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| Irony! Public health institutes crumble in Jammu, Govt celebrates inviting private sector | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Although Jammu and Kashmir government is celebrating the signing of an agreement with Apollo Hospital for the establishment of a multi-specialty hospital in Jammu, the conditions of government hospitals are worsening with every passing day.
With much publicity, three government medical colleges were opened in Rajouri, Doda, and Kathua districts respectively. When functioning in these medical colleges was started it was claimed that the burden on Government Medical College Jammu and Superspeicalty Hospital Jammu will be lessened.
But, there is no change in the situation. The condition of GMC Jammu and Superspecialty Hospital is worsening with every passing day. Both the hospitals are overcrowded with a huge rush of patients.
The newly opened government medical colleges at Rajouri, Doda, and Kathua have virtually turned into referral centres where the job of the staff is only to refer patients to GMC Jammu.
Instead of strengthening newly opened government medical colleges by deploying staff and equipping these institutions with advanced equipmen... | |
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| Shopian village reels under darkness | | PDD fails to restore electricity since past one month | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 2: Power Development Department (PDD)has failed to restore the electricity in Kangnoo village of Shopian district,thus forcing the villagers to reel under darkness during ChilliKalan.
Residents of Kangnoo village informed ET that thetransformer in their area developed a technical snag some one month ago, but theauthorities have failed to repair it since then plunging the entire village in darkness. Mohammad Yousf Mir of the same area said that thedepartment... | |
| | | | Jammu newspapers nationalist voices: BJP MP | | ‘No injustice will be done with them’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Bharatiya Janata Party Member Parliament Jugal Kishore, on Sunday assured the local newspapers in Jammu that no injustice would be done with them.
Talking to reporters here he said, “Newspapers published from Jammu work in accordance with national interest and their interests will be taken care of.”
Asked why the government has stopped advertisements to Jammu newspapers, the senior BJP leader said, “This issue will be raised with the concerned authorities. These are our own newspapers, we will take care of them. Jammu newspapers report the truth and we are indebted to them.”
Referring to a statement about metro operations in Jammu, he said, “I had sta... | |
| | | | New entrants in BJP face piquant situation | | Peoples’ anger against Saffron Party puts them in tight spot | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Although there is a race among politicians of different political parties to join BJP, brewing anger against the Saffron Party has added fear among new entrants into the party.
On the one hand, the old guard within BJP are not going to easily accept digest such tall political personalities in the party while on the other anger against the Saffron Party is increasing in Jammu province with every passing day.
Due to the anti-people decision of the incumbent regime, there is a silent wave of anger against BJP in J&K in general and Jammu province in particular.
Hoping that they will easily sail through electoral battle riding on the popularity of Prime Min... | |
| | | | Alleged Police harassment forces couple to commit self-immolation | | Wife succumbs , husband battling for life | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: A woman, who sustained burn injuries, while preventing her husband from self-immolation, due to alleged Police harassment in Sidhra, area died at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) here on Sunday morning, while her husband with reportedly 75 percent burn injuries is undergoing treatment.
Dilawar Singh Jamwal on 31/12/2021 tried to end his life by self-immolation, and her wife Pornoo Devi tried to douse the fire but she also sustained burn injuries. Locals and relatives of the family told the media that the alleged Police harassment forced the couple to take this extreme-step.
“After the incident both were shifted to GM... | |
| | | | Akhilesh promises free electricity, J&K Govt out to privatize power! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has promised free power supply for irrigation and households if his party is voted to power. In a tweet the Samajwadi Party chief promised 300 units of free electricity to households. The Aam Aadmi Party had previously made a similar pledge in September 2021.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “In J&K the government has initiated the process to privatize the electricity, while as in other states, leaders are promising free power to the people. The difference is visible. The J&K government is out to make life difficult for a common man, while the governments in... | |
| | | | KU advertisement for VC's post violates University Act | | 'Or equivalent position' provision deliberately omitted in eligibility criteria | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: The advertisement notice issued by the University of Kashmir for the post of Vice-Chancellor has drawn sharp criticism over violation of eligibility norms governing the appointment to the coveted position.
According to the advertisement notice issued by Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir, the three-point eligibility criteria for the VC's post includes that the applicant should be a "distinguished academician with a minimum of 10 years experience as professor in a University or 10 years experience in a reputed research and/or administrative organisation with a proof of having demonstrated academic leadership."
This point, according to university teachers, most... | |
| | | | Utterbehni: J&K Govt fails to make separate arrangements for women devotees, tirath stahan in shambles | | |  Early Times Report
Samba, Jan 2: Thousands of devotees, including men and women, come to take a dip in Gupt Ganga at Utterbehni in this district every year but this tirath sthan is in shambles. There is no separate place for women to take a holy dip in the Gupt Ganga and the bathing places that were built for women to take bath have turned into garbage dumping places.
In 2008, the foundation stone was laid to develop this tirtah sthan but after that nothing much was done to maintain it.
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| | | | Non drawl of bills of completed works under capex budget in Marwah | | Panchayat Secretary having links with ANEs suspended | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
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KISHTWAR, Jan 2: In a significant development with regard to non-drawl of bills against the completed work under capex budget in remote Marwah block, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Kumar Sharma has ordered immediate suspension of Panchayat Secretary who had been in past questioned for his link with militants, beside also order for withholding of the salaries of I/C Block Development Officer Marwah, Executive Engineer ReW, AEE ReW Kishtwar, I/C AE ReW Marwah and also order for issuance of termination of two Technical Assistants with immediate effect.
As per the details available with Early Times, DC Kishtwar vide ORDER No: 179 DDCK of 2021 dated... | |
| | | | There are continuous inputs about possible infiltration bids by militants: GoC Abhijit Pendharkar | | BAT action foiled in Keran, infiltrator killed | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Jan 2: A BAT attempt was foiled yesterday at Keran sector where an “intruder” who was trying to sneak into this side was killed, the army said on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference, the General officer Commanding (GoC) of Vajr Division Major General Abhijit Pendharkar said that yesterday at 3 pm, a “complete breach of ceasefire agreement” was noticed when an infiltrator wearing a “phatan suit” and a black jacket was trying to enter into this side.
Swift action by the troops deployed at the Line of Control (LoC) foiled the bid and eliminated the terrorist.
The incident site is located on the Pakistani side of the Anti Infiltration Obstacle... | |
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