Srinagar, Feb 29 : Over 40% of referrals from rural hospitals to Kashmir’s premier maternity specialty Lalla Ded Hospital turn out ingenuine. These unauthentic referrals overburden Srinagar’s LD Hospital. Medical Superintendent LD Hospital Dr Muzaffar Jan told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the Secretary Health and Medical Education recently sought data about…
Nasir Ali Srinagar: The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY) and its recent extension, the AB PM JAY SEHAT, stand as ambitious healthcare initiatives aimed at providing comprehensive coverage to millions of vulnerable citizens across India. With the persistent challenges in healthcare accessibility and affordability, the need for saturating these schemes becomes…
Srinagar, Feb 28 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised for significant developments as its central election panel is likely to meet tomorrow in anticipation of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sources indicate that the meeting will likely mark the release of names of approximately 100 candidates across various constituencies, a crucial step in…
Srinagar, Feb 28 : In a groundbreaking development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has achieved unprecedented success in its recent auction of liquor shops, with revenues surging to an all-time high of Rs 2280 crore in the fiscal year 2024. This substantial increase in revenue, as per the official reports, compared to previous years, underscores the…
Daily admission rate is 246, bed occupancy 81%, gross death rate 3.8%, net death rate 1.83 % Srinagar, Feb 28 : Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, the valley’s premier tertiary care health institute, has treated an impressive number of patients over the past year, with over 12 lakh people seeking medical assistance at its…
Srinagar, Feb 26 : The residents of Naid Kadal, a locality in Srinagar, are grappling with a severe water crisis and dilapidated road conditions, causing inconvenience to the locals. “The water scarcity issue in our area has been persistent. We are being deprived of pure drinking water facilities for days,” said the locals. “Many households here…
Family says Azad has received injuries, urges PM Modi, MEA for evacuation Awantipora, Feb 26 : An alleged job fraud has left a youth from south Kashmir’s Awantipora stranded in Russia, where he finds himself caught up in the conflict in Ukraine, fighting for his life. Azad Yousuf Kumar (32), son of Mohammad Yousuf Kumar, a…
Heavy to very heavy snow, rains expected in middle, higher reaches from Mar 01 to 03 Srinagar, Feb 26: While the weather remained mostly cloudy, the weatherman here has predicted a wet spell from tomorrow, saying that heavy to very heavy snowfall is expected in the middle and higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from March…
Srinagar, 26 Feb, 2024. A significant meeting was held at the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency office J-53 Jawahar Nagar, chaired by Prabhari Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency Surinder Ambardar. The meeting witnessed the participation of Convenor Arif Raja along with office In-Charge Ghulam Nabi Namtihali. Core committee members of the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency across four districts – Srinagar,…
Srinagar, Feb 23 : The School Education Department Friday warns private schools for subjecting the children and their parents to admission tests and interviews for admission purposes. Besides, the department also said that it will take strict actions against the private schools for charging capitation fee by or for conducting Interviews and screening at the time…
