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HOSPITAL HORROR

Govt acknowledges neglect; MS axed

Blanket Approval For Purchase Of Ventilators, Medicines

MUDDASIR ALI/MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 17: After more than 358 infant deaths at GB Pant Children Hospital here this year, the State Government on Thursday acknowledged that the institute was reeling under “shortage of capacity on all fronts,” a cause for the rising fatalities. Facing criticism, the Government has attached More

3 more infants die

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 17: At least three infants died at the GB Pant Hospital last night.“Three babies admitted in the ICU died between 7 pm of May 16 and 7 am of May 17,” reliable sources told Greater Kashmir. However, the cause of deaths couldn’t be ascertained from the hospital records as the officials More

Will act if Govt fails: Speaker

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, May 17: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone, Thursday said he will take action against authorities of G B Pant Hospital if the government fails to take the issue to its logical conclusion.“The events which have been unfolding in the hospital are unfortunate and it is hospital More

Mehbooba’s SOS to PM

Srinagar, May 17: Expressing anguish over alarmingly high infant mortalities at the only pediatrics hospital in the Valley, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today sought Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s intervention in ensuring basic health care facilities in Jammu and Kashmir.The Prime Minister More

Rashid demands CBI probe

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 17: Terming the infant deaths as disturbing, MLA Langate Er. Rasheed Thursday demanded a CBI probe to ascertain the cause of these fatalities.“There should be a thorough CBI probe in the infant deaths so that people responsible are booked for the negligence, the one-man commission More

Govt sitting over proposal for new pediatric hospital

Official Report Sounded Caution 2 Years Ago

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 17: While J&K government has set up an inquiry into deaths at Valley’s sole children hospital, it is sitting over caution by health authorities two years ago about dire need for setting up a new institute for infant care.In 2010, the Government Medical College Srinagar submitted More

Ready to expand cross-LoC trade: Home Secretary

‘Will Try To Sort Out Issues With Islamabad’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 17: Day after reviewing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh on Thursday indicated that the government of India was willing to expand the scope of cross-LoC trade if the government of Pakistan agrees to do so.Singh, who arrived here on Wednesday More

OMAR WILL STEP DOWN IF SEPARATISTS JOIN MAINSTREAM: SAGAR

Minister Hails Prof Bhat’s Statement

KHALID GUL

Qazigund (Kulgam), May 17: Welcoming the recent statements of separatists on governance issues, Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development, Ali Muhammad Sagar, Thursday said the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah was ready to step down if the separatist leaders are willing to become More

Government warns Sarpanchs, Panchs

‘Don’t Misuse Power’

Qazigund (Kulgam), May 17: The government Thursday cautioned the elected Panchs and Sarpanchs against misusing their powers.“The Panchs and Sarpanchs should not misuse their position and power and only do the works they are entitled to,” Minister for Law and Rural Development Ali Muhammad Sagar More

Trade no alternative to Kashmir solution: Mirwaiz Umar

Separatists Should Take Mainstream Head-On: Bilal

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, May 17: Calling for time-bound resolution of Kashmir issue, senior separatist leader and chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday said settlement of the dispute and not trade should be the priority for India and Pakistan. He said the only way to reduce animosity between More



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  • Briefs

12 injured in Pulwama accident

SHOWKAT DAR

Pulwama, May 17: At least 12 passengers were injured when a minibus they were traveling in overturned in this south Kashmir district on Thursday, officials said. They said the ill fated bus (N0. JK13 More


  • News

Parliamentary panel against Government role in land acquisition

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, May 17: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development has said no to the Government acquiring land for projects undertaken either by the private companies or the Public Sector Undertakings More



  • Opinion

Asiya, Army and education in Kashmir

Our children are second to none in creativity, intelligence and zeal to excel

HORIZONS

M SALEEM BEG

Asiya is a 24 year girl teaching at a school in Bandipora. She, along with other five teachers, was recently sent to Delhi under teacher exchange program, Hum, an initiative by the Indian Army. They were More


  • GK Magazine

Biography of the Universe in the Light of Latest Scientific Theories

The following excerpts are from a brilliant new book authored by a Kashmiri theoretical physicist Dr. Mir Faizal who has been a student at NIT along with a fellow scientist from Copenhagen University

SCIENCE

Does Science Contradict Itself?There is a popular misconception about science that it keeps contradicting itself and, thus, it is not trustable. Today it says one thing and tomorrow another. So how can More



  • Letters

Children’s hospital

The state government is making tall claims about the infrastructure of health sector in the valley, but the condition of G.B Pant hospital is appalling. Lack of infrastructure, equipments and docs is putting More


  • Friday Focus

Qiblah

PROF G R MALIK

Some people, believers as well as non-believers, fail to understand the philosophy of Qiblah, the direction facing which prayers are offered. According to the Quran, fixing a certain direction as Qiblah More


  • Business

‘JK spends little on tourism sector’

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 17:  Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora today said that while J&K spends a considerable portion of its budget on power purchase, the tourism sector gets only crumbs More


  • Sports

I was angry, not drunk: SRK

SRK-MCA WANKHADE STADIUM BRAWL

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, May 17: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan hit back at the Mumbai Cricket Association, saying he was not drunk during the alleged brawl between him and MCA officials More


  • Kashmir

Cabinet panel gets sixth extension

JUSTICE SAGHEER REPORT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 17: Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday accorded six months extension to the Cabinet Sub Committee (CSC), constituted to look into the recommendations of Justice Sagheer led Working Group More


  • Srinagar City

As CM adheres, cops manually enforce e-traffic signalling

Men-in-blue to start general awareness; System to be in place by mid June says SMC

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, May 17: At a time when Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is in news for adhering to traffic signals, the men-in-blue often add manual efforts in the regulation of traffic by literally making people More



  • Jammu

Sadhotra takes on Mufti

Jammu, May 17:  Senior National Conference leader and MLC Ajay Sadhotra on Thursday asked the PDP Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed to explain to the people of Jammu and Kashmir why he failed to generate More


  • Pak

8 persons die in PaK accident

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, May 17: Eight persons, including a couple, were drowned while five others were recovered with injuries after a passenger jeep they were traveling in plunged into the river in Neelum valley More


  • Education and Career

IGNOU announces admission for July courses

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, May 17: The India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the admission process for the July 2012 session for masters, bachelors, diplomas and certificate programmes. The last More



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