Risk of heart attack doubles at SKIMS

Hospital closes Cath-Lab for critical patients In a brazen violation, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) authorities have dismantled vital and the only Cath-lab – giving tough time to cardiology patients. Sources said that on the directions of Director SKIMS, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar, cardiology department of begun the process of dismantling the Cath-lab, without providing any alternative to the growing number of cardiology patients. They said the patients – who are advised some vital tests by the department – have either to wait or return home. “We are ashamed…

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Cloudburst damages 20 houses in Kargil

At least 20 residential houses were damaged after a cloudburst struck Choskore Wakha village in Kargil district Tuesday night. Official sources said that the cloudburst triggered flash floods in Choskore Wakha village, some 42 kilometers from main Kargil town. “The cloudburst and subsequent flash floods damaged 20 residential houses. The district administration shifted the victims to safer places,” officials said. They added that people living in hilly areas of the district have been advised to move to plain areas as there were apprehensions of more cloudbursts during inclement weather. CNS

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Kashmir surgeon performs first cardiac transplant in Rajasthan

Leading with Love A Kashmiri heart surgeon, Dr Murtaza Chishti, has performed the maiden heart transplant surgery in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (MGMCH) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Under the supervision of Dr Chisti, it was the first surgery of its kind in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and was also praised by State’s Chief Minister Vasundra Raje and Health Minister Rajendra Rathore. Talking over phone from Jaipur, Chisti expressed his gratitude to his team and hospital administration for achieving the feat. “It couldn’t have been possible for me to do it alone…

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‘Ill-conceived’ cable car to Makhdoom Sahib (RA) shrine grounded

The much-hyped Makhdoom Sahib (RA) ropeway in Shaher-e-Khaas here is grounded for past nearly three months due to major technical snag caused by breakdown of ‘inferior and defective components.’ Constructed at a cost of around Rs 8 crore, the 550 metre ropeway was built by Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC) through Kolkatta-based Ropeway and Resorts Pvt Ltd. The project was approved by the State government in 2010 to provide easy access to devotees and tourists to the revered shrine of HazratMakhdoom Sahib (RA) on Koh-e-Maran hillock. Government had…

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J&K to get only one AIIMS

Putting all speculations to rest, Government of India today reiterated that only one All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be established in Jammu and Kashmir. “Government has decided to establish AIIMS-like institutes in every state in a phased manner. Setting up of four more AIIMS-like institutes one each in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidharbha in Maharashtra and Poorvanchal in Uttar Pradesh during the financial year 2014-15 and six more AIIMS-like Institutes one each in Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Bihar during the financial…

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Naga accord ‘historic’, same approach needed for Kashmir: PDP

Ruling PDP on Tuesday welcomed the “historic peace accord” between the Centre and Nagaland NSCN(IM), saying a similar approach was needed in Kashmir and suggested that the four-point formula propounded by former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf could be used as a ‘launching pad’. “We welcome the signing of the historic peace accord between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM),” PDP chief spokesperson Mehboob Beg said in a statement. Beg appealed to the Centre to engage with all stakeholders in Kashmir with a similar approach…

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Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day over AIIMS issue

A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS here continued unabated. “We have detained 35 protesters from different places in Jammu for defying restrictions. There was one incident of clash in which a youth suffered injuries,” SP Jammu, Rajiv Pandey said tonight. By and large, the situation was peaceful even as protests took places in various places, he said. Batting strongly for issuance of notification required as…

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Ex-chairman of Kashmir school board arrested in teacher’s training scam

The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch, which is investigating a scam running into crores of rupees regarding elementary teachers’ training colleges, has arrested the former chairman of the state board of school education (BoSE), officials said on Tuesday. “Former BoSE chairman Sheikh Bashir Ahmad has been arrested for his involvement in the elementary teachers training scam. He is now being questioned to establish his role in the scam,” a crime branch official told IANS. The scam allegedly running into crores of rupees involves registration and recognition of training colleges by…

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Militants attack BSF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway, 3 jawans injured

Days after the daring terror attack in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, some unidentified militants attacked the BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to initial reports, the BSF convoy was attacked near Udhampur on the Jammu and Srinagar Highway. Some other reports coming from the area furher suggested that the attack happened at Sanruli, some 10 km from from Udhampur. The militants threw a grenade on the BSF convoy, injuring three jawans. Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also took to Twitter to confirm the development.…

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PDP Appeals GoI to engage all stakeholders in Kashmir

Welcoming the signing of the peace accord between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM), ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party Tuesday urged New Delhi to engage with all stakeholders in Kashmir. In a statement here, PDP chief spokesperson Dr. Mehboob Beg said the peace accord was a huge step towards the challenges being faced by the country and then trying to resolve them with a flexible attitude. Beg stressed that the path adopted by the Government of India (GoI) in case of Nagaland was in consonance…

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