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Govt wakes up to infant deaths

Orders Probe Into Neonatal Fatalities At GB Pant Hospital

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 16: Admitting that 35 children died in the last fortnight at GB Pant Children’s Hospital here, the Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the deaths.Minister for Medical Education R S Chib informed that Director SKIMS Dr. Showkat Zargar will conduct the inquiry More

One more baby dies

Srinagar, May 16: While the government Wednesday ordered probe into the rising deaths at GB Pant hospital, another baby died in the institute’s ICU this evening.Danish son of Mukhtar Ahmad of Watoo, Shopian died in the hospital on May 16. However, the cause of death couldn’t be ascertained from More

Government will upgrade facilities: CM

Srinagar, May 16: Taking cognizance of the media reports on infant deaths, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the state's Medical Education Minister to upgrade facilities at the GB Pant Hospitals as quickly as possible.“The hospital's budget would be raised and more ventilators would More

It’s genocide: Geelani

Heads Must Roll: Tarigami, Hakim, Rashid

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 16: Expressing strong anger, Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday termed the alleged mess at G B Pant hospital as negligence amounting to conspiracy of genocide. He blamed the government of killing children of the valley in cold blood and termed the GB Pant mess More

Omar should explain: Sajad

Srinagar, May 16: Chairman of Peoples Conference, Sajad Lone, Wednesday lashed out at the State Government over what he termed as the “criminal state of administrative negligence” and callousness in the valley's only children hospital.“A Chief Minister who cannot be sensitive to the care and safety More

Law Department asks UCC to translate state laws into Urdu

NEGLECT OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 16: Jammu and Kashmir government has asked the Directorate of Urdu Coordination Cell (UCC) to immediately start translating all the state legislations into Urdu.The direction follows a recent news report carried by this newspaper that the state laws were not available in the official More

6 IAS, 13 KAS officers shifted

Rather Posted DSEK, Renzu To Head SDA, Kifayat Is Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Farooq Goes As DC Anantnag, Yasha To Be DC Kupwara, Ramesh Is Dir Estates

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 16: The State Cabinet which met here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved transfer and posting of 20 officers.As per the orders issued after the cabinet meeting, Shagufta Parveen (IAS) Director, School Education, Kashmir has been transferred More

JK can generate Rs 50,000 cr annually: Mufti

‘Successive National Conference Regimes Bartered Natural Resources By Signing Unfair Agreements’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 16: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir could earn an amount of Rs 50,000 crores annually if its natural resources were properly utilized, opposition PDP today accused successive National Conference regimes of having bartered the state’s riches by signing unfair agreements.“According to More

Union Home Secretary reviews security situation

Meets Governor, CM; Discusses AFSPA, Rehabilitation Policy, Cross-LoC trade

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 16: The issue of revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir remained the focus of meetings between visiting Union Home Secretary and State Government on Wednesday.Singh arrived here today on a two day visit to assess the ground situation More

Chief Minister for universalizing modern medicare

Chairs SKIMS Governing Body Meet

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 16: Terming SKIMS a premier tertiary care medical institution of the State, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday underscored the importance of its growth and development on modern lines.“All measures need to be taken in this direction to develop it as one of the leading super specialty More



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  • Briefs

PDD to charge for extra power usage during marriages

Srinagar, May 16: The state government has decided to charge for the extra power being used by the consumers during marriage ceremonies. According to Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Kashmir in view More



  • National

China transgressed borders 500 times: Centre

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 16: The Chinese Army has transgressed the Sino-India border more than 500 times in the last two years, Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran More


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  • Opinion

Weakening of the Political

To make things better in Kashmir understanding its politics is a must

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MEHMOOD UR RASHID

There is restlessness in every heart,But no one dare speak out-Afraid that with their free expressionFreedom may be annoyed. The most popular and melodious poet of modern Kashmir wrote a poem titled ‘Azadi More


  • GK Magazine

Remembering Father, Dear Father

He was a poet, a broadcaster, an intellectual, an orator, a musicologist, a composer, an officer, an acquaintance, a friend, and a well wisher

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SYED HUMAYUN QAISER

How should I describe one who made my existence possible; someone with whom I broke bread till 17th May 1998; the one who guided my unsure steps through rough roads of the world; the one who rewrote the More


  • Letters

Teacher's protest

This refers to the problems teachers face in the form of five years service inclusion, suitable transfer policies and pay anomalies. The right to protest is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the More


  • Editorial

Restoring Credibility

When three-member panel of interlocutors headed by noted journalist Dilip Padgaonkar was appointed by the central government to ambitiously attempt to address the internal dimension of the problem in Kashmir More


  • Business

High Court declines interim relief to JK Bank

Issues notice to state, AG

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 16: The High Court today issued one week’s notice on the petition of J&K Bank Limited. The case which had been kept on board by the High Court yesterday was today taken up by the More


  • Sports

Police Memorial Football Tournament to commence in June

Rajendra Discusses Arrangements

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 16: Jammu and Kashmir Police is organizing Police Martyrs Memorial Football Tournament in summer capital in the month of June. Renowned teams within and outside the state are participating More



  • Kashmir

Hafta Shouda begins

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 16: The recitation of Quran and prayer for Martyrs marked the onset of Hafta Shouda to mark the 22nd martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-i-Millat Moulvi Muhammad Farooq at Mirwaiz Manzil here More


  • Srinagar City

Iconic SP College Principal of ‘70s remembered on funeral

Students, others turn nostalgic about Prof Nazir Ahmed Khan

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, May 15: It was more of yesteryear collegians bidding a tearful farewell to the then SP College Principal, they were fond of in ‘70s, as iconic Prof Nazir Ahmed Khan was laid to  rest Wednesday More



  • Jammu

Employees to go on 3-day strike from May 24

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees Association today announced a three-day strike in protest against the government's failure to fulfill their demands of increase in retirement age More


  • World

'Pakistan is part of India'

Says MP Quoting Textbook

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 16: Pakistan is a part of India and P V Narasimha Rao is the Prime Minister of the country -- this is being taught to school students in some states, according to a Member of Parliament More



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