1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (520+ words) Srinagar, Aug 22: Jammu and Kashmir has Rs 42,746 private childbirth cost in the private sector, and over half of births are through C-section, both higher than accepted norms. Now a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has called for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) Srinagar, Aug 12: The Allama Iqbal Library (AIL), University of Kashmir (KU), organised a one-day capacity-building programme for Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals on the theme “Smart Libraries, Skilled Librarians, and Smiling Users” at the University’s Main Campus on the…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (309+ words) There was a time when addiction had a face. You could smell it on a person’s clothes. Today, addiction is different. It slips quietly into our hands every morning and rests beside our pillows every night. It arrives without smoke,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (393+ words) Srinagar, Aug 3: A team of doctors from Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag has reported what is believed to be the world’s first genetically confirmed case of a rare inherited disorder linking chronic kidney disease and congenital eye abnormalities, a discovery…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (509+ words) Srinagar, Jul 29: A new report has found that Gen Z is redefining the weekend, with rising loneliness, financial pressures and a growing preference for low-cost, low-pressure social experiences replacing traditional nightlife. According to The Gen Z Weekend Report, released by…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) Months after death of a pregnant woman at SKIMS Medical College Hospital (JVC), Bemina, allegedly due to medical negligence, Government today constituted a three-member inquiry committee to investigate the circumstances that led to her death. The order has mandated that…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (251+ words) Kashmir’s farthest district, Kupwara, spread over 2400 square kilometers approximately, has no maternity hospital. Its 10 lakh residents face poor health facilities for mother and child, often requiring referrals and involving risks in the difficult terrain. The population has appealed Chief Minister…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) Greater Kashmir At present, I am caring for several frail, bedridden older adults through home-based care. Some have advanced dementia. Others have end-stage heart failure, stroke, advanced cancer or multiple organ dysfunction. They are receiving everything modern medicine recommends—appropriate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (441+ words) “To penalise a mother based on the technical nature of her employment contract, while her physical and biological reality is identical to that of a regular employee, is an egregious infraction of equality that cannot withstand judicial scrutiny,” Justice Rajnesh…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (878+ words) Greater Kashmir In the heart of Srinagar, where the Jhelum River weaves through bustling markets and quiet neighborhoods, 13-year-old Ayesha sat cross-legged on her family’s worn rug, her eyes glued to her father’s old smartphone. The screen glowed with videos…...