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Govt doctors run private hospitals in Kashmir: DAK

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Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said it is ironical that government doctors are allowed to run private hospitals in Kashmir. “Doctors take salary from public hospitals and surprisingly work for private hospitals,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said public hospitals are the places where poor seek health care. Majority of our population is still poor and cannot afford expensive treatment in private hospitals. “Diverting human resource from government hospitals to private sector deprives poor and underprivileged of essential health care,” he said. The DAK President said government doctor is a government servant all the 24 hours of the day, round the clock and does not cease to be one during spare hours when he/she is away from duty. “Permitting ...

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Three of a family killed in Kathua road accident

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Three members of a family were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Kathua district. Police said a private vehicle went out of the driver’s control in the Bani area of Kathua district late Wednesday evening. “The vehicle dropped into a 300-ft deep gorge. Three members of a family were killed on the spot.” “Two injured persons were rescued and they have been shifted to the government medical college hospital in Kathua town,” police said.(IANS)

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Supreme court reserves judgement on petition challenging delimitation commission in JK

OTHERS

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on grounds that it violated constitutional provisions. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka heard the submissions from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, counsel for the Election Commission and the lawyer of the petitioners. "Arguments heard. Judgement reserved," the bench said. The counsel appearing for the two petitioners, Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Mohammad Ayub Mattoo, had argued that the delimitation exercise was carried out in contravention of the scheme of the Constitution and alteration of boundaries and inclusion of extended areas should not hav...

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ADGP Kashmir terms reports that Policemen not paid salaries for last 2 months as ‘Fake’

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Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar on Thursday termed as fake the reports doing rounds on social media that Police personnel have not been paid salaries for last two months. "Regarding a fake news doing rounds on social media that the salary of Police personnel hadn't been paid for past 2 months, It's hereby clarified that every DDO has got sufficient funds in salary heads," the ADGP Kashmir said in a tweet as per GNS. (GNS)

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Youth found dead mysteriously in Banihal

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A 25-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a rented accommodation in the Banihal area of Ramban district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth identified as Rayees Ahmed Zohda (25) son of Mohammad Iqbal Zohda of Chanjloo Banihal was found dead in his rented accommodation in Gund Adalkoot locality of Banihal. He said Rayees was a driver by profession. The official said the investigation into the matter has been initiated to ascertain the cause of his death—(KNO)

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Not let up in freezing cold, Kargil freezes at minus 11.3°C

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There was no let up in freezing cold conditions in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh as Srinagar equaled the second coldest night recorded so far this season at minus 2.1°C. Quoting a meteorological department official news agency GNS reported that amidst mist this morning, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.1°C against minus 1.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.2°C below normal during this time of the year for the capital city, he said. On Sunday last, Srinagar saw minus 2.2°C which was the coldest night so far this season. Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 1.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.0°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 3.8°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night a...

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Centre plans to nominate two Kashmiri Pandits to JK assembly

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Kashmiri Pandits will soon be nominated to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, NDTV reported. The Central Government is planning changes to the law to give "representation" to Kashmiri Pandits and two members of the Kashmiri Pandit community will be nominated to the Jammu Kashmir assembly. The Changes to the Jammu Kashmir reorganization law will be brought in parliament, the report quoted unnamed sources as saying. The Delimitation Commission appointed by the Modi-led Government had recommended representation for Kashmiri Pandits and those displaced from Pakistan-administered Kashmir to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. The commission also increased seven seats to the existential number of seats taking the total tally of seats to 90. The overall number of seats including those frozen...

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Salaries of JK Police personnel on hold for last two months

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Several Jammu Kashmir Police personnel have not been paid their salaries for the last two months, Moneycontrol reported. A section of police personnel including IPS officers from Jammu Kashmir, who come under the 'New Pension Scheme', have been informed that their salaries have been withheld because of “non-availability of budget”, the report added. Salaries have not been credited for the months of October and November months, Money control report revealed. “It is for the first time that the salaries of J&K Police personnel have got delayed. Other departments might have been affected in the past, but police officials always get it on time,” the reported quoted a senior police officer as saying. Dilbagh Singh, the Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police said, that the matte...

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Future journalists will have to do ‘Dalali’, If Godi media is not fought against: Ravish Kumar

INDIA

A day after resigning from NTDV, prominent journalist Ravish Kumar warned that future journalists will be forced to do 'Dalali' if people do not fight against Godi media's slavery. Ravish Kumar turned to YouTube the day following his resignation to communicate with his audience. He praised his colleagues at NDTV while stating that he will discuss the channel on another occasion. He singled out his female coworkers for their assistance in combating patriarcy. Ravish stated that he is unsure of his future plans, but that YouTube will remain his primary address for the time being. He urged his audience to fight it and free themselves from the shackles of Godi media. He stated that if the Godi media is not opposed, all future journalists will be forced to perform Dalali. Dalali, which lite...

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In Ganderbal, Old age pensioners asked to renew age certificate

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The beneficiaries of the old age pension scheme in this central Kashmir district have expressed strong resentment against the alleged directive by the Social Welfare Department to renew the age certificate, that too at the BMO office in Ganderbal. The beneficiaries alleged that the attested certificates are been rejected and they are being made to move from one office to another. “We are being asked to get our age certificates attested by the medical officer in the office of BMO Ganderbal instead of attesting at our respective areas which would have been convenient for us,” Abdul Ahad from Nunar told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Amid severe cold, there were long queues of senior citizens including women and specially-abled persons present on the premises of the Blo...