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| FLOOD AFTERMATH|| Harsh Vardan cautions State Govt on epidemic outbreak | | Centre to take charge of healthcare in Kashmir | | | BJP leaders asked to identify safe buildings for
setting up make shift hospitals
Fazal Khan
Srinagar, Sept 25: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who recently visited Kashmir has advised the State Government to take necessary precautions to prevent outbreak of epidemic in the flood hit Valley. Sources told Early Times that the Union Health Minister expressed dismay over the fact that even 18-days after floods hit Kashmir no effort has been put to set up make shift emergency hospitals. "Situation after floods can take an ugly turn. It's really disappointing to note that no preventive measures have been taken in advance to ensure that people don't suffer," Harsh Vardhan is understood to... | |
| | | | Jehlum revenged, feel locals | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 25: Chowdhury Pan House added to the hustle and bustle of posh and busy Hari Singh High Street especially in early 80s. The person who ran this shop for several decades got killed in a firing incident during hey days of militancy.
But his great father, the senior Chowdhury, elderly people believe, was an arch environmentalist. He would shout at people who polluted the river by throwing garbage into it.
At times he would scold them as well. "During Dogra regime, a person would be imprisoned for several days for spitting into Jehlum. Maharaja Hari Singh care so much for the river."
The senior Chowdhury was once heard saying in his locality. Chowdhury wo... | |
| | | | GANG OF THREE|| Using tragedy as an anti-India opportunity | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 25: Separatist and sectarian Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, who didn't do anything for the flood-affected of Kashmir valley during all these days of the tragedy and who didn't see eye to eye with each other, have suddenly ganged up against the Indian State. They have ganged up against the Indian State which has been doing all that it could since September 8 to mitigate the hardships of the flood-affected people and what it has been doing is not a secret; everything is in public domain. They have joined hands to play a mischief against India. Their whole objective, it appears, is to lower the position of the Indian State in the eyes of the inter... | |
| | | | Why were ONGC special dewatering pumps not used in Srinagar? | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 25: While dozens of commercial and residences areas in summer capital Srinagar are still waiting to be freed of water-logging so that the people could start rebuilding their businesses and households, why were the special dewatering pumps flown in by the ONGC sent back and not used?
Almost all the installed dewatering pump stations in Srinagar have been rendered non-functional because these were flooded and damaged. The entire dewatering process in inundated areas in the city is presently being done by making cuts in the embankments of Jhelum River and the flood channel. Whatever is mechanically being drained out of water-logged areas is being done by ... | |
| | | | INSENSITIVITY|| AAP is also Kashmir-centric | | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 25: The September floods devastated both Jammu and Kashmir valley. These floods displaced people in both the provinces, damaged public and private property, destroyed shops of many, damaged and swept away standing crops, infrastructure, including roads, bridges and what not. The nature of devastation could be determined from the fact that these floods - natural and man made calamity - adversely impacted Jammu province's all the 10 districts and Kashmir valley's 6\districts, brought all activities to a standstill for days together, rendered many jobless and caused a loss to the tune of thousands of crores of rupees. A comprehensive exercise to assess the damage is still o... | |
| | | | 9 yrs on, only 9 permanent lecturers posted against 24 sanctioned posts | | Contractual lecturers manning GDC Mendhar | | | GS Asgotra
JAMMU, Sept 25: The colleges in rural areas of Jammu province have been grappling with shortage of permanent staff. Take the example of Government Degree College (GDC), Mendhar, which has only eight permanent lecturers against 24 sanctioned posts.
The eight permanent lecturers are being assisted by the contractual lecturers to run the show. Sources informed Early Times that a total of 26 posts were sanctioned including 24 posts of Assistant Professors, one post of Librarian and one of physical instructor when the college was established around nine years back. Owing to such shortage of permanent assistant professors, every year nearly 15 contractual staffers have been manning t... | |
| | | | PG teaching PhD, M.Phil courses in English deptt | | Tragic tale of Central University (CU) Jammu-IV | | | Non-state subjects preferred over local Jammuites!
Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Sept 25: Believe it or not but post-graduate faculty is teaching scholars admitted for PhD and M.Phil programmes in Central University (CU) Jammu.
Two faculty members are from Secretary Human Resource Development (HRD) Ashok Thakur's home state Himachal Pradesh while third one is from Jammu. Sources added that though all the three are NET qualified but teaching scholars courses far above their qualification when they themselves are not that qualified is like making mockery of the entire academic atmosphere. NET is merely eligibility and not an academic qualification.
This speaks in volumes about how the ex-VC ... | |
| | | | Young girl arrested in fatal accident | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 25: A young girl was arrested after the vehicle she was driving hit an elderly person at Rehari Chungi, causing his death, here on Wednesday.
As per reports, the incident took place at about 0700 hours when a car ( SX4) bearing registration No.JK02BA-4112 on its way to Balwinder Chowk from Sarwal, hit one person namely Inderjeet Padha S/o Diwan Chand Padha H.No. 24, Lane No. 30 Rajpura Jammu who was a retired Health Department Employee. The injured was immediately shifted to GMC Jammu, where he was declared as brought dead by the doctors.
In this connection a case FIR No. 144/2014 u/s 279, 304-A RPC has been registered in Police Station Pacca Dang... | |
| | | | India-Pak holds flag meet, discusses clearing of 'wild growth' on IB | | | | Early Times Report
Samba, Sept 25: Border Security Force (BSF) and Pak Rangers held a casual contact flag meeting at Chamblayal in Ramgarh of Samba sector in which both sides discussed issues particularly cutting of wild grass grown up along the International Border (IB) to enhance visibility to keep vigil along border.
According to sources, a flag meeting of Border Security Force (BSF) and Pak Rangers was held at Border out Post (BoP) Chamblayal in Ramgarh of Samba district.
Indian side i.e. Border Security Force (BSF) 200 Bn headed by 2 I/C Sukhjit Bangar and Pak delegation headed by Wing Commander Mohammad Ali of 12 Chenab Rangers met in cordial atmosphere and discussed various issue... | |
| | | | Bailable warrants against ex-Jammu SSP Atul Goel, SI | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 25: Special Municipal Mobile Magistrate Kamlesh Pandit has issued bailable arrest warrants against ex-Jammu SSP Atul Goel, who at present is on deputation with NIA, and SI Ajay Singh Bandral, then incharge Police Post Parade here.
The warrants to the tune of Rs 5,000 were issued in a contempt petition filed by Mohammad Aslam of Baba Jeevan Shah Mohalla, Shahidi Chowk, against Rattan Singh, incharge Police Post Parade , SI Ajay Singh Bandral, then incharge Police Post Parade Jammu, Mahesh Sharma, then SHO Police Station Pacca Danga and Atul Goel, then SSP, Jammu.
The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents had deliberately not complied with... | |
| | | | Finding hard to complete formalities of ADB, Govt likely to approach Japan for funding | | Chenab water supply scheme for Greater Jammu | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Sept 25: The J&K Government is likely to approach Japan to get advance loan for Chenab Water supply scheme, envisaged by the Government to solve growing future demand of potable water for Greater Jammu.
Sources informed Early Times that State Government had directed Public Health Engineering department and Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to initiate process to get advance loan for the prestigious project.
Earlier the Jammu and Kashmir State Government had approached Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the project, which was proposed to be executed in two phases. In the first phase, which envisaged an investment of 492 crores, the project will see the water bei... | |
| | | | Sweden joins Finland's expertise to launch state of art tooth brushing for healthy teeth | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: The launch of range of new and unique toothbrush by the Swedish company Tepe in association with Finland Company LM Dental has drawn unprecedented response for being the best option in the dental health care.
In a press conference held here today, the company that pioneers in the dental care system gave an elaborate detail in the dental care and the health indicators required to get the teeth healthy having the longevity.
The new product launched in Jammu ... | |
| | | | Kashmir Floods: All valley hospitals failed to come true to people's expectations | | | | Shakeel A Khan,
SRINAGAR, Sept 25: The natural calamities like the recent devastating flood demand more sincere efforts as for as the provision of health facilities to the people are concerned. But in Kashmir it has happened the other way given the fact that the premier hospitals like S.M.H.S, Lal Ded, the sole maternity hospital, G B Pant Hospital and SKIMS Bemina failed to come true to the expectations of the people.
Believe it or not, but it is a fact that the administration of the premier hospitals of the Srinagar city, instead of staying with the patients, left them to be devoured by the death in the form of the flood water that entered these hospitals. The superintendents and the ... | |
| | | | Kathua Clinical laboratories san objectivity, threaten human lives | | |  Arun Trisal
Kathua, Sept 25: Clinical diagnostic Laboratories which have mushroomed all across are playing with innocent lives by presenting inaccurate reports and the authorities concerned are inert. Joginder Paul, who got a blood sugar fasting test done at two different clinical laboratories of the town got huge difference in the findings.
Sigma Clinical Laboratory projected his blood sugar level as 497 Mg/dl while, Care Well Clinical Laboratory given the result of same test as 358 Mg... | |
| | | | PDD ignores Minister's order, decides against providing power connections | | 6 Karini Talab families continue to be without electricity | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Sept 25 : It may sound strange but it is a fact that despite an order of the concerned minister, Power Development Department (PDD) has not sanctioned electricity connection to six families of Karini Talab near Narwal Bala here.
A resident of Karini Talab, pleading anonymity, informed Early Times that the power Minister ordered PDD over one and a half year back to provide Power connections to them but surprisingly it had so far only made a proposal in this regard.
"The minister had forwarded letter to PDD Executive Engineer, Gandhi Nagar, to look into the families' demand. The letter was forwarded by him to AEE, Green-Belt Park, to inspect the site and submit propo... | |
| | | | Students suffer as Govt school lacks basic facilities | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Sept 25 : As the government high school at Saloosa in Kreeri tehsil of Baramulla lacks basic facilities, students, especially girls, have been facing a lot of problems.
A primary school was established at Saloosa on June 1, 1956. It was later upgraded to Middle School level and then to High School level.
"Sometimes we feel as if we are not in a school. It is just like an open playground where everyone comes and plays without any restriction. Our top school authorities are in a deep slumber as their own children are studying in private schools. So, they will not understand our problem," students said. School officials said, "The school has almost 30.5 kanal... | |
| | | | All eyes on Srinagar, villagers desperately await relief, rehab | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Sept 25 : Survivors of disastrous floods in the villages of the valley are anguished over attempts by the government and non government agencies and separatist factions for limiting their initiatives to the Srinagar city alone. The distressed villagers, who have been left with nothing to latch on to allege that the agencies are distributing relief in Srinagar to hog media lime light ignoring the villages which have suffered irreparable losses.
Disastrous flood which destroyed houses, orchards, crops and livestock of dozens of villages of South Kashmir's Pulwama District which include Lelhar, Hajibal, Reshipora, Goripora, Vnadkpora, Kanlibagh, Dangerpora, Padgampo... | |
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