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 Irfan Tramboo

A tale of two hospitals: One is overburdened, the other struggling to perform

A tale of two hospitals: One is overburdened, the other struggling to perform

Srinagar:  If one is to see how burdened a doctor can be, or for that matter, a hospital, a visit to Valley’s only maternity care hospital, Lalla Ded Hospital is a must. The hospital, on average performs 45 Lower segment Caesarean section   (LSCS) and 33 normal deliveries, with on average only 14 doctors available to […]

 Irfan Tramboo

Callous: SKIMS maternity care hospital proves a non-performer

Callous: SKIMS maternity care hospital proves a non-performer

Srinagar: The SKIMS maternity care hospital is functioning in shambles, with its up gradation being stalled since 2008, the hospital lacks almost all the basic equipments that are necessary for the functioning of a sensitive maternity care facility. What is more appalling is that the USG machine at the hospital is lying defunct for a […]

 KV Correspondent

Barbaric: Headless body of abducted man found

Srinagar: Police on Friday recovered the headless body of a man, who was abducted by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants from Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Wednesday night. The body of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, who was abducted by militants of LeT, was found on the periphery of Hajin in Bandipora this morning, senior superintendent of police […]

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