Srinagar, July 16 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today inaugurated a 120-bedded additional block at the Bones & Joints Hospital, Srinagar, reaffirming his government's commitment to strengthening the two foundational pillars of development-health and education.

After inauguration, the Chief Minister also took a round of the operation theatres, staircase, ramp and wards, and interacted with the hospital staff and faculty members, an official press release informed.

It said addressing a large gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that no amount of infrastructure development-be it roads, power projects, or commercial complexes-can substitute for quality healthcare and education. "Without robust schools, colleges, universities...