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BIZARRE! Valley's 26 sub-district hospitals without pediatricians

Government Admits Shortage, Expresses Helplessness

AILING HEALTHCARE

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 27: Pediatric healthcare in peripheral areas of Kashmir, having over 10 lakh child population, is in a shambles due to acute of manpower and infrastructure. At least 26 Sub-District Hospitals (SDHs) in the Valley are functioning without children specialists. While over 380 neonate More

Pant hospital sans super-specialists

Medical Education Deptt ‘Forgets’ Order On Posts Creation

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 27: At a time when the J&K Government is boasting of having revamped its healthcare system, the “dreaded” GB Pant hospital, where more than 380 infant deaths took place this year so far, doesn’t seem to suggest so.  In a bizarre instance of its kind, the State’s Medical More

CABINET TO MEET NEAR LoC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 27: The next time the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet meets, it will be in a remote area of the border state. In an effort to reach out to people in far flung areas, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has mooted holding Cabinet meetings away from the seat of the government – civil secretariat More

JCC announces fresh program

Secretariat Gherao on June 13/14/15, Srinagar Chalo on June 16

EMPLOYEES AGITATION

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar May 27: Having failed to get anything out of the latest round of their agitation, employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) has now called for another round of agitation from 13 to 16 June.  Announcing the new program here Sunday, JCC leaders said that there will be secretariat More

Airport ‘mock drill’ draws flak

DGCA Says No Approval Sought

SABOTAGING TOURISM?

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 27: The Saturday’s ‘mock anti-hijacking drill’ at the Srinagar International Airport has drawn flak from stakeholders in the tourism industry in Kashmir.  According to sources, a number of tourism players—including hoteliers, business houses and other allied sector—are contemplating More

Kashmiri students arrested in UP

Muslim Politicians Cry Foul, Seek Akhilesh’s Intervention

WHIPPING BOYS?

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 27: The arrest of two Kashmiri students by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police has trigged panic among Kashmiri students studying there. While Jammu and Kashmir government seems to be unaware of the detentions, interestingly, Muslim politicians from Uttar Pradesh including More

Ready to rectify report: Interlocutors

‘Have Left K-Resolution Subject Untouched’

FOLLOW-UP

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 27: Drawing flak from left, right and centre over their ‘controversial’ document on Kashmir, the Centre’s Interlocutors Sunday said they are ready to go over the report and recommend whatever “rectifications” are necessary.  “We will be shortly on the job of getting feedback More

SVC selection panel meet today

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 27: The high-powered selection committee headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will meet here Monday to decide on the appointment of prospective candidates for the post Chief Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners for the state’s maiden Vigilance Commission to be constituted More



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  • Briefs

Arrangements finalized for Mela Kheer Bhawani at Tiker Kupwara

Kupwara, May 27: In connection with celebration of annual Mela Kheer Bhawani at Tiker Kupwara on May 29, the Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Sarmad Hafiz today finalized the arrangements for it.   More


  • National

Army chief orders handing over of soldier to police in Assam

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 27: In yet another controversial action ahead of his retirement, the Army Chief has ordered handing over of a soldier to the civil police in disturbed area in Assam despite objections from More



  • Opinion

Just meant for trash can

All these agreements lead us nowhere

PUNCHLINE

Z.G.MUHAMMAD

For the past couple of days a strong sense of   penitence has overtaken me. This sense sharpened, after the GoI publicized report prepared by its three appointees.  I confess before my readers More


  • GK Magazine

Flyovers and Traffic Lights

People advocating construction of flyovers and installation of traffic lights at the crossings for improving the circulation appear to be missing the basic causes responsible for the mess!

SRINAGAR CITY

M ASHRAF

There is a debate going on whether there should be a flyover from Jehangir Chowk to Rambagh or there should be a parallel surface road through the adjacent area. The debate is still going on in spite of More



  • Letters

No wages

The frequent hartal calls given by the so called trade union leaders to press their  what they call `genuine demands' has become a fashion especially in Kashmir valley. This is because these hartals More


  • Editorial

In Reverse Gear

Islamabad has deferred the signing of liberalized visa regime with New Delhi.  Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik has said that the pact will be signed at the political level as it involved More


  • Business

‘Natural beauty alone won’t help us attract tourists’

Asif Iqbal Burza, is a young entrepreneur. At the age of 19, he stepped into his family business and by the dint of his hard work and dedication became Director Ahad Hotels and Resorts. Burza shares his More


  • Sports

Tanveer completes run, fails to wake sports ministry

100-KILOMETRE PROTEST RUN

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, May 27: Valley’s top athlete, Tanveer Ahmad, on Saturday undertook 100-kilometre protest run from Srinagar to Pahalgam without instilling the circles sports ministry towards him. Tanveer More


  • Kashmir

All is not well in Govt Psychiatric Hospital

SHRC Miffed At Poor Patient Care, Sends SOS To GoI

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has castigated the State Government over poor patient care and lack of basic amenities at the Valley’s sole Government Psychiatric More


  • Srinagar City

AFTER STRAY PACKS,‘DOG MAFIA’ ON PROWL

‘To be part of million dollar business, vested interests morph canine visuals’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, May 27: With the government starting its much hyped Animal Birth Control (ABC) program to sterilize stray packs –the venture, which is being seen worth millions of dollars–a “Dog Mafia” is out More



  • Jammu

Solution to Kashmir issue lies within Constitution: Mufti

‘PDP Can Facilitate Resolution’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Hiranagar, (Jammu), May 27: Opposition People's Democratic Party on Sunday said any solution to the vexed issue of Kashmir should be found within the framework of the Indian Constitution and called for More


  • World

UN leads global calls for action against violence in Syria

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

United Nations, May 27: The United Nations has strongly condemned the massacre of at least 92 civilians, including 32 children, in a village near Homs in Syria, leading global calls for urgent action against More



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