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 […]
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Police 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 […]
27 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 […]
Pellet 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 […]
‘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 […]
Seven member committee to explore alternatives to pellet guns
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Tuesday, approved the constitution of a seven-member expert committee for exploring possible alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. The […]
Drugs supplied to hospitals in J&K not tested before given to patients: CAG report
Putting lives of patients at risk, the J&K government has been approving use of medicines in hospitals without any quality check, an official report has […]
Patients at risk as ‘lethal’ injection supplied under ‘non-lethal’ tag
Anesthesia drug available as ‘muscle relaxant’ in govt hospitals The patients are facing life-threat at government-run hospital as the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation […]
Sub-standard medicines being administered to patients in valley
CAG report points out Govt failure to ensure independent quality check of drugs In the absence of a proper testing mechanism, sub-standard drugs continue to […]
Unborn baby dies after woman gets stuck in lift at LD Hospital
A baby died in the womb after a pregnant woman got stuck in a lift at the Valley’s lone tertiary care maternity hospital, Lal Ded […]