Deserter SPO’s cousin, close friend among three join militants
Shopian: Days after a Special Police Officer (SPO) joined the militant ranks after decamping with the weapons from a PDP MLA’s official residence, three more local youth have reportedly joined the militants while two among them are believed to be a cousin and a close friend of the deserter SPO. SPO identified as Aadil Bashir […]
On teacher-pupil ratio, DSEK fails yet again
School in Dangiwacha area has 4 teachers for 12 students
Srinagar: At a time when maintaining the student-pupil ratio is being stressed in Government schools, Middle School Anwarabad in Dangiwacha zone of Baramulla district is portraying a different story altogether. The school has posted four teachers for 12 students who stand enrolled in the institution. A group of ‘influential teachers’ visit the school to have […]
ULB polls: Police arrest dozens in southern districts
Pulwama/Shopian: Ahead of the scheduled Urban Local Bodies polls in the state, over three dozen youth have been arrested by the forces from the twin districts of South Kashmir including Pulwama and Shopian. Locals from the area said the forces have been conducting nocturnal raids and as many as forty youth have been arrested from […]
Mishandling of Kashmir by India has alienated Kashmir, says Guv Malik
Srinagar: India has made mistakes, and its mistakes have, in the process, alienated itself from the people of the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said in an interview. Malik said his priority is to “create an environment of trust” in which the Centre can initiate talks with mainstream parties and even the […]
‘Upgradations’ in healthcare infra ‘appear’ only on paper
Facilities upgraded, created in 2002 still lack manpower
Srinagar: The state governments ‘giant leap’ in 2002 to bring about a transition in the healthcare infrastructure has failed to bear fruits as the move failed to speed up the healthcare delivery and improve the various facilities in this sector. The government and the health department did not meet any success in providing the adequate […]
GDC Srinagar set to accommodate more for PG courses
12 member expert panel to submit inspection report
Srinagar: With Dental Council of India (DCI) completing its two day inspection of Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar, the college is all set to have an increased capacity for different PG courses that are offered at the college, the move which will pave way for more BDS doctors to go for Post Graduation well within […]
Drug quality goes for a toss in absence of strict monitoring
Srinagar: With fourteen drugs found to be of sub-standard in a span of just 6 months by the Drugs and Food Control Organization J&K (DFCO) so far this year, the presence of a central drug supervising authority seems to be necessary for the State to guarantee that the patients are consuming drugs of standard quality […]
Drugs selling like ‘hot cakes’ come under scanner
Srinagar: With the footfall of the drug manufacturing companies increasing in the J&K, Drugs and Food Control Organization (DFCO) J&K, while not being able to keep an eye on everything, is now keeping vigil on the medicines that don’t stick in the market so long and are consumed quickly than others raising a feather of […]
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 […]
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 […]
