Apollo Healthcare in Kashmir

Will it deliver what it promises?

HEALTHCARE By Dr. Javid Iqbal

With the opening of well knit Apollo health care facility in Karan Nagar, an ideal location where uptown and downtown areas crisscross, India’s major corporate healthcare chain has announced its arrival in Kashmir. Such a facility was direly needed. Yet because of prevailing conditions major corporate More
Troubling the old

The state government should grant additional pension to the pensioners

PENSION WORRIES By G. N. Wadoo

In compliance to the government order, the huge crowds of old aged, ailing and incapacitated pensioners are visiting the concerned banks and treasuries for collection of their pension payment orders (PPO) etc. for verification by the concerned Treasury Officers. It is obvious that only the living More
The Cancer Alarm

Cancer cases are increasing in Kashmir. That is worrying!

CONCERN By Mudasir Ashraf

The burden of cancer continues to increase in Kashmir valley. A study to represent the cancer incidence in Kashmir valley, carried out at the Sher-I –Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, reflects the persistent increase of cancer in the valley. In last four years i.e. 2008-2011, a total of 13132 More
  • Kashmir

UN resolutions form bedrock of Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz

Rules Out Possibility Of Separatists Joining Hands With Mainstream Parties

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 8: Two days after senior Hurriyat (M) leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat claimed that United Nations resolutions were not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir, Chairman of the conglomerate  More


  • Srinagar City

As Govt blows heritage trumpet, OLDEST GOLF CLUB DIES UNHEARD

KGC craves for life amid ruined greens, growing dogs

M HYDERI

AT a time when the government is blowing trumpet of spending millions on heritage conservation in Srinagar–Kashmir Golf Club –a oldest golf course in the subcontinent –is dying unheard in this historic More



  • Jammu

Govt asks RDD to hire accommodation for Panchayat Ghars

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, May 8: Despite being under attack from both opposition and its coalition partner for alleged failure to empower and establish a full fledged Panchayati Raj System, the state government has asked More


  • Health

'India 4TH worst in maternal care'

New Delhi, May 8: India is the fourth worst place to be in for mothers among 80 less developed countries, the annual State of the World's Mothers report said here Tuesday. While the country remained More


  • World

Researchers measure addiction to Facebook

Oslo, May 8: Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new tool to measure this phenomenon -- the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS).  More


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