Scientists have applied their technical know-how and expertise in textile, coating and nanotechnology to develop the PPE having specific type of fabric with coating.
The deployment of the troops and various orders gave rise to the speculations about some major decision in the offing regarding the Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Banks, ATMs and quite a few markets were kept open on Sunday while 2.5 lakh sacrificial goats have been made available in the Kashmir valley to help citizens celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with traditional fervour.
The number of recoveries from COVID-19 exceed active cases by more than 10 lakh.
With the fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 22.68 lakh, while the recoveries have surged to 15,83,489, pushing the recovery rate to 69.80 per cent.
The adviser directed the deputy commissioners to plug all loopholes immediately and take strict action against those who try to violate the lockdown.
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The officials said the situation remained peaceful on Friday and there were no reports of any untoward incident.
'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!'
The governor also said no life has been lost in Jammu and Kashmir due to any violence in the last 10 days
Minutes after Gandhi made the statement, the Srinagar Police also tweeted that the situation was peaceful.
The Congress too condemned Mufti's statement on the Tricolour, saying it is unacceptable and has hurt sentiments of people.
The researchers said 5.6 per cent of the children assessed in the studies suffered from co-infections, such as flu, on top of COVID-19, and a little more than 3 per cent were admitted to intensive care units.
Main markets and other business establishments across the Valley remained shut and public transport was off the roads.
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The J&K police's 81 medals are the maximum awarded to any police force this year, followed by the CRPF's 55.
The processions stand banned in Kashmir since 1990 when armed insurgency began.
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This is for the first time that a state is being converted into two UTs.
Perplexed by the development, the stone pelters ended the protest early as they were caught unaware of the police strategy.
Rayees Ahmad, who was among the nine persons injured in the army firing last week, succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Wednesday morning, police said.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 13,295 while 2,301 people have been cured and discharged.
The 48-year-old trooper prepares ration packets, using his savings, for the poor in his village.
The minister also appealed to the people of Kashmir to hoist the national flag in their homes on August 15.
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The Valley, which was brought under a virtual curfew with communication networks snapped on August 5 after the government abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir, has seen little difference in the last seven weeks as public transport is still not available and schools waiting for students to collect assignments.
With each team working on a dedicated task, the SOG is moving full steam ahead with its efforts to hit out at terrorists trying to make Srinagar their base, said senior officials anxious to recast the image of the force.
'We don't have any agenda in that, there will be no discrimination against anyone. Constitution will be Gita in that'
Pak had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate created by Inter-Services Intelligence, won't be able to deliver any more
'If the government has not listened to scientists, it must.' 'It's obvious that this is a science-driven campaign (fight), a science-driven situation.' 'We cannot afford to ignore the science.'
He was earlier questioned in the case for over six hours on Monday. His son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed his displeasure and tweeted the party statement on his father's questioning with the comment: 'This on a day when my father turns 84!'
Some want to know about the wellbeing of their kin inside the Valley, some post they are fine and others use the medium to pass on information.
It is an ode to his politics that believed in building bridges across social or political divides that he was one of the most liked state leaders among the upper castes even as he drew his support mostly from Dalits, a group which at times shared antagonistic relations with the more prosperous communities due to a number of social and political reasons.
'People are very scared. And frightened. There is apprehension of war.' 'We are under the shadow of swords from both sides and in the middle, we get crushed.' As the conflict between India and Pakistan dramatically escalates, villages along the Line of Control fear for their lives.
The eight-phase DDC polls, which began on November 28, is also the first election after Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked last year and it was reorganised into a Union Territory.
Jammu and Kashmir's mainstream political parties, including the National Conference and the PDP, formed the Gupkar alliance on October 15 for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state and also to initiate a dialogue between all the stakeholders on the issue.
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The resolution said that any changes to the status of Jammu and Kashmir must be made with the direct consultation of the Kashmiri people, who must play a central role in the determination of their future.
A group of young men claimed to have hosted Asia's longest iftaar spread at the banks of scenic Dal lake.
The deputy commissioner said that the administration has made preparation for people on the occasion of Bakrid.
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