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Sameer Showkin Lone
Srinagar, May 16: Public outcry over the spurt in cases of infant deaths at G B Pant hospital Wednesday forced government to order inquiry into the allegations of medical negligence. The inquiry will be conducted by Director SKIMS, Dr Showkat Zargar and is expected to submit its report within a week.

Wasim Khalid
Srinagar, May 16: There are only three ventilators catering to around 1700 patients on average at G B Pant Hospital. The doctors working at the hospital attributed the 34 deaths that took place within a span of 15 days to lack of ventilators.

Abid Bashir
Srinagar, May 16: Increase in infant deaths at G B Pant Hospital and the alleged medical negligence has evoked widespread concern from parties cutting across ideological lines.

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Srinagar, May 16: The State Cabinet which met here Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered major reshuffle in the administration.

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Srinagar/Jammu, May 16: The government employees will go ahead with their three-day strike from May 24 and gherao Secretariat on May 25 and march to Governor’s House on May 26.

Srinagar, May 16: Days after Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah hinted at a possible negotiation with the employees, the state government is believed to have decided to formally invite JCC leaders for yet another round of talks in order to break the ice.

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Srinagar, May 16: Two persons were killed and 37 others injured, some of them critically, in a road mishap in central Kashmir district of Budgam on Wednesday.

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Banihal, May 16:  Asserting that J&K could earn Rs 50,000 Cr annually through proper utilization of its resources, the former chief minister and PDP patron  Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

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Srinagar, May 16: Senior Hurriyat (M) leader Peoples Conference chairman Bilal Gani Lone Wednesday said separatist groups should fight mainstream parties and asserted that his party won’t accept anybody’s ‘hegemony’ within our outside the conglomerate.

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SRINAGAR, MAY 16: Union Home Secretary, R. K. Singh called on Governor N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here Wednesday and discussed matters relating to the prevailing security and law and ordebr situation in the State.

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Srinagar, May 14: In a maiden attempt to segregate the State Power Development Corporation (SPDC) and streamline the ailing power sector, the government formed a high level committee to ensure vacation of buildings belonging to SPDC presently under the occupation of police and other security agencies.

Sameer Showkin Lone
Srinagar, May 15:  The former Chief Justice of J&K High Court Bashir Ahmad Khan Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir is full of scams while justice (Retd) B A Kirmani asserted that political interference poses threat to judicial independence.

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Jammu, May 15: Anti-Corruption Court Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against senior Peoples Democratic Party leader and MLA Moulvi Iftikar Hussain Ansari in a much publicised multi-crore New Jammu Township Scam.

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Srinagar, May 15: Taking cognizance of deteriorating situation in Kashmir’s lone tertiary care hospital for children, Minister for Medical Education R S Chib Tuesday reviewed the functioning

Abid Bashir
Srinagar, May 15: Pinning high hopes on the forthcoming visit of Home Secretary R K Singh to the State, the cross-LoC traders have sought banking facility, increase in trading items, change in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), travel permit and end to barter system.