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| Who is afraid of the ban? | | Private practice of SKIMS doctors | | | early times report
Srinagar, Nov 20: While the Legislative Assembly Committee, constituted to investigate the increased deaths in Valley's lone super-specialty hospital Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura (SKIMS) has suggested imposition of ban on the private practice of the medicos associated with the institute, it not only continues unabated but is flourishing as well.
Sources told Early Times that while some of the senior medicos are making fortunes by indulging in private practice and ignoring the patient care, Director SKIMS, Dr Showkat Zargar is as helpless before them as anybody else.
"The Director does not want to annoy the doctors involved in private practice. He (Dr Zargar) himself had a flourishing practice before he took over as Director last year. He was warned by the SKIMS authorities in 2010 against continuing it", they said.
Official documents in possession of Early Times reveal that from January 2011 to July 31 this year, 3468 deaths occurred at the hospital. The high death rate in the SKIMS speaks volumes about the indifference of senior me... | |
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| Behave or face music: Traffic police brass to Cops managing "lucrative" postings via Mantris | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Miffed over the "recommendations" forwarded by Ministers and other political bigwigs to accommodate their blue-eyed at lucrative posts, the senior officers in Traffic wing are learnt to have cautioned the police personnel to mend ways or face the music.
Highly placed sources in police revealed to Early Times that "the Traffic wing of state police department seems to be feeling uneasy since past over a month following the unnecessary recommendations by certain political wigs for adjusting the non-gazetted rank police personnel deputed in traffic wing to the posts of their respective choices".
If the sources in police department are to be believed, "follow... | |
| | | | Coalition facing stiff opposition in ensuing MLC elections | | | | early times report
JAMMU, Nov 20: With Jammu Kashmir Panchayati Raj Movement (JKPRM) and several other organisations taking pledge to campaign against the coalition candidates in ensuing MLC elections under Panchayat quota it will not be easy thing for both Congress and NC candidates to ensure their victory in December 3 elections.
The PDP which is a formidable challenge to the coalition candidates in Kashmir valley, in Jammu the BJP as well as BSP is posing a strong threat to alliance candidates as already a sizeable number of Panchs and Sarpanchs are up in arms against the coalition for its failure to empower the Panchayati Raj institutions in the state.
Fed up with the Government's... | |
| | | | ‘Youth persecuted for green clothes, Kamaal is free’ | | Why this dichotomy? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr a Srinagar youth was taken into custody for wearing green and white clothes. The Pakistani flag, it may be mentioned, has a similar combination of colours. The Jammu & Kashmir Police Kay Janbaaz Sipahi (brave soldiers of JK Police) took the youth into custody. He was beaten as well. The incident evoked sharp reaction from People's Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti. The youth was let off after some time but a message was conveyed. The police was more than `vigilant' to prevent such acts of `treason'.
The National Conference additional general secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal while addressing a function at Kish... | |
| | | | Congress contesting one LC seat from Kashmir | | On backfoot, NC high command 'surrendering' political space to ally | | | early times report
Jammu, Nov 20: In the mutual agreement 'trick' played by the ruling coalition partners NC and Congress for the ensuing LC polls, it is the NC which is being seen at the receiving end and a big loser in the long term innings of politics it has been playing in Kashmir Valley. By allowing Congress to contest one seat from Kashmir Valley in this agreement, NC has virtually surrendered its own political space to the Congress , which hitherto it (NC) would not agree to leave at any cost, the space being the valued and crucial in the game of Kashmir politics in which only regional and Valley based parties are dominant players.
Highly placed sources in the National Conferen... | |
| | | | Corruption integral part of coalition era, asserts Omar | | HT Leadership Summit | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 20: Ghulam Nabi Azad took over as Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir on November 5, 2007. Immediately after assuming office, he visited New Delhi and addressed some selected media persons. One of the issues that he raised during his interaction with press persons concerned the scourge of corruption. Reflecting on the issue of corruption which has adversely impacted the socio-economic and political scene with sections of politicians, bureaucrats, corporate houses, land mafia and other well connected persons exploiting the system and amassing wealth on an unprecedented scale, Azad told reporters that "those who are honest are inefficient and those who are dishone... | |
| | | | Panchs, sarpanchs victims of politics of bluff | | LC ELECTIONS | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 20: Thousands of panchs and sarpanchs are in a fix. They are confronted with a choice between exercising their franchise and boycotting the Legislative Council elections, scheduled to be held on December 3. They are finding it difficult to decide which way to go. The political parties and candidates which have been fielded by them are after them and seeking their vote and support. There are some credible inputs which suggest that the "parties like the NC and the Congress are likely to use all available means to bring panchs and sarpanchs on board" and that "money and muscle power will also be used to win all the four seats for which election will be held next ... | |
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