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Srinagar, Feb 06: With alarming rise in unnecessary Cesarean deliveries in Kashmir valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said majority of these surgeries are done for financial gains.

“Doctors are motivated by money to perform needless surgical deliveries,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan.

“Birth has become a lucrative business in Kashmir,” he said.

“There is a well-oiled nexus between private hospitals and doctors that is pushing patients into cesareans they don’t need.”

“A perception has been generated that cesareans are better than normal deliveries,” DAK President said.

“In order to convince perfectly healthy women to opt for elective cesarean section, doctors tell them about so called benefits of the surgery.”

“First time mothers are especially targeted because if a woman has C-section once, she would need surgeries for subsequent pregnancies,” he said.

“Doctors make more money for cesarean than a normal delivery and hospitals rake in money for patient’s longer stay and medical attention.”

“A cesarean is less time consuming and more profitable,” Dr Nisar said.

“A doctor would do 12 cesareans in the time it takes to do one normal delivery.”

“In government hospitals too, surgical births have increased dramatically,” he said.

“To learn the technique postgraduate students perform cesareans when they are not required.”

“C-section delivery is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incision in the abdomen and the uterus,” Dr Nisar said.

“While WHO states that Cesarean rates should not be more than 10 percent of the total deliveries and must be performed in emergency cases, the rates at Kashmir hospitals are as high as 80 percent.”

He said unnecessary Cesarean section delivery is risky to both mother and child.

For mother, C-section raises the chances of complications such as blood loss, infection or blood clots.

Studies indicate that the chance of maternal mortality is 4-5 times after an elective cesarean than a normal delivery.

For the newborn, it means delayed breast feeding, lower birth weight, respiratory problems and increased rate of hospitalization.

“The natural birth is the ideal way and if it was better to deliver through the stomach, nature would have surely made it so,” said Dr Nisar.

Srinagar: Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan, from Kashmir who made it to the Indian Administrative Service securing the second rank, has been shifted from Rajasthan cadre to Jammu and Kashmir. Government of India, Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training has issued a formal order in this regard. The order as per KNT reads that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of DOPT (AIS Division) for Inter Cadre Deputation of Athar Aamir-ul- Shafi Khan, lAS from Rajasthan cadre to Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for a period of three years in relaxation of the policy. Athar had been given Rajhstan cadre when there was no vacancy in Jammu & Kashmir. Khan belongs to Devipora-Mattan village of South Kashmir Anantnag district. The son of a school teacher, he was given Rajhstan cadre after cracking IAS examination in 2017. Besides Athar, Basharat Qayoom (IAS) has also been shifted from Jharkhan cadre to Jammu Kashmir cadre. One more IAS from Tripura cadre Akshay Labroo has been given Jammu Kashmir Cadre for a period of three years in relaxation of the policy. (KNT)

Srinagar 05 February : Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha thanked Prime Minister of india Narinder Modi and Home Minister Amit shah for acceding UT request of 4g restoration.

“I thank the Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji and HM @AmitShah Ji for acceding to our request and restoring 4G services in the entire J&K UT. The move will fulfill the aspirations of the people, particularly the youth”,LG tweeted.

It is pertinent to mention here that the 4g ban was a major grevience among the people of J&K and the Several Political Parties were taking the lead in questioning the motive and slamming the 4g ban as a regressive and authoritarian measure.

Earlier, The Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions challenging the 4G ban, has refused to strike it down but suggested to the government to review the same.

Srinagar: After remaining suspended for 550 days, the high speed mobile data services would be restored shortly across Jammu and Kashmir.

The government spokesman, Rohit Kansal in a tweet informed that 4g mobile internet services are being restored in J&K.

“4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K,” Kansal tweeted.

Notably, the high speed mobile data services were restored in twin J&K districts including Ganderbal in Kashmir and Udhampur in Jammu division on “a trial basis” on August 16, 2020.

The services were suspended on August 05, 2019 when the government in centre abrogated the special status of J&K and bifurcated the erstwhile State into two Union territories—(KNO)

Avian Influenza Cases among Crows and Poultry confirmed in Kulgam, Anantnag, Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla, Poonch and Udhampur districts of J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is among 14 states and UTs where Avian Influenza among commercially reared and wild birds has been confirmed, the government said on Friday.

In Jammu and Kashmir context, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, informed Rajya Sabha that the avian influenza cases have been confirmed in Kulgam, Anantnag, Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla, Poonch and Udhampur districts.

The species affected, he said, include “crows and poultry”.

Besides J&K, the minister said that avian influenza cases have been confirmed from Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and New Delhi.

Responding to the questions by parliamentarian Anand Sharma, the minister said that advisories were issued to States/UTs for increased surveillance and bio-security in poultry farms before onset of winter due to arrival of migratory birds during winter.

The states and UTs have been asked to increase surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos, poultry farms, etc., and also carry out proper disposal of carcasses, strengthening of bio-security in and around poultry farms, restrict movement of poultry from infected zones and taking preparatory measures— maintaining sufficient stock of PPE kits and accessories, disinfectants and other logistics required for control operations.

They were also asked to set up central control room to monitor daily progress of preventive and control measures, he said.

The states and UTs have been requested to ensure effective communication and coordination with Health and Forest authorities for close vigilance of the disease status to avoid any chance of jumping of the disease into humans.

“As per information gathered, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a detailed guidance note on safe handling, processing and consumption of poultry meat and eggs during bird flu outbreak,” he said as per the reply, a copy of which lies with GNS.

As per the Action Plan, he said, there is a provision for compensating poultry farmers for forced culling of poultry and destruction of eggs and poultry feed.

The Department, under the Assistance to States for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD ) component, provides financial assistance for such compensation, he added. (GNS)

Raid conducted in Anantnag

Jammu: The security forces on Friday issued a high alert after Jammu and its adjoining areas received Pakistan mobile signals, causing panic among the people in the region. Following this, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches in city’s Bharat Nagar area, reported Dainik Jagran. The report further claimed that raids were also conducted in Anantnag.

“However, the search operation, which lasted for nearly three hours, was stopped because the agencies didn’t find any suspicious activities in the region,” Dainik Jagran quoted a senior police official as saying.

Quoting sources, the Dainik Jagran report claimed that security agencies are on high alert as they fear that the signals might be used by militants hiding in the Valley, adding that some residents might also use Pakistani SIM cards.

The intelligence agencies had earlier also issued an alert, saying Pakistan is trying to resurrect militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir and might enhance its mobile coverage in the Valley. They also claimed that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), along with Khalistani militants, is also planning to carry out attacks across India, especially in Punjab, New Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.

Following the alert, five militants, backed by ISI, were arrested by the Delhi Police after a shootout in the national capital. The Delhi Police later said that huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the militants.

The police had claimed that the five militants — two from Punjab and three from Jammu and Kashmir — were backed by ISI for narcomiltancy and were also linked with some murder case in Punjab.