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3 SKIMS faculty members suspended, Director attached

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 1/7/2018 1:40:01 PM

SRINAGAR, Jan 6: The state government today ordered suspension of three senior faculty members of SKIMS, Soura and their immediate attachment with the office of divisional commissioner, Kashmir.
According to a government order issued here today Prof.(Dr.) Altaf Kirmani, Dean and Head, Department of general surgery; Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, Head of the department of Neurology and Dr. Wajid Ali, head, department of neonatology, SKIMS, Soura have been placed under suspension for violating norms of not practicing while serving the SKIMS.
The government has also ordered the attachment of director, SKIMS, Prof. (Dr.) G. A. Ahangar with the general administration department till further orders.
This follows complaints of private practice by these three doctors despite drawing non practicing allowance by them.
Reports said the three senior faculty members were caught on camera doing private practice during a sting operation by a national television news channel.