MP Ruhullah accuses Omar government of failing to respond to key public concerns
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 21 (STC): Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday questioned Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his ongoing outreach visits in the Jammu region, alleging that the administration was “crushing dissent” and failing to respond to key public concerns.Speaking to reporters in Handwara during a visit to the residence…
Bureaucrats taking decisions, elected government left with limited powers:J&K Deputy CM
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 21 (STC): The elected government in Jammu and Kashmir has currently limited powers and key decisions are being taken by the bureaucracy, said Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary while talking to reporters in Handwara today.He visited Handwara to offer condolences to Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid and Langate MLA Sheikh Khursheed…
Beyond Medicines: The Need for Empathy in Healthcare
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” — Sir William Osler Anil Kumar Sharma Recently, I was in Delhi at one of the country’s premier healthcare institutions to attend to my brother, who had been admitted there. It is a world-renowned specialised hospital with outstanding infrastructure,…
BOOK REVIEW: The Air We Share: Empathy in Wild Winds
Gowher Bhat There are anthologies that are first understood as structured collections and then there are anthologies that are first experienced as a flow of language and voice. Wild Winds: The Borderless Anthology of Poems, edited by Mitali Chakravarty, belongs to both categories. It has been presented as a collection shaped by thoughtful reflection and…
Medical scientists denounce change of nomenclature of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 20 (STC): Renaming Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is a premature anomaly. It lacks a truly global evidence base and multidisciplinary consensus required to reflect the clinical reality of the world’s most affected populations.This was stated jointly by Professor (Dr.) Mohd Ashraf Ganie, the National Chief…
