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New pediatric hospital to come up near SMHS: Omar

‘Govt Was Kept In Dark About GB Pant Mess’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said a new children’s hospital would be set up near SMHS hospital here in order to dovetail the facilities at the two health care institutions.“We are now constructing a new children’s hospital near SMHS hospital on modern lines. This will help More

CM joins PM’s dinner

New Delhi, May 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah joined the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Tuesday evening here to mark the 3rd anniversary of UPA-II government in power.Omar exchanged wishes with the Prime Minister and other dignitaries and interacted with union leadership on More

‘Pak not allowing international flights from Srinagar’

Srinagar, May 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said it was strange that Pakistan was allowing passenger flights over its air space from all Indian states except Jammu and Kashmir but expressed hope that improvement in relations between the two countries would remove this bottleneck.“This More

NEONATE DEATH RATE HIGHEST IN JK: SURVEY

‘Pathetic Child Healthcare Responsible For Fatalities’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 22: Newborns in Jammu and Kashmir are more vulnerable to death in comparison to any other state, a survey by the Census Department has cautioned.The survey under Sample Registration System (SRS) has shown that J&K was recording the highest death rate among neonates belonging More

Action against doctors unjust: DAK

Srinagar, May 22: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has condemned the action taken against doctors in the wake of infant deaths in GB Pant Hospital and alleged that it has been done only to cover up administrative failures.The selection of a retired doctor as Medical Superintendent (MS) of GB More

Expired injection ‘kills’ fetus in LD

Police Arrest Chemist Outside Hospital

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 22: While the dark clouds of rising infant deaths continue to hover over Kashmir valley, the sale of expired injections outside its lone maternity specialty, LD Hospital, has allegedly claimed the life of a female fetus.The incident took place after 35-year old Shaheena wife of Muhammad More

Separatists should review strategy: Bilal Lone

Mirwaiz Says Govt Using Divide-And-Rule Policy

UMER MAQBOOL

Langate (Kupwara), May 22: Asserting that ‘feeding lies and fairy tales’ to the masses was dangerous for the movement, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference chairman Bilal Gani Lone Tuesday asked the separatist leadership to review their strategy.Addressing a rally organized by Peoples Conference More

Grenade found near rally venue

Srinagar, May 22: Police on Tuesday claimed to have found a live grenade at main chowk of Langate market after the rally of Peoples Conference ended. A police official said that grenade was found nearly 500 meters away from the venue of the rally. He said grenade was found 10 minutes after More

Chidambaram arriving today

To Co-Chair Security Review Meeting With Chief Minister

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar May 22: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will arrive in Srinagar on Wednesday and is scheduled to discuss the security and development related issues at a meeting to be co-chaired by him here with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.According to official sources, Chief Minister will strongly More

4 chicken-pox cases detected

Srinagar, May 22: Four suspected cases of chicken-pox were reported on Tuesday from a private school at Humhama here prompting the Health Department to send a team to assess the situation.“We had four suspected cases of chicken-pox among our students. Our medical officer confirmed the same. We More

Govt sabotaged May 21 program: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar, May 22: The Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday accused the government of sabotaging the joint program announced by the amalgam and Awami Majlis-e-Amal to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq (RA) and to pay tributes to thousands of martyrs on June 21 More



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  • Briefs

One more infant dies at G B Pant Hospital

‘Encephalitis Cause Of Death’

Srinagar, May 22: Notwithstanding the government’s fresh initiatives to check infant deaths, one more neonate died on Tuesday while battling encephalitis in G B Pant hospital’s ICU. Hospital authorities More


  • National

25 killed in AP train collision

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Penukonda (AP), May 22: At least 25 passengers were killed, 16 of them charred, and 43 injured when the Bangalore- bound Hampi  Express rammed into a stationary goods train after its driver apparently More



  • Opinion

What killed babies at G B Pant?

Blaming doctors will solve nothing, overhauling systems and services will

POINT OF VIEW

RIYAZ AHMAD

It really hurts me to say it but if there can be one positive dimension to the children’s deaths at G B Pant hospital, it is that the deaths nudged us to take note of the pathetic state of affairs in our More


  • GK Magazine

We need to financially support the meritorious students

GK LOUNGE

Nestled under the cool shades of overarching Chinars, a courteous L-shaped wooden building roofed with green tin, and flaunting a well kept expansive green lawn, houses The Centre for Career Planning and More



  • Letters

Battle within

This refers to the column “The battle within Hurriyat M,” (GK May 14).The dispute is there and will remain till an acceptable solution is arrived at. These leaders need to take lessons from history. Even More


  • Editorial

Act Now

The alarming rate of neonatal and child deaths at Valley’s lone children’s hospital is a symptom of a large malaise that over the years has been left unattended by the government. The problem of acute More


  • Business

High Court grants interim stay to JK Bank

SIC Order

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 22: In a major relief to J&K Bank, the High Court on Tuesday stayed the order of State Information Commission which had declared the bank as “public authority” under J&K Right to More


  • Sports

Footballers pay tribute to Pele of Kashmir

Follow His Off And On Field Lifestyle To Become Great: Malik

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, May 22: Apart from footballers from the state, Jammu and Kashmir liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the legendary footballer of Valley More


  • Kashmir

Promote teachings of Sheikh-ul-Alam: Vohra

‘It Can Help Restore Peace, Normalcy’

SPOTLIGHT

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, May 22: Governor N N Vohra Tuesday said that peace and normalcy cannot be achieved through the efforts of governments and ministers alone but rather through the true understanding of philosophical More


  • Srinagar City

PANTHA CHOWK ROAD widening nowhere on cards

No such proposal as stretch falls in cantonment domain: Beacon

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, May 22: Contrary to government claims that efforts were on to widen the congested Pantha Chowk, a vital link to south Kashmir, the Beacon which looks after the highway works has distanced itself More



  • Jammu

Mufti for hassle-free cross-LoC trade, travel

Pins Hope On Indo-Pak secretary level talks

Gool (Ramban), May 22: Reiterating demand of providing requisite facilities to further facilitate the cross LoC trade, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, today hoped that some More


  • South Asia

JI to continue support to K-cause: Syed Munawar Hassan

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, May 22: The chief of Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan Syed Munawar Hassan on Tuesday said that the party will continue its support to Kashmir issue unless the people of Kashmir achieve their globally More



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