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| Circular good but will ‘leisure trips’ prove costly to district officers? | | ‘DC helping insurance agents’ | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, July 16: Anguished over Deputy Commissioners and other district officers frequently going on leisure trips, State Government today directed officers at the district headquarters to abandon the practice without delay but will ‘leisure trips’ actually prove costly to district officers?
The directions have come after Chief Minister’s grievance cell and Chief Secretary’s office received umbrage of complaints against Deputy Commissioners and other district sectorial officers that they leave district headquarter according to their own whims and fancies without caring about the inconvenience caused to public visiting the District Headquarters for redressal of their grievances.
Complainants included not only commoners but MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Panches and Sarpanches of all the regional and national political parties, said an official source. He added that Government took strong notice of the complaints and asked the General Administration Department (GAD) to verify a few of them. It carried out an exercise and found substance in most of them.
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| Inquiry initiated against Nursing Home for alleged forced 'delivery' | | Rural, Urban ministry asked to clear files of private Nursing Homes: Health Minister | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, July 16: Inspite of the two years ago judgement of Supreme Court for sealing of all unregistered Nursing Homes, surprisingly the number of same has increased manifold and many are found practicing highly unprofessional and unethical medicare like forced deliveries for their vested interests.
The bizarre reality came to light when Directorate Health, Jammu replying to a RTI filed by RTI Convenor Balvinder Singh, stated that only seven Nursing Homes in Jammu division are registered with the Government while the registration procedure for around 28 Nursing Homes is under process.
The registered healthcare institutes include Gupta Hospital and Research Centre, Kathua, Kr... | |
| | | | Co-accused in Laila Khan murder slips to HP | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, July 16: The co-accused in Laila Khan murder case, Shakir Hussain of Balesa has reportedly given slip to the police and fled to neighbouring State Himachal Pradesh.
According to sources, Jammu Kashmir Police raided several places since the past few days without results. Shakir, according to main accused, Parvaiz Tak helped him in murdering the actress and her family.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime Branch is likely to visit Nepal to recover the precious belongings of Laila Khan which had been hidden by Tak in the Himalayan State.
The police had recovered nominal cash and his personal belongings from Tak at the time of his arrest at Jammu. The sources said that af... | |
| | | | Mounting pilgrim deaths worry authorities, SASB | | | |
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SRINAGAR, July 16: The death of about 80 yatris, mostly due to cardiac arrest, in just 17 or 18 days of the yatra to the holy cave of Baba Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas and suo moto cognizance of reports taken by the Supreme Court lashing out at the Government for poor management, has left Shri Amarnath Shrine Board worried and it has asked authorities to address all health-related issues. "Death of as many as 80 yatris during first 17 days, mostly due to cardiac arrest, is worrisome and the Board has issued clear-cut instructions to various agencies associated with the management of Yatra to ensure proper medical and other facilities to the pilgrims "an offici... | |
| | | | Supreme Court poser exposes Government | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: The Supreme Court posers to the State Government on the State of medical facilities for Amarnath yatris has exposed the hollow claims of the Government that adequate facilities have been put in place for smooth conduct of yatra.
The Supreme Court poser about :Whether medical/ emergency facilities exist to prevent human casualty reflects how seriously the deaths are being taken by the highest court of the land and how non-serious is the Government.
The deaths were inevitable as all the along before the commencement of the yatra the only concentration of the Shrine Board was to release picture, though concocted, to the media and build an impression that... | |
| | | | Circle within circle, now NC concerns over pilgrims’ deaths | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: The recent statement from provincial president J&K National Conference Jammu urging to the medical authorities and Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to provide and ensure medical facilities enroute to holy cave shrine seeming looks like circles within circles in NC’s politics as the remarks in the backdrop of Chief Minister recently has stated ‘we’ cannot guarantee everybody’s health particularly if one is coming in invalid health certificate.
On July 13, Omar from New Delhi remarked in the wake of death of 72 pilgrims so far while undertaking the annual pilgrimage this year. The Chief Minister was quick to point to “wrong” medical certificates be... | |
| | | | In Delhi, Omar condemned Guwahati girl’s molestation; at home, he is accused of bias in treating such tragedies of Kashmir, Jammu regions | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, July 16: While in Delhi, where he had gone to finalise the annual plan expenditure of current fiscal for the State, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah angrily reacted to the molestation of a girl student in Guwahati, at home, he has allegedly been accused of bias while dealing with human tragedies of Kashmir and Jammu regions.
Speaking to reporters in the union capital two days back, he also called upon the people to introspect and said it was a matter of shame for all to see women being treated in this way in the country where “they are considered as goddess”.
True, but are his words not applicable in J&K also? In May last year, Omar’s step to call
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| | | | Kishtwar beautician's lone fight for justice | | `Those who threw acid on her are scot free' | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, July 16: Six years down the line, a Kishtwar based beautician is awaiting justice. But the inaction of the law enforcement machinery has not dampened her spirits. She seems determined to fight for justice.
Recalling the fateful day, Gulnaz Begum, 34, said: "While returning from the parlour I saw one of the three accused, Liquat Malla with a glass in his hands covered with a napkin. I did not know that I was his target. When I approached my house , Liquat Malla intercepted me and threw acid on my face. After throwing acid on my face he and his associates ran away."
Gulnaz was rushed to hospital by her husband. In her statement to the police, she iden... | |
| | | | Regional Councils for Jammu, Ladakh | | Dilip Takes on Separatists, Their Supporters | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 16: Former chief interlocutor Dilip Padgaonkar has taken on Kashmiri separatists and their supporters for using "words and phrases" in their "speeches and writings", saying these consist largely of "euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness". He has quoted from George Orwell's essay on politics and the English language to make his point and expose Kashmiri separatists and their supporters, including reporters and commentators. He has even gone to the extent of saying that they are "making lies sound truthful and murder respectable".
What provoked Padgaonkar to take on Kashmiri separatists and their supporters was an essay - "Another missed opportunity" -- on ... | |
| | | | Expresses concern over slow pace of development | | Vakil flays Govt for indifferent attitude towards fruit industry | | | Early Times Report
RAFIABAD, July 16: Former Minister and member AICC, Abdul Ghani Vakil has sought immediate measures for putting the ailing fruit industry back on rails. The industry, Vakil said, provides livelihood to lakhs of people directly and indirectly. Vakil addressed series of public meetings in Achabal, Ferozpora, Drusoo and Doabgah in Rafiabad, district Baramulla.
Vakil said the fruit industry is the mainstay of Kashmir's economy but Government is indifferent towards it. "No incentive is given to fruit growers to promote horticulture.", he lamented and demanded latest technology for Doabgah juice to make it beneficial for the growers.
He also called for assessing damage to ... | |
| | | | Does Farooq really mean what he said? | | NC-Congress Ties | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 16: Former Finance Minister and the UPA's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee was in Srinagar yesterday. He visited the State's summer capital to meet with law-makers and seek their support, which he, as expected, got. Those who are entitled to vote in the Presidential election include Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly and Members of Legislative Council. There was no doubt whatever that the ruling coalition, the main opposition PDP and other Kashmir-based legislators, barring the Panthers Party MLC, would extend full support to the candidature of Mukherjee. Mukherjee knew it but still he thought it necessary to visit Srinagar and personally meet ... | |
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