Srinagar, Feb 12: Years of conflict in the Kashmir valley have already fueled alarming levels of mental illness in the Kashmir valley, which often goes untreated. According to a study by Médecins Sans Frontières and the Srinagar-based Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), nearly one in five people in Kashmir show symptoms of post-traumatic […]
Srinagar, Feb 10: The fatal circle of deaths and injuries through accidents continues unabated on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, as is revealed by the official figures. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has seen over 8,128 road accidents and 1,750 resultant fatalities in the last decade. A lifeline to the Kashmir valley, the highway (NH 44) with a […]
Srinagar, Feb 2: The normal delivery is no longer normal in private hospitals In Jammu and Kashmir. Compared to 10 percent recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of babies born by caesarean section is whopping 82.1 per cent in private hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the reply to a question in […]
Srinagar, Dec 17: Five hundred days have passed since the government imposed ban on high speed mobile data services in Jammu and Kashmir except twin districts including Ganderbal in Kashmir and Udhampur in Jammu division. However, the government has recently extended the ban till December 25 due to security reasons. 4G and 3G mobile internet […]
The department has made the information available to a request under the Right to Information (RTI) Act filed by two Kashmiri students. The reply by Public Information Officer (PIO) of Director-General of Police, Prisons Department, Jammu further said that less than 2% of all individuals arrested in militancy-related cases have been convicted. The response […]
Srinagar, Dec 07: The cardiologists in the Valley termed the heart attacks or cardiac arrests among the youth as alarming, saying that smoking, drug menace and psycho social stress were among the main causes behind the increasing rate of deaths occurring due to the heart attacks or cardiac arrests. , Dr Nisar Tramboo, Head of […]
Srinagar, Nov 06: The Valley’s fish species are declining in Jammu and Kashmir as out of 13 species, eight have got extinct while two among the five available fish species are also waning. Experts here have warned of extinction of remaining fish species very soon if proper steps are not taken well on time. Dr. […]
Srinagar, Sep 30: The month of September has proved to be the deadliest month in terms of Covid-19 in J&K Union Territory as the month alone saw 37,000 positive cases and around 500 deaths. As per the data available, among 37,373 positive cases reported in J&K, 16,882 are from Kashmir division while as 20,490 are […]
Srinagar, Sep 19: Amid growing clamour for the restoration of high speed internet services for students of Jammu and Kashmir, the government is mulling to launch a new 2G application to cope with the low speed internet problem for online classes among the student community. The government has said that it will launch a 2G […]
Srinagar, Sep 05: Kashmir Valley has recorded the highest number of cancer cases compared to Jammu and Ladakh Union Territory in the last over two years with officials at SKIMS saying that 92 per cent of cancer cases registered with them belong to Kashmir division only. The official figures reveal that in Jammu & Kashmir […]
