Shame and tragedy

G B Pant hospital explains both the themes adequetely

Binoo Joshi

 What’s a shame? If  Jammu and Kashmir needed any description of that,  Union  Health Minister  Ghulam Nabi Azad, has given that. The massive tragedy of the unchecked death rate of infants in  G B Pant hospital, Srinagar fits in that definition. So far, the tragedy has More
The pension tension

Laments of a loyal pensioner

Maha Yaseen

I am a 70 year old retired government employee living my life in installments. My body is a typical arrangement of weak muscles and fragile bones. And my life is fading away. This is my heartrending story.I am sitting on a chair in my bedroom where everything is in order except my mind which has More
On fake appointments

Nothing new, the same old story is repeated

G. N. Wadoo

This refers to the news “Fake Appointments scandal surfaces in Health Department” (GK, May 4, 2012). It is no way a matter of concern for those who are used to these scandals and ultimately get exposed sooner or later as and when the scandal comes to surface. However, there has been no action taken More
Leader's voice

Lone Sahab taught us to think independently and paid the price

Ershad Malik

There are people who live to die, but there are others who die to leave behind some impressions which just can't be effaced. One such personalities was Abdul Gani Lone who was martyred for his being courageous. His sin was his truthfulness and his crime was that he always called spade a spade. Now More
  • Kashmir

GB Pant Hospital has huge rush from rural areas: MS

‘Infants Die Of Various Complications’

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 21: Lack of healthcare facilities at district level is forcing people to shift their children to GB Pant Hospital here for treatment which in turn is showing impact on the medicare at the More


  • Srinagar City

3 YEARS ON,PROPOSED JEHANGIR CHOWK-NATIPORA FLYOVER STUCK IN PAPERWORK

ADB yet to approve funding for much hyped project

PART-I

M HYDERI

IN October 2009, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah announced that a mega flyover would be constructed between Jehangir Chowk and Natipora within a timeframe of three years asking the concerned agencies to More



  • Jammu

Traffic signals in Jammu soon: Sagar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 21: The traffic signals would be soon installed at 30 important crossings in the Jammu city for the better management of the vehicular movement in the winter Capital. This was stated by More


  • South Asia

Rich tributes paid to Moulana Farooq,Lone in PaK

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

 Islamabad, May 21: President and Prime Minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan and Chudhary Majeed on Monday paid glowing tributes to Kashmiri martyrs. Addressing More


  • World

MILLIONS TURN OUT TO WATCH RARE ‘RING OF FIRE’ SPECTACLE

Albuquerque (New Mexico), May 21: Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse crossed their skies. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front More


  • Health

Sleep apnea can raise risk of cancer: Study

New York, May 21: Two new studies indicate that people who suffer sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing cancer. Due to be presented in San Francisco this week at an American Thoracic Society More


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