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| 'Irrational fee fixed to justify their eventual closure' | | Evening Clinics: Taj's thorns in flesh of city's ailing | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Nov 17: The much awaited evening clinics that were started in the Government Medical College Hospital recently have proved to be cruel prank on the ailing people of the city who were expecting some relief from the arbitrary fees being charged by the doctors and their unholy nexus with pharma agencies and clinical labs; but the form and design of Health Minister's hyped evening clinics has deeply disappointed and aggrieved the people of the Jammu, who believe that the government has fixed highly inflated fee in these clinics as a plan to eventually close them down.
The evening clinics, largely the brain child of Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din were result of prolonged negotiations and manipulation between the government and the doctors after the State High Court banned private practice by doctors and suddenly, government was fraught with the risk of mass resignations if it implemented the directions of the Court in letter and spirit.
The Division Bench of J&K High Court on Sept 25, 2011 put a blanket ban on private practice by government teac... | |
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| CM Monitoring Cell sought 101 ATRs, 57 still waited | | R&B, Health & Medical, PHE major defaulters | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Nov 17: Giving a damn to the CM Monitoring Cell set up by Chief Minister himself in 2010 to monitor the work progress of major projects being carried out across the state, at least 57 Action Taken Reports (ATR) out of 101 projects sought by Cell from various government departments are still pending since its inception. Sources told Early Times that more than 101 projects, being carried out through different departments, have been monitored by CM Monitoring Cell in last three years and received only 44 ATRs so far against the report sent to respective department.
"After every physical verification of project, Cell had to prepare its report consisting of observations an... | |
| | | | Most political heavyweights likely to book ticket to Delhi | | Prelude to elections 2014 | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Nov 17: Many a political heavyweights of the state may be looking to board bus to Delhi ahead of 2014 Assembly elections in the state.
If everything remains smooth within the major political parties, National Conference, Congress and People’s Democratic Party for next few months, the top leaders of all the parties are likely to test their luck first in Lok Sabha elections due early next year.
With Ghulam Nabi Azad making his intentions clear that he is no more interested to become the Chief Minister of the state for the second time, it is now abundantly comprehensible that like PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti, former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffer Hussain Baigh ... | |
| | | | Hospitality and Tourism Management fails to catch fancy of state's youth | | Only 14 enrolled in H&TM across state polytechnics | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Nov 17: Notwithstanding the claims of state government of vast opportunities in Tourism Management and Hospitality sector in the state, the interest of youth towards course of Hospitality and Tourism Management (H&TM) is fast dwindling as only 14 candidates have enrolled across state in various polytechnic colleges, this year.
Sources informed Early Times that 13 polytechnics are presently functioning across state out of which four are offering the course of Hospitality and Tourism Management (H&TM), including Bikram Chowk Jammu, NITS Polytechnic, Government Polytechnic Bandipora and Government Polytehnic Leh.
"The course was started on July 21, 2004 and it was ... | |
| | | | CAG reprimands J&K for fiscal indiscipline | | Fails to submit utilization certificates | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Nov17: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir Government for failing to submit 2,931 Utilisation Certificates amounting to over Rs 2,118 crore to the Centre. CAG has said such fiscal indiscipline will affect the flow of funds to the State in future.
"A total number of 2,931 Utilisation Certificates amounting to Rs 2,118 crore were outstanding as of 31st March 2012," CAG report on State finances for the year ended 31st of March 2012, said. The report said, of these, UCs amounting to Rs 1,727 crore were outstanding for more than one year.
"It was as high as 7.4 per cent of the total expenditure incurred in 2011-12 and requires ... | |
| | | | Azad crosses over coalition's orchestrated neglect of erstwhile Doda distt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Union Minister and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has disapproved the governance of Omar Abdullah led coalition Government. Azad had criticized the state government for not releasing enough funds for the development of erstwhile doda district.
Azad, who hails from the Doda district and made huge infrastructural development in the areas when he was the Chief Minister, said work on most of the projects is going on at snail's pace because the state government is not releasing enough funds. Azad is also disturbed over the fact that many projects initiated during his tenure had been deliberately ignored. "Omar is deliberately putting brakes on the pr... | |
| | | | Quake victims to chill it out on their own | | Administration fails to give relief | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: The victims of May 1 earthquake will have to chill it out on their own as they are yet to get the relief amount under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF).
The amount of Rs 25 crore was put on the discretion of Deputy Commissioners of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts by the state government. As the damage was severe in Doda district, it got the amount of Rs 19 crore.
But most of the victims in district Doda are yet to receive a single penny from the administration and they haven't started the construction or repair work of their houses damaged in the quake and aftershocks.
"I am yet to receive a single penny from administration but there are talks t... | |
| | | | Azad fails to cure ailing health system in J&K | | Doda-Kishtwar's hospitals lack infrastructure, staff | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Nov 17: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who was voted all time best Health Minister of India recently, has failed to cure the ailing health system in state of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in peripheral.
Doda-Kishtwar not only lacks infrastructure, there is also an acute shortage of staff in many hospitals, forcing their functional crash down. In one such example, Health Sub-Centre Sambol of Kuchhal in Tehsil Chatroo of Kishtwar has been shut down since last three months. Even though the Union Government pumped hundreds of crores of rupees in the state of Jammu and Kashmir under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), but the state government failed to m... | |
| | | | When J&K Govt gets milk from Centre why should it buy a cow? | | Industrial stagnation at its peak | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: When the US President,Barack Obama,thanked Lakshmi Mittal for investing heavily in establishing steel plant in Cleveland in America it reflected America's keen interest in attracting investment in the industrial sector from any quarter and from any industrialist.
And if Obama has appreciated Mittal for the investment he (Obama) is right because Mittal's plant operates two blast furnaces and is capable of producing 3.8 million tonnes of raw steel annually.The steel manufactured by the plant is used for the automotive industry.
But the successive Governments in Jammu and Kashmir have not shown any keen interest in attracting private investment in the in... | |
| | | | Strike at roots of the problem | | Think beyond de-addiction | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Realizing that wrong policing had only tarnished the image of the force, the Police Department, it seems, has started flirting with the idea of doing some social work.
The department has offered free counseling, free consultation and free medicines to make its drug de-addiction programme a success.
There is no denying the fact that abuse of drugs by the youth in the state has been a matter of grave concern for long. As a matter of principle, the Police Department has to play a major role in ensuring a drug free society. This goal can be achieved if the Police act honestly and with dedication. Statistics prove that the police have not done what it shou... | |
| | | | Technical Education changes orders just like Chameleon changes its colours | | Employees get suspended, reinstated within days | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Making a mockery of service rules prevalent in the state, higher ups of Technical Education department get the orders issued by them rescinded within days. Officials are suspended, then re-instated and finally salaries of suspended officials are released.
The issuance of orders followed by their subsequent cancellation gives an impression that orders can be changed in the Technical Education department in the same manner as a chameleon changes its colours. If the suspension orders would have been implemented in letter and spirit it might have led to enhancement of performance through better work culture.
Sources said that on August 17, 2013, J P Singh,... | |
| | | | Samba bus stand constructed 2 decades ago, still non functional | | | | Neeraj Badyal
Samba, Nov 17 : About 2 decade's ago main Bus stand at Samba district was constructed to facilitate passengers and ease congestion on main chowk Samba. It was not made functional despite several inaugurations by politicians and bureaucrats.
This bus stand was constructed about 2 decades earlier with an expenditure of crore of rupees to facilitate local peoples as well visiting pilgrims from outside the state. Then chief minister Delhi Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the bus stand first time as local people felt happy over inauguration of the bus stand with a hope that this will provide a source of income to them besides local people intending to travel ou... | |
| | | | Suo-moto disclosure under RTI Act | | Govt Departments ignore legal requirement | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Jammu & Kashmir State enacted the new version of Right to Information Act on March 20, 2009. However, more than four years have elapsed but the Government Departments and other Public Authorities have miserably failed to abide by the section 4 (1) (b) of J&J RTI Act 2009 wherein the Public Authorities (Govt Departments) have to make suo moto disclosure of various things so that such information is readily available to public through the official Government websites, notice boards, sign boards etc. As per J&K RTI Act 2009 the suo-moto disclosure was to be made within four months (120 days) from the day RTI Act was enacted in J&K state. As the RTI Act was ... | |
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