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HC not impressed with BOPEE probe
Protests, shutdowns: Kashmir tense over Ramban killings
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Several separatists put under house arrest
Pasting of threat posters: Anantnag police arrests 7
High-risk heart surgery performed in city
NIT to host NCONAD-2013
Employees' forum observes strike
‘Get tough on bank loan defaulters’
Singer Raj Begum calls on Governor
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HC not impressed with BOPEE probe
Srinagar, July 18 These observations were made by a division bench of the High Court comprising Justice Verinder Singh and Justice Muzaffar Attar today, after it opened and went through the contents of the BOPEE’s confidential inquiry report which was presented to it yesterday in a sealed envelope. “Either it (paper leak) is an institutional failure or institutional complicity. The court is not satisfied with this report,” the bench observed after going through the contents of the confidential report about the internal probe, which BOPEE authorities had ordered following the paper leak. “Whatever is written in this, appears to be a fictional story,” it further observed while adding that there had to be a reason and logic for cancelling all the papers following the paper leak. On this, Amicus Curiae Bashir Ahmad Bashir sought to draw the attention of the court towards the possibility that this paper leak might be part of the modus operandi of the alleged mafia which is operating and selling
CET papers. He submitted that last year, that is during the conduct of CET-2012, the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir also received several complaints from the students about the misconduct of the examination but no action appears to have been taken on those complaints. He submitted that unless the people involved in this alleged mafia are not penalised, things in BOPEE are not going to improve. The bench further observed that when it came in the press that the Biology paper in CET had been leaked, the BOPEE authorities cancelled two papers and later cancelled all the papers. “But tell us the reasons behind cancelling all the papers. Was there anything fishy about the whole examination? It needs to be explained what compelled you to cancel all the papers. There must be a valid reason,” the bench asked the government and the BOPEE authorities. It added that if a single incompetent candidate manages to get entry from the backdoor or by paying money and becomes a doctor, he becomes a threat to everyone’s life. Besides, by this process, the High Court observed, the creamy layer of students is left out in the competition. “Ultimately this is a loss to the society,” the High Court observed. Telling the BOPEE chairman and the controller examination that they shall have to give an undertaking that there won’t be any bungling in the conduct of CET examinations, the High Court, in its observations, also gave an indication that the paper leak calls for a thorough inquiry or an investigation by a competent agency. It added that it shall pass detailed orders in this regard before adjourning the matter. cet 2013 paper leak — timeline
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Protests, shutdowns: Kashmir tense over Ramban killings
Srinagar, July 18 The Jammu and Kashmir government, as a precautionary measure, has suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir to prevent “rumour-mongering on social networking sites”. The shopkeepers in the City Centre of Lal Chowk and Maisuma downed their shutters as the news about the death of seven civilians in the BSF firing reached here in the afternoon. The protesters in the volatile Maisuma locality of the city tried to hold a march towards Lal Chowk, which was foiled by the police. Later, clashes erupted in Maisuma area and continued till late afternoon. The police was deployed in strength in other areas of the city so as to ensure that clashes don’t spread. Protests also broke out in Kashmir University where a large number of students held a protest rally and demanded punishment to those involved in the killing of civilians. The protesters assembled in Naseem Bagh campus and took out a march which later culminated within the campus. Announcements were also made from the Jamia Mosque of the old city, urging shopkeepers to observe a shutdown. Protests and clashes were also reported from Gojwara, Safakadal, Saida Kadal and Hawal areas of Srinagar city. The lawyers also took out a protest in the city against the killing of civilians in Ramban district. The lawyers demanded action against those involved in the civilian killing. The lawyers’ rally later dispersed peacefully from the City Centre. Reports from various parts of south Kashmir say protests were also held in Qazigund and Pulwama. Kashmir continues to remain tense over the killings as separatists have called for a three-day strike. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has called upon people to converge at Lal Chowk for a protest rally on Friday. A police spokesman in Srinagar said the situation remained normal across the Valley on Thursday. |
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Several separatists put under house arrest
Srinagar, July 18 Police arrested separatist leader and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik near Lal Chowk area this afternoon when he was leading a small procession to protest killing of protesters by
the Border Security Force in the Gool area of Ramban district. He was prevented from marching further towards the Lal Chowk area by the police and security forces which were deployed in the area and taken into custody at Budshah Chowk area along with many of his supporters. The authorities also placed moderate Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest at his Nigeen residence. “He has been kept under house arrest at his residence and a huge contingent of police and security forces has been deployed outside his house,” a Hurriyat spokesman said, adding that apart from calling for a two-day shutdown, the Hurriyat leader had called for a funeral in absentia for the firing victims
at Jamia Mosque after Friday prayers. Sources added that hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani continues to be under house arrest at his Hyderpora residence. He had called for a three-day shutdown and protests against the killing of civilians by the Border Security Force in Ramban area. |
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Pasting of threat posters: Anantnag police arrests 7
Anantnag, July 18 Posters threatening 33 people, all of them from Anantnag town, for their proximity with the police force, had appeared across Anantnag town on the letter-head of a militant outfit. Police had registered a case under sections 505,506, 120 (b) of RPC and 13 Unlawful Activities Act. “On July 15, we received a tip-off regarding Ashiq Hussain Narchor, son of Mohammad Yousuf Narchor of Mattan Chowk Anantnag being involved in the poster-pasting incident,” said Anantnag SSP RK Jalla. The SSP said as he was arrested, during his questioning, he confessed having prepared and pasted the threat letters at various places in Anantnag town. “He also disclosed the name of his associates who assisted him in execution of the work,” Jalla
said. He identified the arrested people as Manzoor Ahmad Wani, resident of Iqbal Market, Mohammad Abass Wani, resident of Sarnal Bala, Saqib Tahir Shah, resident of Dangerpora, Rahid Shafi Wani, resident of Qazibagh Anantnag, Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, resident of Anchidora and Bilal Ahmad Hajam, resident of Shangus, it was stated. Families of those arrested maintain they are being falsely implicated. “My son has been falsely implicated after some local media houses reported his harassment at the hands of police officers,” said Ashiq Narchoor’s mother. “A senior police officer warned me that my son will be implicated now and they kept their word,” she claimed.
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High-risk heart surgery performed in city
Srinagar, July 18 This is for the first time that total circulatory arrest was utilised to salvage the precious life of a patient at SKIMS. The surgery was conducted by a team of doctors including Dr Mohammad Akbar Bhat, Dr Shyam Singh (co-surgeon), Dr Zahoor A Shah (cardiac anaesthesiologist), Dr Ghulam Nabi Lone, Dr Ab Majeed, Lateef (perfusionist), Dr Lateef and Dr Shadab. Dr Mohammed Akbar Bhat, the chief cardiovascular surgeon and a pioneer in beating heart mitral valve replacement surgery, said, “Patients with ruptured aortic aneurysms die if not operated upon within hours of diagnosis. The operative mortality of ruptured aortic aneurysms is 60 to 80% even in the best centres of the world. The complexity of the operation increases due to the need for
stopping the blood flow to the brain during the operation.” He added that normally, the blood flow to the brain cannot be stopped for more than five minutes, otherwise there would be permanent brain damage. “Doctors have to be very quick, as cooling the entire body and other brain protecting methods provide maximum operating time of only 45 minutes,” he said. SKIMS Director Dr Showkat Ali Zargar congratulated the faculty of the CVTS department. Twentyeight-year-old Rukhsana from Srinagar was being treated in Department of Medicine and had developed massive haemoptysis (coughing up blood profusely, endangering life). Emergency CT scan showed ruptured aortic arch aneurysm (enlargement of the great artery of heart that delivers pure blood to brain and rest of the body) was operated upon in emergency. “The patient was put on cardiopulmonary bypass (machine that functions as heart and lungs) and cooled to 17 degree Celsius. The heart was also cooled with ice slush and stopped. At this point, the blood circulation of the patient was totally stopped, therefore no blood was flowing through the blood vessels of the patient for 25 minutes (that means no blood was going to vital organs ie brain, heart and kidneys). The left side chest was opened; diseased portion of the aorta (an artery of the heart) removed and replaced with a Dacron tube graft (artificial blood vessel made up of special synthetic cloth). The
patient's blood circulation was re-started, patient warmed, heart was made to beat again and she was separated from the heart lung machine. The patient was kept in the cardiac
surgery intensive care unit for overnight ventilation. She has recovered completely and has been discharged from the hospital,” a doctor said. |
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NIT to host NCONAD-2013
Srinagar, July 18 The scope of the conference is to focus on the
current status and future prospects of research in the area of Nanotechnology. This was stated by the Minister of State for Science and Technology Feroz Ahmad Khan after viewing a power point presentation, presented by GR Khan, convener, Nanotechnology Research Lab, Department of Physics, NIT Srinagar, here today. The chairman and
head, Department of Physics, NIT, Srinagar MM Ahmad and other senior officers of the NIT and Science and Technology Department were present on the occasion. Feroz said during the conference, several plenary and technical sessions will be held, besides key note lectures by some renowned scientists of the country. He said each session would focus on the general theme. The conference would provide an opportunity to researchers of the country in general and the region in particular to present their work in presence of leading researchers of their discipline, he added. Feroz said the conference would facilitate the exchange of latest research, current practices and future trends in the field of nano material and devices that would best
fit the national and the global needs. Giving details of the conference, GR Khan said about 200 to 300 researchers from various institutions of the country were expected to participate and contribute to the conference proceedings. |
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Employees' forum observes strike
Srinagar, July 18 ULBEUF president Manzoor Ahmad Pampori claimed that they had been "deprived of their pay for the last three to four months". Other demands of the forum include implementation of service recruitment rules, release of 20 per cent arrears under the sixth pay commission, setting up of a transparent transfer policy within the department and regularisation of daily wagers and consolidated employees having more than 15 years of service in the department. The forum is also demanding time bound settlement of pension and commutation cases, besides timely release of salaries. |
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‘Get tough on bank loan defaulters’
Srinagar, July 18 Sharma said this while reviewing functioning of cooperative banks at an officers’ meeting here. “If we have to keep the cooperative movement alive in the state, we have to strengthen cooperative institutions and improve financial health of cooperative banks,” he added. Sharma directed officials to expedite recovery process and utilise all available means for the purpose.
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