Government knew infants were dying, kept mum

895 Fatalities In 2011, 380 This Year And Counting

HOSPITAL HORROR

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA/GKNN

Srinagar, May 20: The Department of Medical Education, which governs the G B Pant Hospital here, seems to have apparently overlooked the issue of high infant mortality rate as nearly 900 babies died at the health-care facility, last year. The negligence at bureaucratic and government levels More

2 MORE DEATHS

Srinagar, May 20: Two more infants died in GB Pant hospital here on Saturday when the Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad announced some healthcare measures for the hospital.Sources told Greater Kashmir that the infants died during the intervening night 19/20 in the hospital ICU. 
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Patients flee ‘dreaded’ GB Pant hospital

Parents Relocating Ailing Kids To SKIMS

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: Lack of facilities at Kashmir’s lone children hospital—GB Pant—is forcing many a parents to shift their ailing children to other health institutes in Srinagar for ‘better treatment.’ A couple of wards at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here house children who have been More

Kashmir Inc pained

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 20: Kashmir’s business community Sunday came down heavily on the state government over the “deteriorating healthcare system” in the Valley which led to death of 380 infants at the GB Pant Hospital here since January this year.The businessmen expressed strong resentment over the government More

Azad visits GB Pant hospital

Orders Instant Recruitment Of Doctors, Nurses

Taking Control?

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: Admitting lack of facilities and medical staff led to the alarmingly high infant deaths at GB Pant Hospital here, the Union Health Minister for Health, Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday directed immediate recruitment of doctors and nurses there on adhoc basis till full-time arrangements were More

Systemic collapse: Mehbooba

‘JK Govt Coalition Of Brokers,Contractors’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: Accusing the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of bringing the state to a virtual systemic collapse, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said the tragic death of around 400 infants in GB Pant Hospital is the worst reminder of this harsh reality.  Addressing a series of meetings More

Criminals behind fresh violence: Army

Felons Misusing Ammunition Dumped By Militants: GOC

KHALID GUL

Qazigund, May 20: Asserting that the militancy was on decline, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Corps, Lt Gen SA Hasnain Sunday said involvement of “criminal elements” in recent incidents of violence cannot be ruled out. “There has been a change in the overall security situation in the More

Who’ll save Bandipora from HCC disaster?

Company Gives Damn To Environment Protection: Locals

On-the-spot

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Bandipora, May 20: In this prized north Kashmir district, anger just seems to be simmering among locals in the wake of “environmental disaster” which the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is allegedly engineering in the garb of constructing the 330 MW Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project.  More

Child education in JK bogged down by constraints: Study

‘Government Schools Lack Drinking Water, Toilet Facilities’

Bottomline

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 20: A study funded by the European Union (EU) has revealed that child education in Jammu and Kashmir is facing web of constraints and the government schools lack essential facilities like drinking water and toilets. The report also points out loopholes in pedagogy and teacher-rationalization More

Govt not to allow Hurriyat march

Restrictions In Old City Likely

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, May 20: Like last year, authorities have decided not to allow the Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to hold a rally at Eidgah here to commemorate 22nd  death anniversary of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Peoples Conference founder Abdul Gani Lone on Monday.
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KGC members meet on Tuesday

Srinagar: All permanent members of Kashmir Golf Club (KGC) are requested to attend a meeting on May 22 (Tuesday) at 4:30 pm  at KGC here to discuss the prevailing situation of the club, a spokesman More

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Prez commutes death sentence of servant who killed 3

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20:  President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of a domestic help, who had murdered a retired Brigadier and his two family members in Dehradun 18 years ago, to life imprisonment More

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