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Services of 16 doctors terminated Jammu, December 9 The Health Minister, Mr Lal Singh, said that despite issuing several notices these doctors failed to report on duty and neither did they appear before the inquiry officer for recording the factual position. Among those terminated are 13 doctors and three dental surgeons, some of whom were without leave for a period of more than seven years. Those terminated are Dr Sunita Tikoo, Dr Suresh Kumar Bhagar, Dr Sapna Puri, Dr Sanjay Saraf, Dr Manish Gupta, Dr Rajesh Raina, Dr Renuka Mattoo, Dr Naintara, Dr Sidip Raina, Dr Pankaj Bhan, Dr Sunil Kumar Raina, Dr Depali Mattoo, Dr Sonia Sharma, Dr Anjana Saroop, Dr Kavita Gupta and Dr Monika. Fourteen doctors were terminated last week. Meanwhile, Mr Lal Singh said that two regional cancer centres would be set up here and Srinagar. He said that the Union Health Minister, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, has expressed willingness to establish such centres under the national cancer control programme. |
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Coalition partners to turn the heat on
Mufti Jammu, December 9 The session will be a fiery one as the National Conference (NC), which is the main opposition and the single largest party in the House, has this time armed itself with much ammunition to whip the coalition government. Succumbing to the criticism of the opposition regarding the week long session during which only five sittings of the Assembly will be held, the government is learnt to have principally decided to extend the sittings by two days. The session will now be stretched till December 18. This would be possible only when the House approves the business tomorrow. Sensing the aggressive mood of some members of his coalition, the Mufti tonight hosted a dinner for all the legislators of the parties supporting his government. He is expected to make efforts to mellow them down so that the government escapes an embarrassing situation on the floor of the Assembly. However, the Panthers Party of Mr Bhim Singh, which is a constituent in the coalition is determined to put the Mufti on the mat on the issue of “discrimination” against Jammu. Certain legislators of the party are planning to demonstrate on the issue of termination of 32 employees of the agriculture department. Mr Balwant Singh Mankotia, an MLA of the party, today said that all these 32 persons belonged to Jammu. On the other hand, the state government has reinstated 251 employees belonging to Kashmir, he alleged. The BJP and the BSP are also expected to stand with them on the issue of discrimination. During the last Budget session also the Panthers Party had put the government in a dock by raising various issues of alleged discrimination with Jammu. This provoked the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma, who shouted at the Panther Party MLAs and asked them to either “behave” or quit the coalition. Certain members of the Congress and the Panthers Party are likely to pin the government on the delay in implementation of the Wazir Commission report and delimitation of the constituencies to give Jammu its due share in the Assembly. The National Conference was already waiting for an opportunity to attack the Mufti on the issue of takeover of the Muslim Auqaf Trust and the medical institute at Srinagar that were controlled by the Abdullahs. Mr Abdul Rahim Rather, who was the Finance Minister during the National Conference regime, and other legislators of the party are likely to take the government to task for so far incurring an expenditure of only Rs 1221 crore during the year against Rs 1890 crore received from the Centre on various accounts during the current financial year. Discontent is also brewing among certain independents who are supporting the Mufti government, but are neither given a ministerial berth nor given any position during the recent appointment of chairpersons of boards and corporations. |
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Two militants, jawan
killed in encounter Srinagar, December 9 The encounter took place during a search and cordon operation launched by security forces at Khulle Mohalla and Shiekh mohalla early today following reports of the presence of militants in the area, the spokesman said. Two militants were killed in the
gunattle. One Army jawan, identified as Atanu Meiti, was killed while another jawan was injured. Jammu: Acting on a tip-off provided by two
Hizb-e-Islami militants arrested in the national Capital on Sunday, a team of Delhi Police sleuths has arrested three militants and seized 40 kg of RDX and a large quantity of arms after raids at several
places in Rajouri district. The Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation with Delhi police officials raided several places in
Behrot, Rajdhani, Bawli, Nereojal, Hasiot, Potha and Thanamandi in the Rajouri forest belt area since Monday, official sources told PTI. The Delhi police arrested three militants, allegedly supporters of the
HeI, who were identified as Abdullah Lambardar, Sadiq and Abdul Gayoom, the sources said, adding that the trio was being interrogated. As many as 40 kg RDX, two AK rifles, one sniper rifle, one Pika gun, 17 hand grenades and various other documents were also seized, they said, adding more seizures and arrests were likely to be made. The Pakistani militants — Hafiz Rashid and Bilal — killed in New Delhi on Sunday were planning to fly to Dubai and were in the process of getting passports in the name of two local militants who were arrested in Rajdhani village, the sources said. —
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APHC (Abbas) leaders in Delhi to meet
Wisner Jammu, December 9 Three senior Hurriyat leaders, Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Molvi Umar Farooq and Mr Bilal Ahmed Lone, have been camping in New Delhi for the past four days meeting diplomats in various embassies. The Hurriyat team is scheduled to meet members of an American delegation led by Mr Frank Wisner, former US Ambassador in New Delhi,who are on a visit to India. Molvi Abbas Ansari,Chairman of the APHC, told this correspondent, “My men have gone to Delhi to keep the channels of discussion open so that our friends help us in finding an amicable settlement of the Kashmir issue.” In reply to a question, he said, “We have to move forward as far as the talks with New Delhi are concerned and we cannot spent our time only bringing about a reconciliation with Mr Geelani.” He made it clear that the attempts at bringing about unity among the separatists “were still on.” The APHC sources said the three-member team of the APHC(Abbas) had gone to New Delhi to show that theirs was a genuine separatist conglomerate and was interested in the settlement of the Kashmir issue through negotiations. Though agencies across the border have reversed their stand and are keen to unite the two factions of the APHC, the establishment in Pakistan besides militant groups that matter in Kashmir continue to patronise the faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani. It is in this context that the leaders of the Abbas faction were trying to score a point over Mr Geelani by interacting with diplomats and foreign delegations in the capacity of “Kashmiris’ representatives.” However, it is believed that so long as the establishment in Pakistan and militant groups continue to lend support to Mr Geelani, he will have his say in the political affairs in Kashmir. |
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Gurdwara board poll on Jan 16 Jammu, December 9 The newly elected members of the district committees will meet on January 1. |
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Crafts training given to 29,000 artisans Srinagar, December 9 The department organised an exhibition-cum-sale of finished products by the trainees in the district which earned a revenue of Rs 1 lakh, the source said. —
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Rs 12 lakh sanctioned for militancy victims Srinagar, December 9 The screening-cum-coordination committee, which met today under District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Bashir Ahmad, decided to provide the relief, the sources said. The relief has been sanctioned to 21 militancy victims or their kin, the sources added. —
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Polythene bags banned around Dal Lake Srinagar, December 9 The ban comes into force with immediate effect and any violation will be strictly be dealt with under law, an official announcement said today. The decision on banning polythene bags was taken at a meeting of representatives of various NGOs held under the chairmanship of Vice-Chairman of the LWWDA, Tanveer Jehan. —
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