By Abid Bashir Srinagar, Apr 23: Strict restrictions to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic from last over a month has forced cancellation and postponement of thousands of marriages in Kashmir valley, badly affecting people associated with the sector, which is already facing the brunt of the cascading impact of the last year’s unrest. The […]
Srinagar April 08: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu approved policy guidelines for registration/renewal/operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen Lake. Under the the policy guidelines, no new houseboat shall be allowed to be constructed in Dal/Nigeen Lake, the goverenment said in a statement The provision […]
Anantnag: Even as the top health authorities have come up with the transfer list of doctors many a time during last one year, dozens of doctors posted at district hospital Anantnag for last fifteen to twenty years remain untouched. The doctors overstaying in the hospital by a decade or more are all private practitioners with […]
Anantnag: Despite being declared unsafe by the authorities in 2015, the Maternity and Child Hospital in Anantnag continues to operate from a dilapidated building in Sherbagh locality of the south Kashmir district. Sources revealed to The Kashmir Press that in January 2015 the then Director Health Services, Dr Saleem-ul-Rehman and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Fazil […]
Pahalgam: Hotel ‘The Regency’ at Movura at famous tourist destination Pahalgam continues to operate illegally with apparent bureaucratic and political patronage. The hotel is located just few yards away from the murmuring waters of Lidder near rafting point Movura. The huge hotel with nearly two dozen luxury rooms is one among dozens of hotels constructed […]
Anantnag: Even as the inquiry into the death of a pregnant woman at Maternity and Child hospital (MCH) Anantnag last week is yet to be finished, another woman died at the facility on Saturday due to the alleged negligence of doctors. The death of the woman triggered massive protests by the family members and relatives. […]
Anantnag: Doctors on Tuesday removed 25 kg cyst from the ovary of a 72 year old woman in southern Anantnag district. The giant cyst was removed by Dr Azad Malik and his team at his private nursing home Al Hayat. Hailing from Kund area of Kulgam, Phoola Begum had visited the doctor for consultation at […]
Pulwama: Under Secretary Health and Medical Education Department has asked the in charge Medical Superintendent Pulwama, Dr Abdul Rashid Parra to explain his position for submitting “misleading and biased” information to the department about his wife, who is also a doctor, posted in the same hospital for more than nine years. The development came a […]
Zia-ul-Haq Pahalgam: River View Resort, a hotel close to the murmuring waters of Lidder river at Yanner Pahalgam continues to operate illegally with “bureaucratic patronage”. The hotel is located just a few meters away from Lidder near rafting point Movura. A huge hotel with dozens of luxury rooms River View is one of the dozens […]
Anantnag: The nexus between the doctors and private dealers for surgical items at district hospital Anantnag is badly telling upon the pockets of gullible patients. The doctors and Para-medics are “strictly” directing the patients to buy the surgical items needed for their surgeries from particular dealers at higher rates. The latest case of the patient […]
