SRINAGAR, MAY 18 Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah this evening reiterated the government’s firm determination to improve and upgrade the functioning of G. B. Pant Children Hospital, Srinagar adding that necessary measures have already been initiated in this direction. The Chief Minister said that besides administrative measures steps regarding s

Observer bureau SRINAGAR, MAY 18 After putting in place required measures to improve the functioning of G. B. Pant Children Hospital Srinagar, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday morning had a surprise visit of the hospital and inspected its various units. Talking to media there, the Chief Minister said that government has already taken dec

NEW DELHI, MAY 18 Ahead of the Indo-Pak Home Secretary talks, Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik today hoped that dialogue between the two countries on all issues, including Siachen and Sir Creek, will make progress. "The talks are on. And it is going to take place again. I don't say there are problems. We are hopeful that talks will pr

SRINAGAR, MAY 18 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday sacked Javed Chowudary, medical superintendent of the G. B. Pant Hospital in Srinagar, where 45 infants have died in the last fortnight. A preliminary probe found the hospital lacked manpower, equipment and overall management. The health secretary said more than 40 nurses and parame

SRINAGAR, May 18 After starting a floating post office, Jammu and Kashmir government has started a floating healthcare unit for the people living in and around the Dal Lake. "Initially two Shikaras (boats) equipped with medicines and other diagnostic equipments will be pressed into service with three doctors and para-medics, which will cover th

NEW DELHI, MAY 18 In the wake of crib deaths in a Srinagar hospital, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday lamented the slow progress in opening training schools for nurses in Jammu and Kashmir. "Jammu and Kashmir has been sanctioned 20 Auxillary Nurse and Midwives (ANM) and General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Schools in the past three ye

Jammu, May 18 (PTI) Relatives of Sanjay Gulati, who was killed in a hit-and-run BMW accident in Gurgaon on May 6, held a candle march with hundreds of supporters here, demanding a CBI probe into the matter. "We demand justice for Sanjay Gulati and Kshama Chopra Shetye, victims of the BMW hit-and-run case," Vaneeta Gulati, wife of Sanjay Gulati sai

Jammu, May 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department has imposed a fine of Rs 26,000 on hotels and lodges in the city for violation of the tourist trade act. Ahead of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, 2012, Deputy Director Tourism, the designated enforcement agency for implementation of tourist trade act, along with tourist police conducted on the s

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 to be shared by the bomb disposal squad and the three-wheeler driver whose timely information about an IED-laden car averted a major tragedy here yesterday. The reward of Rs 20,000 for the auto driver was announced by Inspector General of police, Kashmir, SM Sa

Jammu: A blast was allegedly triggered from across the LoC to target flood-lighting along Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday. Some elements planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Indian territory to target under-construction flood-lighting in Mangu Chak forward area in Samba district early today, a senior BSF

Srinagar: Three persons were killed and two others critically injured when a car rammed into a roadside tree on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, police said Friday. Sartaj Ahmad Mir, his sister Bilqeesa and Gul Mohammad Bhat died on the spot when the car driver lost control over the vehicle and hit the tree at Nambal area of Awantipora, 32

SRINAGAR, MAY 18: In the interest of administration and in partial modification of Government Order No. 523-GAD of 2012 dated 16-05-2012, the Government today ordered following transfers and adjustments: Mr. Hilal Ahmad Parray, KAS who was under orders of transfer as Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been posted as Project Directo

Jammu May 18: Ravinder Gupta alias Gola shah today surrendered in Electricity court. He has surrendered in CD case in which role of some senior police officers was exposed. He was handed over to the Gandhinagar police and later SOG team led by ASP Pawan Parihar investigating CD case took his custody. It is pertinent to mention here that Gola Sha

JAMMU, MAY In the much publicized Choudhary Nagar Singh’s interrogation CD case which is under enquiry u/s 202 Cr PC before Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu, today in significant order VS Bhou Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu after hearing Advs Rajesh Kotwal and Mandeep Singh directed summoning of then SSP Jammu Basant Rath and SP Mubasir Lati

JAMMU, MAY 17: To make the State Spatial Data Infrastructural Project functioning, the State Government constituted the State Spatial Data Infrastructure Project Implementation Committee (SSDIPIC) comprising of 14 members to oversee and build up database on socio-economic profiles and Infrastructure of the state. The project includes road networ

JAMMU, MAY 17 Implementing the high court verdict against tinted glasses and black films on vehicles, Traffic Police Jammu has removed films from 500 vehicles and challan 457 violators in five days under special drives, official said. Official sources informed State Observer that Traffic Police Jammu has launched special drive against the tint

OBSERVER BUREAU SRINAGAR, MAY 18 To mark the first death anniversary of human rights activist and lawyer Sajid Iqbal Khandey, the Sajid Iqbal Foundation for Peace and Human Rights today conducted a blood donation drive at the Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar. The purpose of the drive is to equip the SKIMS blood ban