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Another cruel joke: Jammu’s private hospital refuses to provide treatment under ‘Ayushman Card’ Like other welfare schemes, Ayushman Bharat scheme also appears only on papers 11/12/2021 11:26:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 12: Very much like other schemes which are working only on papers and in government advertisements, the much-touted ‘Ayushman Bharat scheme’ is also proved to be a cruel joke with the residents of Jammu and Kashmir as private hospitals are not admitting patients on this card. The helpless patients have to pay hefty charges on treatment in these hospitals. Family members of Naresh Kapoor, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, rushed him to Narayana Hospital Kakriyal Reasi for treatment on November 5 when his platelet counts came down to 30,000. Kapoor was suffering from a high fever. As the whole Kapoor family has ‘Ayushman Bharat’ cards they approached this private hospital with the hope that Naresh Kapoor will get treatment on this much-touted. “The hospital administration refused to entertain the card and gave an excuse that there is ‘three days waiting’ for Ayushman Bharat card”, one of the family members of Naresh Kapoor told the Early Times. The family member further said that due to low platelet counts they were in panic so they accepted the excu...   READ MORE

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Dead man gets certificate for second Covid vaccination dose 11/12/2021 11:26:10 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Reports Jammu, Nov 11: In order to achieve a hundred percent target of COVID vaccination, the Health Department has created a flutter after a family received a message of second dose of COVID vaccination to a man who died seven months ago. Similar cases are being reported in Rajouri and Poonch districts but authority seems to be in deep slumber. The incident happened in Jammu where a family received a SMS on November 11, 2021 that Jagdish Chander Saini resident of Upper Gummat has successfully been vaccinated with COVISHIELD but shockingly the man had died seven months ago. Deceased received first dose in March this year but he died in April but family recei...   READ MORE   Terrorist killed in Sgr was tasked to carry out fidayeen attack 11/12/2021 11:26:03 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 12: The terrorist who was killed in a brief gunfight in Bemina area of Srinagar on Thursday evening was tasked to carry out a fidayeen attack, police said on Friday. Police said Aamir Riyaz of Khrew Pulwama who was affiliated with 'Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind' was killed at Bemina, Srinagar in an encounter on Thursday evening. An AK rifle along with ammunition was recovered from the encounter site, they said. Police said Riyaz was a relative of one of the accused of 2019 Lethpora suicide bombing. The attack had left 40 CRPF personnel dead and brought India and Pakistan at the brink of war. "Terrorist killed in #Srinagar #Encounter identified as Aa...   READ MORE   Hybrid terrorist arrested, grenade recovered 11/12/2021 11:25:57 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a “Hybrid” militant and recovered a hand grenade from his possession in Central Kashmir district of Ganderbal. Police said, a person identified as Arshad Ahmad Mir a resident of Sehpora Ganderbal moving in a suspicious manner came to near the Military Vehicle Camouflaged Pattern (MVCP) which was established by the Police near Khann in the area. They said the individual was challenged who instead of complying with the signs and command, tried to escape. He was overpowered and apprehended on the spot, the police said. One hand grenade was also recovered from the militant, police claim...   READ MORE   Terror conspiracy case: NIA arrests 2 more persons in Sopore 11/12/2021 11:25:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 12: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two more persons were arrested in connection with a terrorism conspiracy case. The arrested persons have been identified as Rashid Muzaffar Ganaie resident of Sopore and Nasir Mir resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area. They were arrested in connection with a case number RC-29/2021/NIA/DLI. As per the official handout of the NIA, the case was related to conspiracy both physically and in cyberspace for undertaking violent terrorist acts in J&K and other major cities including New Delhi, by cadres of proscribed terrorist organizations namely Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), ...   READ MORE   NHIDCL achieves breakthrough in Zojila Tunnel project, execution picks up pace 11/12/2021 11:25:42 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 11: The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) which is executing strategically important Z-Morh and Zojila tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway, has achieved breakthrough of Zojila tunnel by completing the tunneling. The breakthrough of Zojila tunnel, NHIDCL said was achieved last week on the auspicious occasion of Deepwali. “NHIDCL have been given the task of constructing two tubes of Zojila tunne...   READ MORE   Construction of Bidhar Bridge in Anantnag: NHIDCL rebuts Contractor’s claim 11/12/2021 11:25:25 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 12: The National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has out rightly refuted the claims of contractor and said that the firm failed to carry out technical tests of the existing abutment of Bidhar Bridge in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. In a statement to Early Times, NHIDCL said that the Construction of bidhar bridge at Km 228+800 (NH-244) was awarded to M/s Khanday Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd with the appointment date on 16.02.2021. They said that the project was initially under RO Jammu and was transferred to RO Srinagar on 10.06.21 NHIDCL said that the contractor was directed through various corresp...   READ MORE   Illegal muck dumping: Kishtwar Admin directs SHO to lodge FIR against pvt company, NHIDCL 11/12/2021 11:25:19 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 12: Taking cognisance of a report submitted by tehsildar Drabshalla, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Kishtwar Kishori Lal Sharma on Friday directed Station House Officer Kishtwar to lodge FIR against M/S R&B Infra Project Pvt. Ltd and NHIDCL for illegal muck dumping in the area. The ADM asked the SHO to file a FIR under Section 133 and the relevant provisions of the law in the matter as per the norms against the erring agency and NHIDCL. According to the report submitted by the tehsildar the work on NH-244 is being executed by M/S R&B Infra Project Pvt. Ltd. and the muck/debris is being dumped on the land acquired for JKSPDC for Rattle Hydro El...   READ MORE   Ahead of No Confidence Motion, V-P Municipal Committee Thathri resigns Says no development is taking place 11/12/2021 11:25:12 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 12: In another development ahead of voting for no confidence motion, vice-president Municipal Committee Thathri Gurukesh Gupta resigned from his post on Thursday morning. Addressing a news conference here, the BJP leader said, "Due to inefficiency of municipality and the concerned members, people are suffering badly and no works are being done in Thathri. That is why my party and I have decided to resign from this post." While president Municipal Committee Thathri Mansoor Ahmed Bhat said, "Four members of municipal committee have submitted a resolution to me and EO Thathri that vice-president Gurukesh Gupta is not cooperating with th...   READ MORE   Tribunal grants relief to Ex-Deputy CM, keeps in abeyance demolition order of his house 11/12/2021 11:25:00 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 12: Ex-Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Nirmal Singh got relief from the J&K Special Tribunal as a judicial member of the Tribunal ordered to kept in abeyance the order dated November 8, 2021 issued by JDA for demolition the house at Nagrota. Judicial member J&K, Rajesh Sekri after hearing senior advocate R K Gupta appearing for Mamta Singh wife of Dr. Nirmal whereas advocate Muzaffar Ali Shah caveator in present in person sought time to file application for impleadment. Advocate Adarsh Sharma appearing for the JDA sought time to produce the record and written submissions, ordered that the impugned order dated November 8, 2021 is kept in abe...   READ MORE

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