Deep rooted nexus making lakhs by cheating patients, attendants Strange it may sound, but it is true, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), Jammu has become a ‘marketing hub’ as a deep rooted nexus in the premier health institute of the region is making lakhs of rupees by duping the patients and their attendants in a clandestine manner. Highly placed sources in the hospital informed that the agents of different firms supplying surgical items and medicines and agents of private laboratories are seen roaming in the hospital wards and…
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As Kashmir’s uprising rages, its toll on the psyche of the Valley’s children’s is difficult to state
In the ongoing uprising in Kashmir it is the children who are turning into the next defiant generation that will prolong the current political crisis for coming years. Go to any part of Kashmir, children as young as three are raising slogans and are well aware why the region has been on lockdown for the past 10 weeks. During a reporting trip last month, in South Kashmir’s Yaaripora, a group of children paraded with handmade wooden rifles, raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. Pictures of such groups of children also appeared…
Read MoreArmy suggests use of Sonic Weapons, Pepper Ammo, Chilli Grenades to replacing Pellet Guns in Kashmir
As the debate over using of pellet guns by security forces in Kashmir continues, the Army has said, non-lethal weapons like pepper shots, chilli grenades can be used to disperse crowd. The Army has given the suggestion to a panel formed by Centre to look into the issue of pellet guns used by the security forces in the Valley. Confirming the development, Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda said, The Army has given its suggestions of using less harmful weapons like sonic weapons, pepper ammo and chilli grenades. The…
Read MorePepper gas punishes even ‘Non-Protesters’
As the unrest in the Valley continues for more than a month now, it has not only killed or maimed residents, buts also affected the health of people who are just caged inside their homes due to frequent use of pepper gas and teargas shells. In Srinagar’s downtown where dozens of neighbourhoods are interconnected by alleys making it a reason for frequent stone-throwing incidents, the police frequently use pepper gas and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, which is affecting the health of residents even when they are inside their…
Read MoreDoctors appeal for donations; Pellet injuries
Due to non-availability of polycarbonate protective eyewear, over 300 youth hit by pellets are facing vision loss in one or both eyes. Doctors in Srinagar have appealed to people to help them procure the protective eyewear from outside the state. “We urgently need polycarbonate protective eyewear for over 300 youth hit by pellets in one or both eyes. If anyone wants to help, he/she can contact the SMHS Hospital authorities of Srinagar and save the youth from getting blind,” said a senior doctor at SMHSHospital. “After primary treatment, the patients…
Read MoreThe ‘non-lethal’ pellet
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh responded to the outrage at the use of pellet guns by saying that he had set up a committee of experts to look into the alternatives, hinting that the government might ban the use of this otherwise “non-lethal weapon”. Since the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, over 200 young boys and girls have been struggling with their eyesight after being hit by pellets. At least 10 of them have been completely blinded; 40 per cent may not be able…
Read MorePolice spying on injured?
‘Many patients left SMHS hospital against medical advice because of fear of being spied’ SSP refutes allegations Fearing spying by police sleuths roaming around in civvies, many persons injured in police and CRPF action who were admitted at SMHS hospital have left the hospital against the medical advice of doctors. Of the 720 patients, who were admitted to SMHS hospital in past 25 days, only 64 are presently undergoing treatment there. “There is a lot of fear among patients here. They think they are being spied upon and police will…
Read More27 Youth admitted with nerve injuries
Shameema Lohar (22) from south Kashmir lays motionless on a bed at the neurosurgery ward of Super Specialty Hospital here. Shameema from Arwani village of Bijbehara — the hometown of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti —received a bullet in her abdomen during protests on July 9, a day after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Doctors at Super Specialty Hospital say that Shameema’s spinal cord has been damaged and she will remain paralysed for the rest of her life, if at all she survives. The bullet has entered through…
Read MorePellet guns should be reclassified as lethal weapons: Experts
Rubber bullets and pellet guns should be reclassified as lethal weapons as they cause significant damage to all the tissues of the limbs including the bones, according to a team of doctors. Rubber bullets are blunt-nosed with a muzzle velocity of around 70m/s and a kinetic energy of nearly 400J. A study by doctors of Srinagar’s SKIMS Medical College published in the Chinese Journal of Traumatology states that the degree of a wound would depend on the conditions under which the rubber bullets are fired. According to the study, shorter…
Read More‘Sites finalized for AIIMS in Jammu, Kashmir’
The Centre has finalised a site each in Jammu and Kashmir’s two divisions for setting up AIIMS in the wake of a row in the state last year with people in Jammu demanding the tertiary care institution be set up in that region. Two sites have been finalised for setting up AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir—one at Vijaypur in Samba district in Jammu region and the other at Awantipora, Pulwama, in Kashmir region, Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. Sufficient fund…
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