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GMC Jammu principal violates quarantine norms, chairs MBBS exam meeting away from CCTVs Puts lives of participants at stake amid COVID-19 pandemic; gives damn to possibility about system getting crippled 6/13/2020 11:39:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Principal Government Medical College Jammu, Dr Nasib Chand Digra, during his quarantine period chaired an important meeting on June 9, 2020 thus putting the lives of other participants at stake. According to the documents available with Early Times, the officiating principal of GMC Jammu issued a meeting notification on June 8, 2020 asking the selected doctors to assemble in the committee room of the Principal office, GMC Jammu to discuss the issues for conduct of MBBS examinations. The meeting notification stated that the following doctors/officer are requested to attend the meeting: Director Principal, ASCOMS Jammu along with members of academic team, Dr Dinesh Kumar, Professor & Head, P&SM, Dr Subhash Bhardwaj, Professor & Head, Pathology, Dr Mritunjay Gupta, Professor, Physiology, Dr Seema Gupta, Professor, Pharmacology, Dr. Vishal Tandon, Professor, Pharmacology, Dr. Rakesh Bahl, Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Administrative Officer, GMC Jammu. However, the meeting was held at Faculty Club of Govt Medical College Jammu. The meeting w...   READ MORE

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BJP seeks security cover for ‘Mujahid’ 6/13/2020 11:39:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Bharatiya Janata Party has written a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Security, to provide security cover to the ousted deputy mayor of Srinagar Sheikh Imran, who had changed his name to ‘Mujahid’ prior to August 5, 2019. Sheikh Imran was among more than 40 Kashmir centric leaders, who were detained, after August 5, 2019, when Centre announced its decision to abrogate J&K’s special status and bifurcated it into two union territories. When he was under detention the Srinagar Municipal Corporation corporators moved a no confidence motion against him and he was ousted from deputy mayor’s office. He was also booked by the Anti-Corruption Bu...   READ MORE   Felicitating an official twice in one month by Youth Congress raises eyebrows 6/13/2020 11:39:14 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 13: The felicitation of an official of Revenue department (Corona Warrior) by the Youth Congress for two times that too in a span of one month has raised eyebrows among political circles, who questioned the intensions behind such ceremonies. According to the photographs circulated by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress, the officials of Revenue department from Jammu North were felicitated twice in the last one month. On 29th of April, the Youth Congress ...   READ MORE   No holidays for Corona warriors posted in CMO office Jammu 6/13/2020 11:38:47 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 13: Our superheroes-the Corona warriors, posted in the Office of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Jammu are putting up untiring efforts during this crisis situation but the authorities are not showing any sympathy towards their herculean task as they are denied holidays and weekly off, and they are not even allowed to avail a single leave since March 2020. Sources informed Early Times that some of the National Health Mission (NHM) staff posted in the office of C...   READ MORE   Death toll due to COVID-19 in JK reaches 55 as two more persons die, 148 fresh cases reported Positive cases 4878, active positive 2554, recoveries 2,269 6/13/2020 11:37:36 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 13: The death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 55 as two more persons fell prey to the virus in the valley today. In the meantime, 148 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from the union territory today. Reports said that a doctor putting up in the Parraypora area of Srinagar died due to COPD today at the JVC Bemina Hospital. The doctor basically a resident of Baramulla had tested positive for COVID-19 few days back and was admitted to the hospital. Later in the day a resident of Shopian died at the SMHS Hospital. The man seemingly died due to the pneumonia which he was having. Meanwhile, Ku...   READ MORE   What happened to free Rs 5 lakh health insurance announced for J&K residents? 6/13/2020 11:37:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Within days after the first patient was tested positive for Coronavirus in J&K, the UT administration had announced to provide health insurance to all residents of J-K. Although an announcement in this regard was made, no further action has been taken so far. On March 18 this year, the UT administration had announced that around 1.25 crore residents of J&K will be provided the same benefits as are provided under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. People were hoping that they would get health insurance but most of the patients suffering from different ailments are spending money from their pockets. As per official record, the government had extended the free...   READ MORE   Parents being coerced by Private Schools to pay fee of lockdown period School Education Deptt maintains intriguing silence on the issue 6/13/2020 11:37:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: As the Private Schools in Jammu region have been continuously mounting pressure on the parents to pay school fee of their children of lockdown period due to COVID-19 pandemic but the silence maintained by the School Education Department on this issue has been intriguing to everyone. Amit Kapoor, a social activist, who has been leading the fight in support of the parents, whom children study in private schools, while talking to Early Times criticised the government for not coming clear on the issue due to which the management of private schools have been pressurizing the parents to pay exorbitant school free. “It is total injustice with the parents of...   READ MORE   6 years on, Lift Irrigation Scheme Khiram continues to remain dysfunctional Whopping 4 cr spent on scheme that didn’t function for a day’ 6/13/2020 11:37:07 PM SAAHIL SUHAIL EARLY TIMES REPORT ANANTNAG, June 13: Despite spending a whopping amount of over rupees 4 Cr, the Lift Irrigation Scheme in Khiram (Khudpora) village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district continues to remain non-functional. Villagers have now asked the authorities to expedite the process for making the scheme functional so that it can irrigate the designated area and prove somehow beneficial for the people. They said that the scheme was commissioned in 2013; however it didn’t function for a ‘single day’. “Engineers commissioned this scheme in 2013 but it never functioned. We have time and again requested authorities and concerned departments to make it functional but...   READ MORE   With no foot bridge, locals of Pyt Sunater risk lives to cross Barsua nallah 6/13/2020 11:36:57 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, June 13: Several villages in Panchayat Sunater of Udhampur district is yet to get a link with mainland due to which the locals in order to reach their respective destinations have no other option but to cross Barsua nallah. Despite repeated pleas of the locals to construct a foot bridge, the administration paid no heed to provide these people a safe link. Every day locals particularly students of several villages risk their lives to cross the mighty nallah. ...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Sector 6 Trikuta Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 6/13/2020 11:28:31 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jun 13: People living in the sector 6 Trikuta Nagar area are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The sector 6 Trikuta Nagar area is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are s...   READ MORE   Number of items stolen, investigation needed: Dr Gani In absence of boundary wall, Kupwara hospital prone to encroachment, thefts 6/13/2020 11:27:19 PM WASIM MAJNOON MIR Early Times Report KUPWARA, June 13: The absence of a boundary wall around Sub District Hospital Kupwara has made it prone to encroachment, while thefts of some basic amenities taking place in its peripheries. A project for construction of a boundary wall around the hospital was sanctioned by the government years ago, but the same could not be constructed properly or completely due to one reason or the other, sources said. They added that due to absence of a boundary ...   READ MORE   Violation of social distancing in Samba raises serious concern 6/13/2020 11:26:39 PM GURDAS KUMAR Early Times Report SAMBA, June 13: The continuous violation of social distancing in Samba district has been raising serious concerns in view of rising positive cases of COVID-19 in such unprecedented conditions. The people of district Samba expressed their concern about lives of common masses who are not obeying the government advisories. Ever since the deployment of security personnel has been reduced the people have been openly violating social distancing norms. It has been...   READ MORE   Social distancing a myth for BJP leaders, violate norms without any remorse 6/13/2020 11:26:14 PM HARPREET SINGH SETHI Early Times Report KATHUA, June 13: A Member of Parliament and a former minister of the BJP were caught flouting COVID-19 norms and guidelines with impunity. The incident took place on Saturday when BJP leaders including sitting Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Shamsher Singh Manhas was seen receiving the bouquets from former minister Rajiv Jasrotia, District President BJP Kathua Raghunandan Singh Bablu and other office bearers of the district unit. While accepting an...   READ MORE   Uncertainty over new posting of former MD J&KHDC 6/13/2020 11:25:44 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, June 13: Around three months have passed since the government approved merging of two corporations, uncertainty continues over new posting of one of the former Managing Directors of a corporation. In March this year, the government approved merging of J&K Handicraft (S&E) Corporation and J&K Handloom Development Corporation into J&K Handloom (J&KHDC) and Handicrafts Marketing Corporation (JKHHMC). The government recently appointed Hashmat Ali Yatoo as Managing Director Jammu and Kashmir Handloom and Handicrafts Marketing Corporation. However, the government is undecided over the new posting of Rakesh Sharma, former Managing Director of J&K Han...   READ MORE   Construction of culvert on Harni-Kasiote road starts ET- Impact 6/13/2020 9:20:15 PM M S Nazki EarlyTimes Report MENDHAR ,June 13: Flash floods which had washed away a culvert on Harni – Kasiote road in Mendhar sub- division a few days ago due to heavy rains snapping link of about half a dozen villages and several hamlets, besides damage to a water supply line, Administration has started construction work of the same sources said here today. Early Times had carried the news item in its edition and the concerned department taking the cognizance of the report ,has rushed men and machinery ti the spot and started the construction work of culvert on the nallah which is a vital link between several villages and hamlets in the area. It is pretinent to mention here ...   READ MORE

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