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| 8 years and counting, people denied dispute resolution facility in Jammu division | | Funds meant for construction of Alternate Dispute Resolution Centre diverted to health schemes | | | PEERZADA UMMER
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 5: An injudicious use of the advance funds in the department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department has been found which has resulted in diversion of material of Rs 0.44 crore and blocking of Rs 0.89 crore due to which Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) centre couldn’t be constructed even after eight long years in Jammu’s Udhampur district.
Documents reveal that out of 22 Administrative districts in the State, ADR centres are functional in eight districts (Anantnag, Baramulla, Shopian, Srinagar, Pulwama, Leh, Jammu, Kathua) while in the remaining 14 district, ADR centre building was completed but not inaugurated in four dist... | |
| | | | BJP divided on taking any 'hasty' action against Randhawa | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 5: Even as disciplinary committee of J&K BJP has served a show-cause notice to the party’s former MLC and UT secretary Vikram Randhawa for his outburst against Union Minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the party is divided on the issue of taking action against Randhawa without proper investigation. A group within the party has made it clear that any hasty decision without proper investigation would prove counterproductive for the party because residents of Jammu are already facing hardship due to ‘mining mafia’.
Reliable sources said that some senior leaders of the party have cautioned party leadership against taking any action Randhawa at this point of time. ... | |
| | | | GMC&H admin in dock for allegedly jeopardizing lives of frontline staff | | Violating social distancing, frontline workers huddle together in mini bus | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 5: The administration of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) is allegedly endangering the lives of frontline staff working there as the administration has failed to ensure social distancing norms in the buses, which ply on various routes to transport these workers to the hospital and back to their homes.
A video of a staff bus of GMC&H went viral on social media sites on Wednesday in which a white colour mini bus, with name of Government Medical Col... | |
| | | | Hoardings’ scandal inflicts losses to Lakhanpur MC | | ‘No revenue earned in last five years’ | |  HARPREET SETHI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATHUA, May 5: Lakhanpur Municipal Committee (MC) has once again cancelled the tendering process for the hoardings at different locations at the entrance of J&K.
It is relevant to mention here that the tendering process for the purpose has not been initiated for years together.
If sources are to be believed, a Jammu based businessman was manning hoardings for years in violation of rules which causes huge loss to the MC’s exchequer. “This time a Jammu b... | |
| | | | Delay in setting up of oxygen plant, lack of health facilities at DH Poonch adds to woes of people | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early times Report
Poonch, May 5: Continuous delay in setting up of oxygen plant at District Hospital Poonch and lack of basic facilities has added to woes of patients amid COVID surge. Meanwhile, Director Health Services Jammu gave irresponsible reply on the issue and said that except media nobody complains about it.
The UT government’s half-hearted initiative has resulted in patents’ suffering at the district headquarters hospital. The degradation of this hospital can be assessed from the fact that no ambulance is provided to the critical patients to carry them to GMC Jammu. Doctors have the habit of doing private practice in the government accommodation and at times ... | |
| | | | Govt notifies oximeters, oxygen concentrators as drugs | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 5: Amid the devastating wave of coronavirus, the Jammu and Kashmir government has notified pulse oximeters and oxygen concentrators as drugs and restricted a sudden increase in the maximum retail price (MRP).
The circular by the Drug Controller Drugs and Food Control Organisation, Jammu and Kashmir has come as the complaints of price hike in the equipment, with rising demands, pour in.
A violator will “be liable to deposit the overcharged amount along with interest thereon from the date of increase in price in addition to penalty”, the circular added.
It further read: “Pulse oxymeters and oxygen concentrators have been notified as drugs under the pro... | |
| | | | Jammu Admn defers elective, routine surgeries in Govt, pvt health institutions | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 5: In view of prevailing Covid pandemic situation, Jammu Administration has deferred elective and routine surgeries in all government and private health institutions across the division.
An order issued by the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer said that in view of the prevailing situation of Covid-19 pandemic in Jammu Division, which demands optimal utilization of available resources so that the existing infrastructure and healthcare facilities are not overburdened, the elective and routine surgeries are required to be deferred.
“The main focus of the Health Care System at this juncture is management of Covid-19 positive cases and majorit... | |
| | | | COVID-19: LG for increasing capacity of hospitals in Kashmir by 1050 oxygen beds | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 5: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed health officials to increase capacity of hospitals in Kashmir by additional 1050 oxygen beds to ensure immediate treatment for the people requiring hospitalization due to COVID-19.
The Lt Governor said that increased bed capacity with oxygen should be ready within a week, adding it will substantially improve the health infrastructure and help out patients in the hour of crisis.
The Lt Governor was c... | |
| | | | JK reports record 4716 new cases of COVID-19; 52 fresh deaths, positive cases are 196585 | | Active positive 39628, recovered 154447, casualties 2510 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 5: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past 24 hours. While 4,716 new cases were reported 52 people lost their lives to the virus in the union territory during the same time period.
Jammu district reported 17 fresh Corona Virus deaths followed by Srinagar district with 15 deaths, Samba district five deaths, Baramulla district four deaths, Pulwama district three deaths, Rajouri and Poonch districts two deaths each and Kathua, Kishtwar, Anantnag & Kulgam districts one death each.
Srinagar district reported 1125 new cases followed by Jammu district 598 cases, Baramulla ... | |
| | | | Cash Depositing Machine of J&K Bank out of order | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur, May 5: The Cash Depositing Machine of J&K Bank at Gole Market in Udhampur here has again gone out of order due to some technical snag for last about 10 days.
It is pertinent to mention that the only such facility in the town mostly remained non-functional since it was installed by the Bank in Udhampur town.
The out of order machine has multiplies the problems of the people in different ways and they have expressed resentment and demanded tha... | |
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