HC rescues SKIMS: Orders it to start operating PET scan
Srinagar: As the closure of the PET scan led to crisis at SKIMS and affected the cancer patients in particular, the High Court has ordered status quo on the objections that were raised by the AERB, letting SKIMS to start the machinery all over again. Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that […]
Shutdown of SKIMS PET scan: Internal bickering, lack of professional work culture led to crisis
Srinagar: While SKIMS produced dozens of qualified professionals in Nuclear Medicine, it is, at present, struggling to have one in order to keep its PET scan that was installed there in January this year, functional. The sorry state of affairs is reflected on ground as not even one person is qualified enough as per the […]
AERB’s objection shuts PET scan at SKIMS
Srinagar: The elation of having a PET scan at SKIMS has proven to be short-lived, as Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)—the regulatory for such machines—has raised questions over the qualification of the person who is overlooking the functioning of the machine at SKIMS, thus bringing the machine to a halt. What is interesting is that […]
Under fire from various quarters, Deputy Mayor says ‘sorry’
Principal GMC writes to Advisor, seeks immediate action
Principal GMC writes to Advisor, seeks immediate action
SHRC seeks report from govt, will inquire Pulwama incident
Srinagar: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Monday ordered the authorities to submit a detailed report regarding the circumstances that led to the killing of seven civilians in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district during the weekend. Rights activist Ahsan Untoo told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that the Commission, in response to his complaint into the Pulwama killings, has […]
Fear, uncertainty filled the air at SMHS hospital as injured were rushed in
Srinagar: Families waiting outside the operation theatre at SMHS on Saturday were not sure whether their loved ones would be declared dead, or they would be told that they are stable. The uncertainty loomed around amid sobs and cries post the mayhem in Pulwama that was described by many as ‘massacre.’ A woman named Fatima, […]
SKIMS Bemina tells interns to ‘vacate’ hostel
Principal says ‘rationalizing’ accommodation
Srinagar: SKIMS Bemina Medical College has issued a notice to the interns asking them to vacate the hostel immediately. However, the Principal SKIMS MC Bemina Dr Riyaz Untoo said that the administration was rationalizing the accommodation. While the interns have been protesting against the order, they are saying that it will be difficult for them […]
After a delay of four months, SKIMS gets CTG machines
Srinagar: After a delay of more than four months, the much needed Cardiotocography (CTG) machines have been finally installed at SKIMS maternity care hospital, the procurement process of which was halted due to the technical queries that were raised by the procurement committee in November this year. Medical Superintendent, SKIMS Dr Farooq Jan told ‘Kashmir […]
Kashmir’s resistance literature gets ‘Nigah-i-Anjum’
Srinagar: In yet another ‘rich’ addition to the resistance literature of Kashmir, Anjum Zamrud Habib’s Autobiography ‘Nigah-i-Anjum’, which revolves around the political sphere of the state and especially Kashmir, was Monday released at the function in Srinagar. Anjum has earlier written a jail dairy, originally in Urdu and which was translated into English and Hindi, […]
Road mishaps devour 851 people in JK this year
More than 6 thousand suffered injuries
More than 6 thousand suffered injuries
