh, IGP Jammu Zone were present on the occasion.
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Kolkata, Apr 15 :  Unhappy over the way the lockdown is being enforced in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Wednesday said police and civil officials not following protocol be shown the door and deployment of central paramilitary forces be considered, drawing a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who advised Raj Bhavan to eschew politics in times of crisis.

"Lockdown protocol has to be thoroughly implemented to ward off #coronavirus. Police and administration @MamataOfficial failing to effect 100% #SocialDistancing or curbing religious congregations be shown door," Dhankhar tweeted.

"Lockdown must succeed-examine central para forces requisitioning!" the governor added.

The governor's remarks did not go down well with the chief minister, who smelt politics in them.

Why do we need paramilitary forces? There have been instances where military personnel themselves have been infected with the virus. Some people are trying to fish in troubled waters. I would urge everybody this is not the time for politics. This is a crisis situation, Banerjee said, but did not name the governor.

The Union Home Ministry had also recently flagged "gradual dilution" of the lockdown in some parts of the state.

Most of these localities are minority-dominated, and the state BJP unit has repeatedly alleged that lockdown was not being properly enforced in these areas.

The home ministry also said despite the Centre issuing orders from time to time under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, these were not being followed.

Reacting to the Centre's letter, Banerjee had said the Union government was only interested in "extra vigilance in some specific areas".

"We are not fighting any communal virus, we are fighting a disease spreading through human contact. Wherever we find any problem, steps will be taken to ensure that the lockdown is imposed there, but that doesn't mean shops would remain closed... We are keeping a close watch," she had said.

Dhankhar has been at loggerheads with the state government over a host of issues ever since taking office in July last year.
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Hello Jammu News at 11:01:00 PM 1


Washington, Apr 15 :  President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders will discuss international coordination of the coronavirus response by video conference on Thursday, the White House said.

The remote meeting convened by Trump follows up on another virtual summit held last month and comes as the leading world economies remain under lockdown due to the pandemic.

Trump convened the meeting for "Thursday morning to coordinate national responses to the Coronavirus pandemic," White House spokesman Judd Deere said.

"Working together, the G7 is taking a whole-of-society approach to tackle the crisis across multiple areas, including health, finance, humanitarian assistance, and science and technology," Deere said.

The G7 is made up of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, which this year holds the group's presidency.

The White House has said that the traditional annual summit, due to have been staged near Washington in June, will instead also take place by video link.

On Tuesday, Trump spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on "efforts to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and reopen world economies," the White House said.

"The two leaders also discussed the upcoming teleconference with G7 leaders, as well as critical regional and bilateral issues.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:48:00 PM 6


Mumbai, Apr 15 :  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will join artistes from around the world for a virtual event to support healthcare workers who are battling it out against the coronavirus pandemic.

The actor took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce his participation in the One World: Together At Home', a virtual concert organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and international advocacy organisation Global Citizen.

Curated by pop star Lady Gaga, the concert will stream on April 18 on multiple global platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Alibaba, Amazon Prime Video, Apple.

"Health care workers on the frontlines of the #COVID19 crisis need our support. That's why I'm standing in solidarity with @glblctzn and @WHO for One World: #TogetherAtHome a one-night special event on April 18," Shah Rukh wrote on Twitter.

The special event, 'One World: Together At Home' will see performances from Gaga, Adam Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, Camila Cabello, Chris Martin, David and Victoria Beckham, Ellen DeGeneres, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, Lilly Singh, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Taylor Swift, Vishal Mishra among others.

Like many film personalities, Shah Rukh has been doing his bit to contribute to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday, the star provided 25,000 kits of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the frontline medical staff in Maharashtra fighting to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic in the state. He has committed to donate the same to West Bengal.

Recently, he, along with wife Gauri Khan, offered their four-storey personal office space for treating COVID-19 patients.

The 54-year-old superstar had earlier announced various initiatives to help the country during the health crisis.

According to the Union health ministry, the death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 377, while the number of cases in the country rose to 11,439.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:31:00 PM 0


Srinagar, Apr 12 :  Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) installed and made operational a decontamination tunnel at Bone and Joint hospital at Barzulla, here today.

Mayor, Junaid Mattu, Deputy Mayor, Parvaiz Ahmed Qadri, Secretary SMC, Mohammad Akbar Sofi, Joint Commissioner, Administration, SMC, Syed Abul Qasim and other concerned were present on the occasion.

The tunnel was installed at the entry point of the hospital building to ensure persons visiting hospital including doctors, hospital workers, patients and attendants are instantly sanitized while entering or leaving the hospital premises.

It was informed that SMC has installed such tunnels at various hospitals including JLNM hospital, CD hospital, LD hospital, GB Panth and JVC. Besides, two tunnels have been installed at SMHS and two at SKIMS for sanitization besides, sanitization of hospital interiors by the Corporation is a regular affair, to contain spread of Corona virus.
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Srinagar, Apr 12 :  In the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today chaired a meeting to review fool proof measures for smooth movement of essential commodities laden vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway, which has been opened for vehicular traffic after closure in winter months.

The meeting was informed that Youth Hostel premises at Sonamarg will be earmarked for health screening and other logistic arrangements besides continuing the process of fumigation of trucks and complex. Due to the sub-zero temperature, trucks will be allowed to move to Leh UT, from 10 am onwards and each truck will carry only eleven tones of load on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway, because of hilly, slippery terrain and weather vagaries. 

The Divisional Commissioner directed the concerned to ensure that health check-up of all drivers and their helpers is conducted immediately after their trucks reach Sonamarg point and issue colour-coded passes to them depicting the name of the driver, vehicle, registration & mobile numbers which should be pasted on wind-shield of each truck.

He further said that only driver and one helper will be allowed in a single truck for movement to the Leh UT and during such movement Social Distancing should be maintained in letter and spirit besides doctors, police and other concerned officials should wear personal protection gears.

On return from Leh UT, again health check-up of drivers and helpers will be conducted at Sonamarg besides indentifying the persons mentioned in the passes. He added that if any commuter violates the norms, he will be dealt with strictly as per relevant laws.

It was informed that the SSP Traffic (Rural) will be the final authority to allow the traffic on the Highway from Sonamarg point, after monitoring the current situation and climatic conditions. He will ensure that there no congestion of traffic on the highway besides deploying officers at every major point.

Div Com stressed for keeping vigil on traffic movement to avoid accidents on the road and asked the concerned to deploy a Recovery-Crane at Sonamarg point, to be used in emergency situation. 

He also directed BEACON authorities to repair the stretches of the road which were damaged due to rains and snow during winter so that traffic plies smoothly.

To improve mobile connectivity on the Srinagar-National Highway, Pole also issued instructions to BSNL and JIO mobile agencies to operationalize the Ranga Mode and Baltal towers immediately so that commuters do not face any inconvenience during travel.

Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, SSP Traffic (Rural) and Beacon officers were directed to conduct an extensive tour of the Sonamarg area, jointly to inspect ground preparations and submit the complete report to the Divisional Commissioner’s office for further course of action.

The Divisional Commissioner stressed the concerned to maintain inter-departmental coordination and make collective efforts for smooth movement of essential commodities vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway. 

Inspector General of Police (Traffic), T Namgyal, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, Director BEACON (works), SSP Traffic (Rural), Assistant Commissioner (central), Aziz Ahmad Rather, Engineers of BEACON and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:22:00 PM 2


Doda, Apr 12 :  In wake of COVID-19, Childline Doda under the supervision of Director Childline Project Zubair Ahmed has distributed near about 100 hygienic kits among the children of the district till now.

The hygienic kits include face masks, soaps, brush, toothpaste, nutritional biscuits which were distributed by the Childline in coordination with the Rural Development Department.

Childline Doda has appealed the general public of the Doda to dial 1098 for any kind of help and due action will be taken on priority basis.
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Kishtwar, Apr 12 :  To ensure that facilities in the various notified quarantine centres are up to mark, District Development Commissioner Rajinder Singh Tara today inspected the various quarantine centres of Chatroo sub division and took review of the facilities there.

He was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner Pawan Parihar, Sub Divisional Magistrate Chhatroo Inderjeet Parihar, DFO Marwah Vijay Kumar, Tehsildar Chatroo Parvez Ahmed, BDO Chhatroo, Sobia Shad, Executive Engineer R&B Chatroo Mohinder Kumar, SHO Chatroo among others.

During his visit, DDC took stock of the various facilities available in 100 bedded quarantine facilities established at Gujjar and Bakarwal Hostel Chatroo and Girls Hostel Chatroo and directed SDM Chatroo to establish additional 700 bedded quarantines facilities in Chatroo Sub Division.

He inspected the various facilities like the bedding, hygiene, electricity and water and asked BDO Chhatroo to plug all the shortcomings and keep these centres ready in all respects.

Furthermore DDC directed the officials of Agriculture and Horticulture departments to fumigate and sanitize these quarantine centres through the hand spraying pumps.

DDC asked BDO Chatroo to ensure that reusable and locally prepared masks are distributed to each and every individual in the area besides she was asked to aware people about the social distancing along with other sanitization practices and SOPs to be followed to counter the spreading corona.

He also asked the concerned officers to ask people to inform the administration about any person with foreign or outside UT travel history travelling in their area.

He also inspected the ongoing work at under construction GDC Chatroo building.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:13:00 PM 1


Jammu, Apr 12 :   Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan has extended his felicitation to the people on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi.

In his message on Baisakhi, Advisor Khan highlighted the rich ethos of Jammu and Kashmir of celebrating festivals and holy occasions in an atmosphere of brotherhood and amity.

He hoped that this unique characteristic of the J&K would get further strengthened while wishing the people happiness and well being.

He appealed people that in the hour of COVID-19 Pandemic they should pray for the well being of all countrymen and try to help poor and destitute people.

The Advisor wished peace, prosperity and development of the Jammu and Kashmir and the country.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:07:00 PM 1


Baramulla, Apr 12 :  In a significant move and to comply with the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding the care of families of all such officials/workers who are fully engaged with anti COVID-19 activities, District administration Baramulla today launches helpline for the families of front line workers on which they can register their issues pertaining to their day-today life.

In this connection, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo informed that a special link has been established on the district’s web portal www.baramulla.nic.in on which the families of all such workers, who are engaged in anti-corona task, can online register their issues/demands with respect to their routine life. DC also informed that such families can also seek any kind of assistance on our helpline number 9596422033.He further said a dashboard has been also created on the same web portal where every type of information about the COVID-19 pandemic can be obtained.

DC also informed that this is the first of its kind initiative in the whole J&K that has been taken by the district administration so as to check fake news and misinformation. On the created dashboard, the current status and statistics of COVID-19 can be obtained which is being continuously vetted by the concerned authorities.

Meanwhile, Dr Itoo inspected various locations including Indoor Sports Stadium Baramulla, DPS Delina and other locations in order to take the appraisal of various arrangements for setting additional quarantine centres as a move to tackle any kind of exigency in view of COVID-19 outbreak.

On the occasion, DC directed the concerned authorities to put in place a viable mechanism so that any kind of eventuality is tackled smoothly. He informed that about 372 persons have been quarantined in isolation, hospital and administrative facilities. He also said that about 15270 persons have been put under home quarantine in all the declared red zones comprising several villages of Tangmarg and Uri. He further informed that about 129 persons have completed their institutional quarantine while as 7413 persons have completed the home quarantine period. Moreover, DC added that 302 were tested for the virus among which 49 samples were found positive while as the remaining as negative besides 2 deaths that were reported at Srinagar.
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Hello Jammu News at 10:02:00 PM 2


Srinagar, Apr 12 :   Mission Director, Mid-Day Meal Scheme Dr Arun Manhas today said that amidst the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic, his Department has worked overtime to ensure that full benefits of midday meal scheme reach to around 8 lakh students in Jammu and Kashmir.

Giving details, Dr Arun Manhas said that it was a challenge to extend the benefits of the mid-day meal scheme to such a large number of students. “We utilised all of our resources and achieved the target in a time-bound manner. I must say everyone from top-level officials to ground level staff worked hard to make it happen. Our Principal Secretary was monitoring it on a daily basis. our Mid-day meal in charge teachers deserve accolades for reaching out to students in crisis,” he said.

The J&K Government had earlier decided that two-month advance dry ration (Rice) would be provided to the eligible children through the Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and cooking cost of the Mid-Day meal scheme would be provided to the children through DBT mode.

For the successful distribution of dry ration among children, the Directorate of Mid-day Meal Scheme in collaboration with FCS&CA department distributed dry-ration among 886905 children. These included 584387 students of Primary level and 302518 of Upper Primary level from all the districts of J&K. 

According to the data, in Kashmir division 15948 students were provided dry ration in Srinagar, 17805 in Ganderbal, 49379 in Budgam, 57264 in Anantnag, 27700 in Kulgam, 22792 in Pulwama, 16882 in Shopian, 46989 in Baramulla, 34539 in Bandipora and 70420 in Kupwara.

Similarly in Jammu division, the Mission Director said 43834 students were given dry ration in Jammu district, 10907 in Samba, 43011 in Kathua, 58632 in Udhampur, 44198 in Reasi, 47430 in Doda, 43542 in Ramban, 23268 in Kishtiwar, 64180 in Rajouri and 63766 in Poonch district.

He added that some of the students belonging to families of migrant workers could not be covered under the scheme as they have left the J&K during the present crisis.

Regarding the submission of bank account details of eligible students/ parents for crediting the cooking cost of Mid-Day Meals, Dr Arun Manhas said that the bank account details of students have been received from the Chief Education Officers for transferring the cooking component amount of MDS Scheme to the students via Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

“We are compiling the final data and the money will be credited into the accounts in some days,” Dr Manhas said.

It is pertinent to mention that Mid-Day meal scheme is aimed to improve the Nutritional status of the children from classes I to VIII besides encouraging poor children to attend schools regularly. According to the scheme, every child enrolled in the primary class is provided with a free supply of 100 grams of food grains per day and 150 grams are provided to every child of Upper Primary respectively.

The Scheme has also a provision to spend Rs 4.48 for cooking purposes for every child of Primary level per day and Rs 6.71 for every Upper Primary level child per day.
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Jammu, Apr 12 :  In view of the prevailing situation arisen due to Corona Virus, Secretary Indian Red Cross Society Jammu Vinod Malhotra along with his staff members distributed ration and other food items among 160 poor and needy families of Muthi, Barnai, Domana and Mishriwala.

Besides that green fodder was also given to stray animals.
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Srinagar, Apr 11 :  The Principal SKIMS Bemina (JVC) Dr. Reyaz A. Untoo on Saturday commissioned oxygen concentration plant with a capacity of 750Lpm to provide better care for COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

At present, 31 COVID-19 positive patients are receiving treatment in the hospital.

Speaking on the occasion, the Principal said that the work on the plant which has a standby compressor and dryer, was expedited for the better functioning of the designated Covid hospital at SKIMS, Bemina.

Besides, the Principal said that the plant can run 6 to 10 more ventilators over and above the existing four.

He stated that it will also help in increasing the bed strength from existing 20 to 80 to 174.

The Principal appreciated the efforts of Engineering Wing and Coordinator SKIMS Medical College in upgrading the infrastructural facilities required to upgrade SKIMS Bemina into a full-fledged COVID-19 hospital.

He complimented doctor, nurses, paramedical and other supportive staff for putting their best efforts in the management of COVID-19 patients.

Besides thanking Director SKIMS for providing necessary support, the Principal also thanked district administration, Srinagar for providing comfortable accommodation and other assistance.
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Anantnag, Apr 11 :  District Magistrate, Anantnag, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Dar, today distributed free ration packets with all basic essentials among the locals & non local labourers at 40th BN CRPF headquarter, Ashajipora, Anantnag in presence of ADC and ACR Anantnag.

The food packets were arranged by 40th BN CRPF, Ashajipora, Anantnag. Officiating CO 40th BN CRPF and other Officers of the CRPF were present on the occasion.
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Srinagar, Apr 11 :  Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) installed and made operational a decontamination tunnel at JawaharLal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) hospital at Rainawari, here tody.

The tunnel was installed at the entry points of the hospital building to ensure persons visiting hospital including doctors, hospital workers, patients and other attendants get sanitized instantly while entering or leaving the hospital premises.

Deputy Mayor, Parvaiz Ahmed Qadri said that SMC is installing such tunnels at various hospitals and so far tunnels have been installed each at CD hospital, LD hospital, GB Panth and JVC. Besides, two tunnels have been installed at SMHS and two at SKIMS for decontamination and sanitization.

He further said that the sanitization of hospitals by the corporation is a regular affair to contain spread of COVID.
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Jammu, Apr 11 :  Keeping In view the lock down situation in Jammu District, J&K State Legal Services Authority, in compliance to the directions of Executive Chairman J&K SLSA Justice Rajesh Bindal and under the guidance of Member Secretary MK Sharma today launched a campaign to ensure that nobody is without meals or any other necessities of life.

In this regards, Member Secretary J&K SLSA deputed functionaries of DLSA Jammu to visit Gho Manhasan, Gole Gujral, Machine Domana, Qasim Nagar, Talab Tillo, Janipur, Ban Talab and slums around Industrial areas of Kunjwani and Gangyal to review the measures being taken by the District Administration to contain the spread of the Corona Virus infection with respect to the housing, sanitation, health care of the labourers from Uttrakhand, Chattisgarh, UP, Bihar and Orissa who are working in un-organized sector.

J&K SLSA, in association with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Red Cross, Police and Local Administration besides Sarpanches and Panches in the rural areas of the Jammu District, distributed 3500 masks, Medical kits, Ration items, Vegetables, Fruits, Sanitizers to more than 350 families. People were also educated to conduct their behavior and habits as per the guidelines/advisories issued by the Health department and State Government in letter and spirit.

They were appealed to strictly practice social distancing, cleanliness, hygiene to keep their surrounding disinfected and sanitized, staying at home and to avoid all non essential travels/contacts so that the chain of the transmission of the Corona Virus infection can be broken.

To appreciate the relentless efforts of Para Military Forces, CRPF, SSB and J&K Police personals in serving the people under Corona Virus threat and sanitation problems being faced by field workers of Jammu Municipality, Secretary DLSA Jammu, Naushad Ahmed Khan distributed fruits, portable drinking water, sanitizers packs, disinfectants to them.

On Social and Electronic media, DLSA is continuously creating awareness among the masses, on how to flatten the curve of the Corona Virus infection. During the lock down period, Para Legal Volunteers of DLSA Jammu have attended and provided counseling to more than 7000 Callers.
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Jammu, Apr 10 :  J&K SICOP has set up a sanitization tunnel at the entry of Udyog Bhawan, Jammu with a view to sanitize the employees and visitors entering the complex.

The tunnel shall be beneficial for all the employees and visitors of various departments housed in the Udyog Bhawan Complex including Directorate of Industries & Commerce, J&K SIDCO, J&K SICOP, Handloom & Handicrafts Department, Geology & Mining Department and J&K DFC.

Director Industries & Commerce Jammu Anoo Malhotra, MD SICOP Atul Sharma and GM DIC Subah Mehta were also present at the time of operation of tunnel.

Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce M K Dwivedi appreciated the efforts of MD SICOP and directed all employees/ visitors to make use of this facility and cooperate with the administration in fighting the COVID 19 pandemic. Anoo Malhotra also lauded the step taken by MD SICOP.

J&K SICOP is also in the process of installing similar tunnels at Raj Bhawan, Civil Secretariat Jammu, Excise and Taxation Complex, High Court Complex Jammu and Medical College Jammu in first phase.
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Jammu, Apr 10 :  Financial Commissioner (FC), Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo Friday visited the Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital and inspected the isolation facilities established in the newly set-up block to deal with the corona pandemic.

During his visit to the hospital, the FC directed the authorities to follow all health care guidelines that are being issued from time to time. He said that the department will upgrade the Gandhi Nagar Hospital to a Level 3 hospital and will be equipped with all the tertiary care facilities to handle the COVID-19 effectively.

The FC during a recent meeting had directed the health officers to upgrade Level 2 hospitals to Level 3 and Level 1 to Level 2 hospitals so as to lower the burden on the tertiary care health institutions.

In its efforts to tackle the corona pandemic effectively, the government had converted Gandhi Nagar Hospital into COVID-19 exclusive hospital with designation of Level-2 hospital.

The FC reviewed the steps taken by the COVID hospital for handling corona pandemic in terms of isolation facilities, fostering social distance, preventing intermingling of patients and advised the concerned officials to maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the hospital.

The FC was informed by the Medical Superintendent L D Bhagat that the 200 bedded new block of the hospital is ready to handle the COVID-19 patients. He informed that all the protocols are being followed and every effort is being made to provide proper care to the patients.

Atal Dulloo appreciated the efforts of the doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other departments for making the hospital ready in a short period of time. He said that these are tough times but the dedication and hard work of the frontline health workers of the hospital is laudable.

The FC was accompanied by Director (Coordination) New Medical Colleges, Dr Yashpal Sharma; Chief Engineer R&B; Chief Engineer Mechanical and other officers of the health department.
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Jammu, Apr 10 :  Brig. (Retd.) Harcharn Singh, Director, Sainik Welfare Board today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan and briefed him about the implementation of various schemes for promoting the welfare of all serving personnel and ex-Servicemen, besides activities undertaken by the Sainik Board to bolster the efforts of the Civil Administration in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

He informed the Lt Governor about the directions received from the Ministry of Defence to mobilize the ex-Servicemen towards the efforts of the Government for management and containment of coronavirus. “A list of the volunteers has been handed over to the Districts Administration with phone numbers and contact details”, he added.

He also briefed the Lt Governor about the volunteer work being done by ex-Servicemen especially for the welfare of poor labourers from outside in the UT and apprised him about the drive undertaken by the Sainik Board in collaboration with various NGOs to collect donations for J&K Relief Fund and PM Cares Fund.

The Lt Governor appreciated the work being done by ex-Servicemen in alleviating the sufferings of people due to COVID-19.
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Jammu, Apr 10 :  Sh. Farooq Khan Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, holding the charge of Haj & Auqaf Department today presented a cheque of Rs 5 crores to the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, on behalf of the J&K Haj & Auqaf Department, as a contribution towards J&K Relief Fund.

Out of the donation of Rs 5 cr, contribution of Rs 3 cr came from Auqaf Islamia Ziyarat Shahdara Sharief, while Auqaf Islamia Jammu and erstwhile Muslim Wakf Board Kashmir contributed the amount of Rs 1 cr each towards the efforts being undertaken by the Government to prevent and contain COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Lt Governor appreciated the efforts of Advisor Khan and outlined the collective responsibility of individuals, institutions, and organizations for coming forward to play their role in protecting communities and fellow countrymen in this time of crisis.

Pertinently, Advisor Khan has contributed his one month’s salary towards J&K Relief Fund.

Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department was also present on the occasion.
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