Srinagar, May 16: The National Family Health Survey for 2019-21 has revealed that J&K has lowest fertility in the country and there has been a decline of 0.6 percent fertility rate in J&K since 2015-16 when the last survey was conducted. As per the details of NHFS-5, the fertility rate among uneducated and women belonging to […]
Srinagar, May 07: Majority of maternal deaths in Jammu and Kashmir are reported during post-natal period with over 85 percent death reported at tertiary health care facilities alone. A retrospective study based on review of field data was conducted Saleem Ur Rehman Director General of Health Services, J&K, Asif Jeelani Senior Resident, Department of Community […]
Srinagar, May 05: A whopping 5,629 bite victims, mostly of dog bites, were reported to the Anti-Rabies Clinic at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in the last one year. The presence of dogs on every nook and corner has led to man-dog confrontation due to which the number of cases of dog bites has […]
Srinagar, Apr 18 (KNO): Besides resulting in largescale deaths, Covid pandemic has spurred mental health issues among adolescents in Kashmir. A study conducted by four doctors of Government Medical College Srinagar aimed at assessing prevalence of depression and anxiety and its determinants among school-going adolescents in the Valley has found 16 percent children depressed and 20 […]
Srinagar, Apr 16: Over two weeks elapsed since the devastating fire left seven families homeless, the houseboat owners along with their families continue to live under the open sky at Nigeen Lake, leaving them to lurch at large. The houseboat owners said that many politicians including those at the helm of affairs visited them since […]
Srinagar, Apr 12: Fifty eight incidents of forest fire were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last fortnight. According to details available, 50 fire incidents were reported in Jammu alone while the rest eight in Kashmir. Experts believe the main reason can be the ongoing dry weather conditions. J&K Chief Wildlife Warden Suresh Kumar Gupta […]
Srinagar, Feb 16 : A famous Kashmiri trout stream continues to drain into a sinkhole since the last several days due to which several kilometres of the stream have dried leaving aquatic species dead. Brengi stream is one of the most famous trout angling streams. Earlier this week a huge sinkhole developed in the stream […]
Srinagar, Jan 14: As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) national task force, the prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) among Kashmiri women is above 30 percent by Rotterdam Criteria, which probably is the highest percentage globally. As per the official figures, Kashmiri women have 33.3 percent by Rotterdam Criteria of PCOS, […]
Srinagar, Dec 01: The cases of HIV AIDS are increasing with the passing year as 5534 patients including 324 kids have been tested HIV positive in J&K so far. Officials said that so far 1261 HIV positive patients have died while 2989 patients are alive on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) while 691 patients have left follow-up. […]
Srinagar, Nov 26: The National Family Health Survey for 2019-21 has revealed that J&K has lowest fertility in whole India and there has been a decline of 0.6 percent fertility rate in J&K since 2015-16 when the last survey was conducted by NFHS. Experts in Jammu and Kashmir believe that there are many reasons for […]
