News Topic:Drug Abuse
Health
Hepatitis surge linked to drug abuse and unhygienic dental practices: DAK
On World Hepatitis Day, Doctors Association Kashmir expressed pressing concern over the surge in hepatitis cases which has reached epidemic proportions in Kashmir.
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Kashmir
In chilling murder, Sopore drug addict kills mother
A 'drug addict' son killed his elderly mother in Dangerpora village of Sopore in north Kashmir on Wednesday night.
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J&K
Matrimonial cases on the rise in J-K
Hundreds of matrimonial cases are pending in courts of Jammu and Kashmir and every day dozens of such new cases are being filed by different parties.
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News & Interviews
Seminar on drug de-addiction held in Pulwama
The Kashmir Pulse in collaboration with Pulwama Police organized a seminar on the theme "Drug Addiction and Why It Is Time To Act" at Town Hall Pulwama.
News & Interviews
GHSS Rajpora and Pulwama Police hold awareness program on drug abuse
Government Higher Secondary School Rajpora held an awareness program on drug abuse in collaboration with Pulwama Police on Thursday.
Health
Hepatitis C among drug abusers surging in J-K
The use of drugs, mainly heroin, is leading to a scary increase in Hepatitis C cases in Jammu and Kashmir as around three among four drug users are Hepatitis C positive.
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Kashmir
The Kashmir Pulse hosts drug de-addiction programme in Pulwama
In order to aware the general public of the ill-effects of drug addiction, a drug de-addiction seminar was held at Town Hall Pulwama on Saturday.
Kashmir
Growing use of narcotics behind crimes against women: SSP Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that there is no abrupt rise in crimes against women in Srinagar but some cases have surfaced recently.
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480 Medical Officer posts refered to JKPSC, 335 appointed: Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo told the Assembly that 480 Medical Officer posts were referred to JKPSC, with 416 recommendations and 335 appointments.
J&K govt cites 53,972 vacancies, reviews regularisation of temporary workers
J&K government told the Assembly that 53,972 posts are vacant while a high-level panel examines regularisation of casual, seasonal and temporary workers.
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