7 more babies die, toll crosses 365

People Stage Protests, Block Highway

HAUNTING HOSPITAL HORROR

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 19: Even after the state government took some ‘fire-fighting’ measures to bring some semblance of normalcy in the functioning of ‘dreaded’ GB Pant Hospital here, seven more infants died in the hospital on Saturday allegedly due to the negligence of doctors and lack of facilities there More

AZAD CRIES ‘SHAME’

‘JK Govt Lax On Construction Of New Pediatric Hospital’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 19: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said the rising graph of infant death at the Valley’s sole children hospital, GB Pant, was “shameful.”“It (deaths) is unfortunate. Such incidents can be thought of in far flung areas and villages. But it is a matter of shame that More

Govt presses panic button

Dr Masoodi Appointed MS, 65 More Beds Added

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 19: In the wake of the uproar over the mounting infant deaths at GB Pant hospital, state government Saturday assured action against the erring officials.The government also appointed, Dr Muneer Ahmad Masoodi, Retired Professor and HoD, Government Medical College, Srinagar and former More

Ventilators moved from JLNM, SMHS

These Were Surplus: Omar

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 19: The “robbing” of ventilators of two premier health institutions - SMHS and JLNM hospitals - for relocating the vital equipment to GB Pant Children’s Hospital apparently as a “fire-fighting” measure has drawn flak from the medicos of the two hospitals.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More

BOSE issues ‘gag’ diktat for media

Warns Journalists Against ‘Adverse’ Reportage

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, May 19: In an apparent move to suppress any reportage regarding alleged gross irregularities and maladministration in the state’s educational watchdog, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Thursday dished out a “direct threat” to the media, warning journalists against More

Government shortlists probables

CONSTITUTION OF CVC

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 19: Jammu and Kashmir government has short-listed the probables for the post of Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and two Vigilance Commissioners for the state’s to-be-constituted maiden Vigilance Commission.Authoritative sources told Greater Kashmir that  the government has More

As hapless infants continue to die, dogs enjoy superior healthcare

Govt ‘Celebrates’ Zero Mortality Of Sterilized Canines

M HYDERI

Srinagar, May 19: At a time when the state government has failed to ensure the well being of hospitalized infants at Valley’s sole children’s hospital, where over 360 new-born babies have died since January 1, stray dogs undergoing sterilization seem to be enjoying better care at state-of-the-art More

14 persons injured in twogrenade attacks

Police Stations At Sopore, Batamaloo targeted

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, May 19: A day after Kashmir’s police chief SM Sahai declared that militants won’t be allowed to disturb peace in Srinagar, 14 people including 10 civilians were injured, four of them critically in two grenade attacks that rocked Sopore and Batamaloo areas of the Valley Saturday morning.< More

PL pays tributes to Shaheed-i-Millat, Hawal martyrs

Srinagar May 19: Jammu Kashmir Peoples’ League Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has paid glowing tributes to Shaheed-i-Millat Mirwaiz Kashmir Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and martyrs of Hawal on their martyrdom anniversary More

• Traffic Police lift Minister's car

Army submits revised report on Nyoma incident

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 19: Correcting its earlier attempt to downplay the serious clash between officers and soldiers in Nyoma in Ladakh, the Army has submitted a revised report to the Defence Ministry bringing More