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Assurances but no concrete steps: J&K Private Hospitals to de-empanel from Ayushman SEHAT on 1 July; Urge LG, CM
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (361+ words) Srinagar: June 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Private Empanelled Hospitals and Dialysis Centres Association (JKPHDA) on Friday reiterated that its decision for mass de-empanelment from the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY / SEHAT Scheme will proceed from 1st July 2026, citing lack of concrete action from…...
GMC Anantnag to Be Made IAP CPR Accredited Centre; 3-Day BLS Training Concludes
11+ hour ago (262+ words) Anantnag, June 16: The Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag successfully conducted a three-day IAP CPR Provider Level Course (BLS for Infants, Children and Adults) under the aegis of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) ALS BLS Group. The…...
KMCH Sempora starts free bus service for patients, attendants
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (328+ words) Srinagar, Jun 18: On pubic demand, Kashmir Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) Sempora on Thursday launched a free bus service for patients and their attendants aimed at improving access to healthcare services. The free bus service was formally flagged off from…...
Drugs in Teens " Part 5: Classmates, friends most powerful link connecting students to narcotics
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (222+ words) Srinagar, Jun 18: An in-depth research on the drug abuse among teenagers in Srinagar has exposed a disturbing drug supply chain operating around the schools, with classmates and friends emerging as the most powerful link connecting students to narcotics. Instead, narcotics…...
J&K AIDS Control Society Organised Health camp in Uri
18+ hour ago (216+ words) Rising Kashmir J&K AIDS Control Society Organised Health camp in Uri Srinagar, June 18: An Integrated Health camp was organized on Thursday at Mini Stadium Uri under the aegis of the Jammu & Kashmir AIDS Control Society, National Health Mission (NHM)…...
J&K renews one-year ban on gutkha, tobacco-containing products
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (497+ words) Srinagar, Jun 18: The Jammu & Kashmir Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) has renewed the prohibition on the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of all food products containing tobacco and nicotine, including gutkha and pan masala, across the Union Territory for a…...
Drugs in Teens " Part 3: "Scorpio, 420, Weed: How Kashmir's drug peddlers speak in code
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (541+ words) Srinagar, Jun 16: "Scorpio, "Ice, "Gold Star, "Weed and "420 may sound like harmless slang or teenage jargon to many parents, but a new research study has revealed that these coded words are increasingly becoming part of Kashmir's underground drug culture, silently…...
J&K Doctors Protest Six-Month Stipend Delay; DH Pulwama, SDH Shopian Among Affected
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (202+ words) Srinagar, June 16: Postgraduate (PG), DNB and Diploma doctors in Jammu & Kashmir have launched a peaceful protest over the non-payment of salaries for the past six months, despite continuing to provide healthcare services across hospitals in the Union Territory. Among the…...
DC Kargil inaugurates knee replacement camp
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (631+ words) Kargil, Jun 15: AL-REZA HC & RF, the Health wing of Jamait Ul Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil, started the Mega Total Knee Replacement Camp at QAAM Hospital Kurbathang Kargil." The camp was organised by AL-REZA HC & RF in Collaboration with Department of…...
CM launches free breast cancer screening
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (204+ words) Srinagar, Jun 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inaugurated the Free Breast Cancer Screening Seva programme at the Civil Secretariat, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with India Turns Pink (ITP),…...