India-Pakistan conflict: A ticking time bomb A harsh punishment This order is a harsh punishment, Ahmad said. This is harming the future of my brother s children, he added.
Ahmad said that his brother, a 42-year-old math teacher at a boys school, was suspended after being accused of throwing stones during mass uprisings in 2016 against the killing of young insurgent commander Burhan Wani.
After spending a year in jail, Ganaie was again arrested in 2019 when the region s government launched a massive clampdown on leaders, traders and young people. He spent two years in jail, and he was hopeful that he would be reinstated. But now his dismissal comes as a shock to the whole family, Ganaie said.
A series of dismissals of public servants in Kashmir has triggered fears that India is clamping down on state workers in the region. The dismissals were issued under the pretext of protecting "state security."
The Oxygen Grid
Khalid Bashir Gura goes on an Oxygen audit on the public healthcare setup and identifies the issues that could puncture the pipe
A worker checks the pressure of oxygen tanks at a temporary COVID-19 hospital in Srinagar on Monday, May 10, 2021. Leading NGO, Athrot in partnership with the government set up 100 bedded oxygenated facilities at Hajj House in Srinagar. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
A day after the May 7, government order regulating oxygen supply to private persons, societies, and NGOs without the administration’s prior approval, Zameera Reshi, a resident of Eidgah, was in an absolute panic. His aged uncle and aunt who turned Covid-19 positive complained of breathlessness and simultaneous dip in oxygen saturation. He swiftly sent an SOS and approached many NGOs. After one hour of search, one of the NGOs
Kashmir: Elderly, Ailing People Detained Under Public Safety Act Don t Get Proper Medical Care
At least four such Kashmiri detainees have passed away while in custody since 2012.
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Srinagar: On January 24, 2012, 25-year-old Sajad Ahmad Dar of Sopore, who had a firearm injury in the head, was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and subsequently lodged at the district jail Kupwara. Two months later, he died at Kashmirâs lone tertiary-care health institution â Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS), Soura â a few hours after being brought there for treatment.
Dar’s family blamed the jail authorities for his death, saying they failed to provide him with medical assistance on time. The death was followed by massive protests and a shutdown in Sopore town, prompting the government to order a probe into the family’s allegations. The probe vindicated his familyâs claims that medical staff and
A student s temperature is checked in Srinagar in February. | Tauseef Mustafa/AFP
In the past one month, several High Courts in India have pulled up governments for their failure to prepare for the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and pushed them to make improvements in their health systems.
But the Jammu and Kashmir High Court is not one of them.
It is yet to hear a petition filed nearly two weeks ago, on April 28, seeking its intervention in monitoring the preparedness of the union territory in dealing with the second wave of Covid-19.
“Nearly two weeks have passed and the court has not even listed the petition for hearing,” said Farhana Latief, a Kashmiri legal researcher, who filed the petition.