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| Administrative inertia, official apathy makes patients suffer, die | | In 21st century, JK has no 'critical' air ambulances | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Feb 1: Official claims and announcements notwithstanding, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has failed to procure air ambulances, a dire need in present times for shifting critical patients to tertiary care hospitals, despite approval from the Union Health Ministry three years back.
According to official sources, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had approved the proposal in year 2009, soon after former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad took over as the Union Minister. However, on account of official apathy and lack of political will, the proposal is yet to take shape.
The State Government had made the proposal a part of the Emergency Management Response System (EMRS) for critically ill patients needing intervention at tertiary care or super speciality hospitals, the sources added.
"Two air ambulances to move seriously injured and critically ill people to super speciality hospitals in New Delhi or Chandigarh have long back been sanctioned by the Union Health Ministry, but till date there has been no headway", the sources said.
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| Perverted separatists opposing Yatri, but silent on tourists | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: The perverted mindset of separatists has once again started the perversion process of the opposing duration of Amarnath yatra. An outfit of Hurriyat Conference headed by hardliner Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani, who till now draws pension on account of being once a MLA, had said they will hold session to discuss the matter.
It said the action would be aggressive and offence.
Hurriyat, now just a organization at the fringe of the political landscape, is trying its best to rake up the issue of Amarnath yatra, to give it communal and regional colour, stoke up anti-India feeling. It's aiming to gain politically at cost of lives of ordinary Kashmir, if there is tensi... | |
| | | | Medical Department hampers probe by withholding autopsy report | | Death of Dessa infant in SMGS hospital | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Feb 1: Amidst a magisterial probe into the death of a girl child in SMGS hospital on December 12, the Medical Department is showing reluctance to furnish the autopsy report to inquiry committee. The report, it is believed, goes against the acting principal of GMC&H and former HoD, ENT department.
Highly placed source informed Early Times that the delay in the autopsy report has hampered the probe that was ordered on December 19 with a time limit of one month.
Sources said the report is lying with the Medical Department and the concerned are waiting for that. "Without postmortem report, the cause of death cannot be ascertained", they added.
Sudarshan Singh, uncle of d... | |
| | | | New born stolen from SMGS hospital | | | |
Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Feb 1: A few hours after his birth, a newly born male infant was stolen from the ever crowded children ward of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital Jammu (SMGS), this morning.
This was the third such incident during two months in the only children hospital of the Jammu region, which has otherwise heavy security arrangements and CCTV camera vigil.
Officials told Early Times that a woman Sharifa was referred from Sub District Hospital Nowshera of District Rajouri here at SMGS and after caesarian she delivered a male child. The baby was born at around 4.30 pm on Thursday and was shifted to neo-natal ward of the hospital for preliminary medical care. However, the infant ... | |
| | | | Health Department goes without transfer policy: RTI | | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Feb 1: Health Department, the unbridled horse, flouts all norms and goes without transfer policy. The information was given by the PIO in response to an RTI. The RTI was filed by High Court Jammu lawyers and activists Kovid Khosla and Shashi Paul who sought information from Director Health Services, Jammu regarding details of staff posted in Director Health Jammu Stores/CMO Jammu Stores with names, parentage, designation, qualification, posts held, period of stay at such office, date of joining and previous place of posting.
Responding to the petition No COS/I/RTI 1215, Health Department, Jammu in reply admitted violations of norms as set by Government. There are 10 o... | |
| | | | Kargil ghost continues to haunt Gen Parvez Musharraf | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: After having lost power about four years ago former Pakistan President and military ruler, Gen. Parvez Musharraf, continues to be painted in black colours for various political ommissions and security misadventures.
His critics continue to target him for his uncanny role he played in escalating conflict on the Kargil heights. Several senior officers in the Pak army and the ISI have accused him of engineering armed conflict in Kargil in 1999. Latest to explode a bomb against Musharraf is one retired Army Colonel in Pakistan army.
In an explosive revelation, Pakistan army Colonel (retd) Ashfaq Hussain has exposed Pervez Musharraf and blamed him for the unwa... | |
| | | | Rewarded for 'meritorious' service, ex-DC now officially 'Halqa President' of NC | | Agriculture Minister in for trouble' | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Feb 1: Cat is out of the bag! Showkat Ahmed Mir, ex-Private Secretary of Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, who was recently bestowed with State award and who retired as Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal joined National Conference (NC) within 24-hours of his retiring from the Government service.
Assured of getting an important responsibility in the party, Mir's identity card now bears the stamp of provincial president of NC Nasir Aslam Wani. His joining has not come as surprise for anyone since a Congress leader had repeatedly complained of Mir acting as 'Halqa President' of National Conference (NC). He had asked the leadership to get this Deputy Commissioner (DC) shifte... | |
| | | | Home Ministry asks JK Govt to secure life of separatists | | Against national interest? | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Feb 1: The Congress-dominated "secular" and "liberal" UPA Government is interested more in securing the life of Kashmiri separatists at the cost of the State against which they have been fighting since decades than booking them under charge of sedition and bringing them to justice so that the country is secured. How else should one interpret the Union Home Ministry's direction to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to "review in detail" the security of separatist leaders in Kashmir? It is the Kashmiri separatists and their mentor, Pakistan, who have made the life of common people in the State in general and Kashmir valley in particular as well as in other parts of the country hi... | |
| | | | Engagement of 55 plumbers in Doda, Kishtwar | | Left out candidates demand engagement on need basis | | | Asif iqbal naik
Kishtwar, Feb 1: In a brazen violation of order No PHEJ/GE/5806/2010 da-ted 17-7-2010, the PHE division Doda and Kisht-war engaged 55 candidates against 83 sanctioned posts and left out the other candidates to fend on their on.
The left out candidates have accused the PHE department of engaging blue eyed candidates. They said that in order to validate one year diploma certificate issued by the Kissan Institute of Technology R.S Pura Jammu, the department invited the candidates having diploma from the institute for practical test.
The alleged that department instead of conducting the practical test of all the candidates having diploma from the said institute conducted th... | |
| | | | Official apathy hampers installation | | CCTV camera in Kishtwar | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Feb 1: Despite government announcement, the installation of CCTV cameras in sensitive mountainous District of Kishtwar seems a distant dream as the police and administration seem undecided over the issue.
Two months after a police team led by Additional SP Kishtwar Kulbir Singh and comprising Dy. SP HQ Kishtwar Farooq Qasar inspected various sensitive spots in the town where the team believed cameras need to be installed; the project has not made any headway.
The police sources said that beside Bus stand, police intend to install CCTV cameras at busy Shaheedi Chowk , Hidyal Chowk, outside shrines of Suffi saints , Guldahli Chowk, Hospital Chowk, outside police s... | |
| | | | Western disturbance to affect JK till Feb 7 | | | | early times report
Jammu, Feb 1: The Metrological department of the state has predicted that the western disturbance may affect Jammu and Kashmir adjoining areas from Sunday to Thursday, with main activity of February 5-6."A western disturbance is approaching over the state and is likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from the evening of 3rd till 7th Feb morning (Sunday/Thursday) with main activity on 5th and 6th Feb," said met officials."Due to this weather system, moderate to heavy snowfall (over hills)/ rains (in plains) will occur at widespread places of Jammu and Kashmir regions and at a few places over Ladakh region. Because of moisture incursion from Arabian Sea, some places alo... | |
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