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Published 09:24 IST, August 30th 2019

J&K: 'No health crisis', clarifies IAS officer busting fearmongering

Quashing aside the claims by international media about the medical crisis in J&K, IAS officers in the state said that the availability of medicines are ample

Reported by: Navashree Nandini
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Quashing aside the claims by international media about the medical crisis in J&K, IAS officers in the state said that there is nothing such things and the availability of medicines are ample. Earlier, governor Satya Pal Malik also rubbished the claims of the medical crisis. Even as the Centre and the forces are trying their best to restore normalcy in the valley, Pakistan has been peddling fake news. In the recent incident, Police officer Imtiyaz Hussain said that there is absolute propaganda that is being spread by the international media. Another officer Shahid Chaudhary gave a detailed list of surgeries and treatments going on in the hospital. He ensured that all the hospitals are functioning in Kashmir and said " I see people getting angry and abusive finding rebuttal of such panicky reportage. Instead of that bring cases to my knowledge, I assure personal attention even as 94% doctors are on duty." Here are the tweets:

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On August 5, India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Parliament also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu Kashmir, and Ladakh. Reacting to India's decision, Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner soon after deciding to downgrade the diplomatic ties with New Delhi. India has categorically told the international community that its move to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution is its internal matter and has also advised Pakistan to accept the reality. As a preventive measure, Centre also placed leaders in Kashmir - Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti into detention, and ordered communication backout and curfew was imposed. However after a week, several communication facilities were resumed. 23 days after the abrogation, Centre claims that situtaion is normal, however some restrictions in the valley are still in place. 

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08:41 IST, August 30th 2019