News Topic:Hospitals
Health
Mass medications continue in J-K hospitals
Despite the government claims that Prescription Audit Committees are in place in J&K, most of the Jammu and Kashmir hospitals continue to witness mass medications.
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Pulwama’s Arihal village lacks proper space for PHC
A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is functioning from a three-room Panchayat in Arihal village of Pulwama district.
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Health
Allowing doctors, specialists to take night-off against set norms: DHSK
The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said that some hospital administrators are allowing specialists and doctors to take night-off which is against norms.
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Paediatric services of GB Pant Hospital shifted to Children Hospital Bemina
The J&K administration has shifted the pediatric services of GB Pant Hospital to the newly-constructed 500-bedded Children Hospital in the Bemina locality of Srinagar.
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District Hospital Pulwama lacks chemotherapy
Due to the non-availability of chemotherapy facilities for cancer patients in District Hospital Pulwama, the patients have to run to Srinagar hospitals.
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Health
Amarnath Cloudburst: DHSK cancels leaves of all staff
In view of the cloudburst at Amarnath Shrine, the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has cancelled leaves of all staff and has directed them to report immediately.
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J&K
J-K schools, colleges, hospitals to be named after those who laid lives for country’s integrity: LG Manoj Sinha
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday said schools, colleges, bridges and other buildings will be named after the “great heroes and sons of the soil”.
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Kashmir
If inquiry finds two slain Pulwama civilians innocent, will give jobs to NoKs: Div Com Kashmir
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, PK Pole on Wednesday said that if the slain duo is found innocent, the government will provide jobs to the next of kin (NoK).
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Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion
Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.
Overseas Job Fraud: EOW chargesheets accused who duped youth of lakhs
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged overseas job fraud.
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