Year: 2015

Ban surgeries at private hospitals, nursing homes: Lal Singh directs officers

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‘Won’t let them operate till they register blood banks, post operative care’ Minister for Health and Medical Education, Choudhary Lal Singh Tuesday directed health officials to ban all the private hospitals and nursing homes of Jammu and Kashmir from performing surgeries till they setup and register proper blood banks in their premises for admitted patients. The minister said the issue of illegal clinics, diagnostic centers and private hospitals would be raised in upcoming Assembly session to develop consensus over the closing of unauthorized hospitals and nursing homes. “We will not…

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Ishtiyaq shines for HK Stars, thrash Babareshi by 117 runs

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Downtown Champions League T20 2015 Kashmir Royal Stars emerge victorious against Adlife Stars  An unbeaten knock of 76 runs from Ishtiyaq, and a fine knock of 50 runs from captain Amir Sofi brought HK Stars a massive 117 runs win over Baba Reshi Lions in the Khyber Big Downtown Champions League T20 at Kashmir University ground here on Tuesday. Sofi and Ishtiyaq held their ground firmly and piled 85 runs in 5 overs to see HK Stars through to their third consecutive victory of this season. Ishtiyaq’s firey 76 came…

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Doctors’ body warns of swine flu in Valley

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The doctors’ body in Kashmir today warned of spread of H1N1 virus in the Valley and pitched for setting up of separate flu prevention clinics in all public hospitals. The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), the doctors’ body in the Valley, today warned about the spread of swine flu in Kashmir. It said there was a need to set up flu clinics in hospitals which would help in control and prevention of spread of H1N1 infection. “Separate flu clinics will reduce the likelihood of spreading H1N1 infection and prevent loss of…

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341 Haj pilgrims to return today

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A festive mood is prevailing at the households of Haj pilgrims, who will start arriving here from tomorrow morning. While some are throwing wazwan feasts on the arrivals of Hajis, others have kept adequate preparations in place to receive guests that are expected to greet pilgrims. “The return of Haj pilgrims is like Eid for us. My brother is returning after performing Haj and all family members are eager to welcome him. We have made arrangements for the next 10 days as some relatives will also be staying at our…

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Coalition’s poor performance matter of concern, says NC

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National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana today expressed concern over “performance deficit” of the PDP-BJP government, saying development could not be held ransom by “competitive reactionary” politics. “Instead of settling down and solving problems of people, coalition partners are in the process of scoring points over one another, as a consequence of which development has suffered adversely,” Rana said. He was registering problems of people of Asrarabad, Ragoora and Sandoori Mawali during a day-long development awareness grievances camp in Nagrota Assembly segment. Rana alleged the state in general and…

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Using children in hate videos a disturbing trend: Ex-Information Director

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A campaign of hatred against the minority community is going on on social networking sites in Kashmir with several videos and pictures in circulation spreading venom being ignored by security agencies. The government is blocking the internet and using it as a tool to prevent communal clashes, but no effort is being taken to identify and act against people involved in orchestrating the campaign. Videos in circulation invoking communal hatred by both right-wing organisations and ‘jehadi’ sympathisers is a disturbing trend, but appearance of children is a matter of concern…

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158 in the fray for Leh Council poll

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Nominations filed *A total of 158 candidates, including 131 in Leh and 27 in Nubra, have filed nomination papers for the elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which are scheduled for October 17. *On the last day of filing of nominations on Tuesday, 69 candidates, including 62 in Leh, filed their papers   As many as 158 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 26 constituencies of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which are going to the polls on October 17. On the…

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Probe ordered into fake BAMS degree of BJP MLA’s wife

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A local court today directed the crime branch, Jammu, to investigate the alleged fake degree of BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat’s wife, who claims to be a doctor by profession. Dr Gagan Bhagat is the high-profile political adviser to the state BJP president. The court directive has provided the Congress another opportunity to target the saffron party. A complaint had been lodged by Neelam Kumari, member of the Board of Directors, J&K Women Credit Cooperative Limited. She had alleged that Dr Monika Sharma, wife of the RS Pura MLA, had a…

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Army told to vacate state land

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today served notice to the Army for immediate vacating of land under its use in all the three regions of the state in the interest of the general public. The CM was chairing the Civil-Military Liaison conference at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre here. On the issue of vacation of Tattoo Ground in Batmaloo here, Mufti stressed expediting the vacating of the  ground. This, he said, would enable the government to develop basic facilities at the site in the…

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Healthcare facilities in J-K flout waste disposal laws

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State lacks common biomedical waste treatment facility Healthcare institutions, both government and private, in Jammu and Kashmir continue to flout biomedical waste management laws with impunity, courtesy government indifference and lackadaisical approach of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). The state government is yet to come up with a proposal to establish a full-fledged common biomedical waste treatment facility and depends solely on small units, two in Kashmir and one in Samba district of Jammu province, for treatment of bio-medical waste. These units, however, are unable to manage huge quantity…

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