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| PM asks Azad for toning up AIIMS | | | |
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New Delhi: Seeking "radical" reform in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to ensure a successful and innovative restructuring of the premier medical institution on a priority basis.
In a letter to Azad on September 2, Singh said, "The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is the most prestigious medical institution in the country. Over the years, AlIMS has made great strides in medical education, hospital services and bio-medical research.
"However, the time has come for us to think about a radical reform of the institution so that it becomes not just a model for the establishment of other similar institutions in the country but also achieves levels of excellence on par with the best medical institutions in the world," he said.
The Prime Minister asked the health minister to ensure a successful and innovative restructuring of AIIMS whereby it can respond more effectively to contemporary needs and realities which will have a major demonstration effect in our health... | |
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| JU VC Prof Sahni locked in for 4 hrs | | | | MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Sept 9: The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu, who has kept himself inaccessible from scholars and students ever since he joined here, today had to face confinement, not fully solitary, for more than four hours as a group of students locked him inside has chambers.
Gross indiscipline and lawlessness at University once again knocked the doors of an inept Vice Chancellor after a high drama when a group of protesting students locked down VC Prof Varun Sahni and Panthers party general secretary Anita Thakur for nearly fours hours.
It all happened when Anita Thakur, Panthers Party leader and close aide of Prof Bhim Singh, visited the Vice Chancellor’s offi... | |
| | | | DyCM patronizing corruption: Madan | | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Sept 9: Accusing the Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand of patronizing misappropriations through his officers, his rival within the party and Congress Member Parliament Madan Lal Sharma has alleged that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has become a den of corruption.
Speaking over phone from Delhi, Madan Lal Sharma told Early Times, “if the level of corruption is allowed to go on the pace with which it is going, the day is not far when Chambers of the bureaucrats and ministers in the Secretariat too will be found sold out”. Cautioning the Chief Minister to take care of his personal belongings which somebody might put on sale, Madan said that the corrup... | |
| | | | How many FIRs against Shabir Shah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 9: In a petition filed by Shabir Ahmed Shah presently lodged in District Jail Jammu through his wife Dr. Bilquies Shah for quashing the FIR No 2/2009 registered by P/S JIC Jammu u/s ULA, 120-B, 121 RPC being illegal and against the provision of the law with a further prayer directing the respondents to indicate in how many cases Shabir Ahmed Shah is required by the State and how many FIRs are registered against him in police stations of Jammu Province, Justice Mohd Yaqoob Mir of J&K High Court Jammu Wing issued notice to Additional Advocate General concerned who collect the information from Director General of Police J&K, as to how many cases are registered a... | |
| | | | Shopian case referred to CBI | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar Sept 9: After months of protests and confusing politics, the coalition government has formally approached the central government for handing over Shopian rape and murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigations.
According to an official spokesman, the state government has approached the Secretary Department of Personnel and Trainings, Government of India, New Delhi along with copies of FIR proforma and other relating documents of the Shopian case for entrusting the case to the CBI for holding investigation.
In this connection, a notification has been issued by the Financial Commissioner, Home Department today vide No. Home/PB-IC/2009/13, which reads ... | |
| | | | Chinese snobbery, Indian indifference chronic enough | | China’s Intentions III | | ABID SHAH | 9/9/2009 11:44:51 PM |
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An Early Times Special
New Delhi, Sept 9: Chinese moves in North-Western border regions of Ladakh are now in public domain. Yet the question that arises how could they remain under wraps for months or at least since July this year. And why has this been treated in a hush-hush manner? What interest would it serve to keep people unaware of an otherwise disconcerting movement of not so friendly a neighbour in a sensitive border zone?
Strangely, there are no definite answers to this even as local officials did try to do their bit by informing superiors and Army wanted and still wants action to make the frontiers more secure. Defence experts attribute indifference on the part of the pow... | |
| | | | Major killed in Mendhar encounter | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 9: In biggest loss of recent months to the Army, a Major lost life in a fierce gun battle in Mendhar area of Poonch district Wednesday even as three militants were also eliminated.
Incidentally, the martyred Major Akash Singh was a resident of Shiv Nagar in Jammu. A pall of gloom descended in parts of town when people learnt about Akash’s killing.
The incident happened in the early hours when militants tried to cross over through the Sunegali area, 5 km from Mendhar. While sneaking into India, they opened fire on the army patrol.
It is learnt that the militants, who were three to four in number, tried to take advantage of the darkness. The moveme... | |
| | | | Engineer’s death at Baglihar: | | A case of culpable homicide? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 9: Five days after the City lost one of its promising engineers associated with the prestigious yet controversial Baglihar hydro-electric power project, the family of the deceased has put it as a case of criminal negligence and accused the project authorities of culpable homicide.
On September 4, while reporting the case of Engineer Akshay Gupta’s drowning at Baglihar project site, Early Times had pointed out that it was sheer negligence of the project authorities that claimed lives of four school children downstream. The school children were taking a dive on banks of Chenab that the project authorities suddenly opened dam channel gates leading to unpreced... | |
| | | | 600 bags of spurious | | cement seized, 3 held | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 9: Domana police, on the outskirts of Jammu City, have busted sub standard cement bags racket and arrested eight persons involved in the illicit trade.
Superintend of Police Rural Mohan Lal when contacted termed it as a part of drive against adulterators and profiteers. Domana police led by SHO Bishnesh Kumar and SDPO Devakar Singh received an information from the reliable sources some persons are selling sub standard cement at the rate of superior cement and accordingly a raid under the supervision of SSP Jammu Manohar Singh and SP Rural Mohan Lal was conducted in a shop situated in the Thathad, Ploura area and arrested the persons identified as Sa... | |
| | | | Seven lady doctors accuse MS of indecent advances | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: At least seven women doctors at the Government Gandhi Nagar hospital have accused the Medical Superintendent of chronic attempts indecent advances at the work place.
The Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma has instituted an inquiry to look into the matter in a time bound manner while the Medical Superintendent has outrightly denied allegations. Interestingly, despite a day long of hue and cry, complaints and inquiry panel, the Director Health Services Dr Jasbir Singh rubbished aside the reports claiming that nothing of sorts ever happened.
Sources in Health Department and Police confirmed that seven women doctors accused Medical Superintendent of Gandh... | |
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