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COVID-19: Alleged oxygen cylinder scam surfaces at GMC Jammu Hospital procuring 900 industrial oxygen cylinders daily for 80 to 90 critical patients 10/10/2020 12:10:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: Amidst the COVID-19 times, alleged oxygen cylinder scam has come to fore at the Government Medical College Jammu. According to the details available with Early Times, helmsmen at the GMC Jammu have allegedly created artificial scarcity of the oxygen. “It has been done to inflate the demand of oxygen cylinders. Astonishingly, the authorities are procuring industrial oxygen and not the medical oxygen to save the lives of the people,” sources said. They said that on the request of GMC Jammu on 20.7.2020, JKMSCL invited E-bid on emergency basis for finalization of rate contract for supply of Medical Oxygen Cylinder for the uninterrupted supply of Oxygen for COVID patients at GMC Jammu amid spike in COVID-19 cases in the Jammu region. “But the expert comm...   READ MORE

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Aa Gale Lag Ja: PC-NC top brass meeting on cards! 10/10/2020 12:09:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: In a bid to forge in unity, two of the arch rivals in Kashmir, the National Conference led by the Abdullahs and the Peoples Conference of Sajjad Lone are looking ahead to hold a joint meeting to decide “future course of action of politics in Jammu and Kashmir in a cordial manner.” Sources said the “historic meeting between NC and PC was expected in the coming days in Srinagar and that the meeting was likely to be held at the residence of NC patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah. Sources said Sajad Lone, Omar Abdullah and Dr Abdullah have been apprised about the expected meeting and its prospects for the two parties and that all the three leaders have expresse...   READ MORE   Rationalization of posts in colleges: Govt order Kashmir centric 10/10/2020 12:09:35 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 9: In yet another example of open discrimination with entire Jammu region especially the college going students, the Higher Education Department’s new order on rationalization of posts is totally Kashmir centric, with Jammu based colleges as well as Cluster University gets less number of teaching posts as well as intake capacity for students. The gross reduction in number of posts as well as intake capacity of the students is likely to deprive the students to opt for courses as well as highly qualified youth to get teaching faculty jobs in Jammu colleges. The Higher Education Department on 1/10/2020 issued an vide order number 362-JK(HE) of 2020 on the ...   READ MORE   Dual yardsticks in COVID-19 testing exposed 10/10/2020 12:09:23 AM SANJAY PATHAK EARLY TIMES REPORT KATHUA, Oct 9: Amid no relief from Union Territory administration to lift restrictions for entry of people at Lakhanpur, a serious loophole has emerged in the testing arrangements, where thousands of truck operators, who could be carriers of Coronavirus, have free entry to UT without their testing. It poses serious risk for the population of the entire UT, especially in Jammu province, which has witnessed an increase in the number of COVID-19 infected patients as well as fatalities in the last one month. Sources at Lakhanpur informed Early Times that over two thousands trucks from various states entered Jammu and Kashmir at Lakhanpur. “As per pre...   READ MORE   SE surrenders before his subordinates 10/10/2020 12:09:08 AM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Oct 9: The Superintending Engineer Public Works (Road and Building) Department, Poonch- Rajouri range has virtually surrendered himself before his subordinate officials, who deliberately overlooked his orders. Sources told Early Times that some applicants had filed three same RTIs from time to time with the department seeking information about development works executed by the department but shockingly information seekers didn’t receive replies from the department. When the applicants approached the SE PWD regarding this matter and lodged their complaint, the official directed his subordinates to provide replies but astoundingly the junio...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK death toll crosses 1300 mark, 636 test positive 10/10/2020 12:09:00 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 9: The death toll due to Corona Virus in Jammu & Kashmir crossed the 1,300 figure and reached 1,306 as 15 more virus affected patients died in the past 24 hours. The union territory reported 636 fresh cases today following which the total number of positive cases is 82,429. Srinagar district reported 167 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 101 cases, Baramulla district 50 cases, Budgam district 38 cases, Rajouri district 31 cases, Anantnag, Udhampur and Samba districts 26 cases each, Ganderbal district 25 cases, Pulwama district 23 cases, Kathua district 22 cases, Bandipora and Reasi districts 17 cases each, Kishtwar d...   READ MORE   Announced over 8 years back, SDH Pahalgam nowhere in sight 10/10/2020 12:01:06 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Oct 9; The 50-bedded Sub-District hospital Pahalgam, which was announced over eight (8) years back by former Union Health Minister, remains an unrealized dream although the Building Operation and Control Authority (BOCA) of Pahalgam Development Authority has given permission for its construction. According to reports, former Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced the up-gradation of community health center (CHC) to Sub-district Hospital and ordered the construction of 50 bedded hospital. However, eight years later, the executing agency hasn’t yet started the construction of the hospital. Chief Medical Officer Anantnag Dr Mukhtar A...   READ MORE   Dardpora Lolab, adjacent areas suffer in absence of basic facilities People living in stone age, allege locals 10/10/2020 12:00:54 AM MOHAMMD SARFARAZ EARLY TIMES REPORT KUPWARA, Oct 9: Maximum number of villages in the frontier district of Kupwara are deprived of basic facilities be it roads, electricity or drinking water. Irshad Ahmad from Lolab area said that, today we staged protest in Srinagar and rued lack of basic facilities in their area. It seems that we are living in ancient times where people used to lit chimneys and other resources. Development is not to introduce the schemes or to cut ribbons only, but actual development is if you have road connectivity in your area, if you have 24x7 uninterrupted electricity, but unfortunately all these basic facilities are missing, Irshad Ahmad told ET. Another resid...   READ MORE

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