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Admission chaos on campus
City doctor among two booked in
a cheating case
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Scholarship delay irks players
Govt looks to wind up evening clinics
Patients feel the heat as OTs lose cooling
One deep trouble for residents
More powers for panchayats sought
Board announces admissions for ETT 2012-14 session
Bumpy ride for motorists
2-day science exhibition begins at DIET
Mountaineering expedition by Tawi Trekkers
Shiv Sena protests against water, power shortage
Stress on maintaining communal harmony
Manish, Soumay guide SCC to T20 final
Five Star Club clinch MPL T20 title
New Era Poyen lift cricket trophy
Sopore Police, Seer Sports log wins
J&K Bank A, Maharashtra script wins
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Admission chaos on campus
Jammu, July 9 Students were subjected to umpteen hardships following shortage of manpower at the counters (within the department) set up by the authorities to collect pre-admission forms. Long and unscheduled power cuts also added to the woes of the students and the clerical staff, as they had to sweat it out amid high levels of humidity. Also, the staff at the “enquiry counters” had limited information about the admission procedure, which further aggravated the situation. “It took me an entire day to complete the pre-admission procedure. Chaos prevailed at all departments, particularly education department where just a single clerk assisted by a scholar collected and verified the forms, besides issuing acknowledgment slips to students,” said Neha Sharma, a student, who waited her turn in a queue. She regretted that the entire process was complicated and cumbersome. “The authorities should have either deputed extra manpower at collection counters or set up more counters within the department to ensure a hassle-free admission process,” she said. Though the Department of Students Welfare had deputed at least five professors to attest admission forms, students had to run to various departments to get their forms attested due to lack of adequate information. “It was a day of glitches and goof-ups on the campus. Students had to bear the brunt of the failure of the university administration to put in place an effective system for a hassle-free admission process. It has now become a perennial problem with the authorities least bothered to initiate corrective steps,” said Sunil Sharma, a scholar of Dogri Department. He alleged that students had to face hardships during the admission process every year due to the mismanagement on part of the authorities. “The university administration should initiate some concrete measures to streamline the entire process,” he remarked. A single visit to the fee collection counters was sufficient to gauge the prevailing chaos on the campus. Students had to wait for hours to get their fee deposited for various courses. “While university officials sit pretty in their air-conditioned rooms, students are subjected to numerous hardships in such testing conditions. They should have taken some steps to set up more fee collection counters to prevent chaos,” said Arun Kumar, another student. Dean (Students Welfare) Prof NK Tripathi admitted that students had been facing problems on the campus vis-à-vis depositing fee for various courses, but shifted the responsibility on the accounts department for opening more counters for fee collection. “It is the responsibility of the accounts department to open more counters for the collection of fee. We will also take up the issue with them and try to sort it out,” he said. On the poor performance of the staff at the enquiry counters, he assured that he would look into the problem and take necessary steps to streamline the system. |
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City doctor among two booked in
a cheating case
Jammu, July 9 The Crime Branch has registered a case under the Sections 197, 198, 218, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120-B of the RPC and Section 5 (2) of the PC Act, Svt 2006, against Sanjeev Sharma of Talab Tillo and Dr Mohit Gupta, posted at Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Jammu, for their involvement in cheating, fraud, forgery and criminal conspiracy. The spokesperson for the police said Sanjeev Sharma had filed an application before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, seeking exemption from personal appearance on medical grounds in a hearing fixed on June 14. This was challenged by the prosecution on the plea that the veracity of the medical record produced in the court in support of the application needed to be verified. The court directed the prosecution to depute an officer to ascertain the veracity of the medical record. An inspector-rank officer was deputed to verify the documents. After verifying the records of the Gandhi Nagar Hospital, he reported that the accused was never hospitalised and that the medical certificate produced by the accused was false and fabricated. The prosecution (CBI) had filed an application seeking an inquiry against the accused. The application was treated as the complaint by the court of Sessions Judge, Jammu, and endorsed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Jammu, for action under law through the Crime Branch, Jammu. A case has been registered and investigation is in progress.
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Scholarship delay irks players
Jammu, July 9 The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) is likely to convene a meeting soon to decide on the venues for the competitions in various disciplines in the forthcoming edition of the sporting event. Resentment is brewing among the sportspersons who are not only threatening to boycott the games but also warning other sportspersons to withdraw their names from selection trials that were to be conducted by the department soon in multiple disciplines. “We had done exceedingly well in the previous edition of the games but the state government seems to be least bothered about our achievements. It is not the way to treat the medal winners who have put in their heart and soul to bring laurels to the state,” said a medal winner. “The DYSS is also non-serious in its efforts to remind the government about the sanction of the much-needed amount for the scholarships,” said another sportsperson. Jai Pal Singh, Director, Youth Services and Sports, said: “The department is aware of the shortage of funds but we are hoping that the matter will be sorted out soon.” |
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Govt looks to wind up evening clinics
Jammu, July 9 There are over 1,000 such clinics across the state. In Jammu district alone, at least 16 such clinics having over 100 doctors and para-medics are currently in operation. A source in the Health Department said while the medical staff posted in these centres drew huge monthly salaries and other benefits, the primary health centres (PHCs) and sub-centres in the rural areas remained without doctors and para-medical staff. Under the rules, each evening clinic should have two doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse, but contrary to this almost all centres had excess staff. Officials said most of them had outlived their utility and even the government had announced in the Legislative Assembly that these clinics would be re-organised. These clinics where established in 1986, when the then Governor, Jagmohan, after ordered a ban on private practice by medical professionals. “Most doctors seldom visit these centres and are engaged in private practice. The Health Department has been directed by the government to study ways to streamline these centres or close down those that are defunct,” said a health officer. In 2008, over 400 new health centres were opened in the state without seeking the approval for requisite staff. Most of these were currently non-functional. Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma said they had started the process of rationalising such centres. The centres that had lost their utility would be closed down.
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Patients feel the heat as OTs lose cooling
Jammu, July 9 Sources in the hospital said doctors had been postponing their scheduled operations due to the glitch. A doctor in the hospital said: “A temperature of 22 to 26 °C is required for the safety of the patients, as the patient is required to be covered with sheets during surgery and any temperature greater than that can put life of the patient at risk during surgery. Also, there is a greater risk of catching infection at higher temperatures.” Considering the safety of the patients, some doctors have had to cancel their surgeries. The doctors had raised the issue with the administration last week but nothing was done. The hospital administrators and engineers were busy shifting the responsibility on one another, said an insider. MK Kailu, XEN, mechanical engineering department, GMCH, said the cooling system was as old as the hospital and needed replacement. He said: “We had submitted a proposal to the authorities a year ago seeking the replacement of the existing system. We have been making emergency arrangements. We will provide two split ACs and for these OTs.” The GMCH has four orthopaedic and two ophthalmology operating theatres and the current cooling system is inadequate there.
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One deep trouble for residents
Jammu, July 9 A large number of such hand pumps have become defunct as the authorities have failed to maintain these. Let alone rural areas, even those pumps installed in the urban areas are not functioning properly. As a result, residents have been facing an acute water shortage in certain areas. There has been a race among legislators to install maximum number of hand pumps in their Assembly segment to draw political mileage. Some legislators of the opposition parties have even alleged that MLAs of the ruling coalition have been receiving more hand pumps for their areas than them. But there is an erie silence over the upkeep of these pumps. HBR Dogra, Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, said over 1,000 hand pumps had been installed in water-deficit areas of Jammu province. He said hand pumps, which cost between Rs 2 lakh and 2.5 lakh each, had been installed on the demand of the people. A large number of people are using these pumps to meet their daily requirement of water. On the issue of maintenance, Dogra said it was the responsibility of the PHE Department to maintain these. He said during summer, water sources in some areas got depleted but these hand pumps came in handy during the monsoon season. After the establishment of Panchayati Raj institutions in the state, the responsibility for maintaining hand pumps had been fixed on the panchayats, he added. |
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More powers for panchayats sought
Poonch, July 9 Hundreds of sarpanches and panches, including women, gathered at Krishan Chander Park to highlight their demands. Mandi Block sarpanch Pir Nisar said the elected members would launch a statewide agitation and gherao the secretariat if their demands were not met within one month. “The Chief Minister has reiterated that he will ensure the empowerment of Panchayati Raj insitutions but nothing has been done in this regard so far. Some MLAs and MLCs are creating hindrances in the process,” said Nisar. Enumerating their demands, the elected members asked the government to fix a monthly honorarium for panches and sarpanches apart from constituting the block development councils. “We want financial powers under the Panchayat Raj Act,” said Taj Mir. Mir also called for early elections for the block development councils. A large number women panches and sarpanches also came out to join the rally.
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Board announces admissions for ETT 2012-14 session
Jammu, July 9 Sources said the board, which is already under fire for not taking the remaining papers of around 20,000 ETT 2008-batch students, is now finding it hard to cope with both aggrieved students and managements of private ETT colleges, who are blaming the authorities for the mess. After the board authorities were unable to resume the examination process of the 2008 batch due to a stay procured by those ETT colleges whose admissions were cancelled on the grounds of validity, the authorities decided to cancel the admission process of the 2010-12 batch midway, thereby leaving thousands of students in the lurch. The sources claimed that after cancelling the admissions of the 2010-12 session, the board authorities committed another blunder by not completing the admission process of the 2011-13 session, which has further infuriated the students and managements of private ETT colleges. Apart from students, who have been hit hard by the alleged negligent attitude of the board, the owners of various private ETT colleges across the state are holding the authorities responsible for the mess. “JKBOSE is facing a crisis due to its lack of vision and that is why the authorities are least bothered about the academic future of the students who are taking admissions in colleges to pursue ETT,” said the owner of a private ETT college. “In fact, the ETT course is a source of revenue both for the state government and the colleges. But the adamant and self-centered approach of officials at the helm has let everyone down,” said the owner of another private ETT college. “The working of the board has been affected, as nobody seems to be serious about the problems being faced by the students and colleges,” he opined. The board officials, on the other hand, blamed the ETT colleges for the chaos. A senior official, while talking to The Tribune, said: “The managements of private ETT colleges are responsible for putting the future of the students at stake.” “Some colleges in the state are running only on papers and are misleading innocent students, especially those who come from outside the state, by charging excessive fee just to make money,” he claimed. |
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Bumpy ride for motorists
Rajouri, July 9 The Rajouri to Thanamandi route, which connects the famous Shadra-Sharif and Mughal road with rest of the country, is in a deplorable state. “The road leads to famous the Shadra Shirif dargah and many other historic places in the region. The poorly maintained road not only ruins the journey but also damages vehicles,” said Anu, a tourist. “I would think twice before planning a visit to the region again as the condition of the road is really bad,” she added. “We always remain alert while driving on the road owing to its deplorable condition. Vehicles often develop problems,” a bus driver said. A local leader of the PDP, Tazim Dar, said while on the one hand the government had been promoting tourist destinations in Rajouri district, on the other they were not interested in providing proper road connectivity. There was lack of a comprehensive road planning policy in the state, he added. A senior official of the Border Road Organization said: “The BRO only provides road connectivity to the Army. The road in question is high on the Defence priority list. We have raised the issue with the Defence as well as the District Development Board authorities. The road will be repaired soon.” |
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2-day science exhibition begins at DIET
Poonch, July 9 As many as 70 science models were displayed at the exhibition. Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Poonch Additional DC Jatinder Singh inaugurated the exhibition. He inspected the models displayed by the students and appreciated their scientific skills. He said the students needed to develop a scientific temper for the overall progress and prosperity of the country. He said such exhibitions inspired students to excel in the field of science. He also appreciated the role of DIET and said despite summer vacations, participation of 70 models relected students’ interest in the field of science and technology. — OC
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Mountaineering expedition by Tawi Trekkers
Jammu, July 9 The Tawi Trekkers plans to send a 10-member team, including girls, to unfurl the National Flag at the peak in the first week of August. The expedition is likely to be led by Tsering Ladol, woman climber of the state. — TNS
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Protest by ASHA workers
Jammu, July 9 Hundreds of workers from all parts of the district took part in the demonstration, highlighting their demands, including government employee status, enhancement and timely release of monthly salaries, six-hour duty, supply of special kits, adequate protection in the field, issuance of IDs and other incentives. The speakers said the services rendered by the ASHA workers should be acknowledged by way of paying genuine honorarium to them. They said the workers had proved instrumental in providing better medicare to the rural people, especially the women folk and their young ones, besides ensuring social mobilisation. They urged the government to take serious note of the discontent among the ASHA workers and take necessary steps to fulfil their demands.
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Shiv Sena protests against water, power shortage
Jammu, July 9 Led by Shiv Sena president, Ashok Gupta, the protestors raised slogans against the Power Development Department (PDD) and Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for their failure to ensure regular supply of water and electricity. “The PHE department has failed to ensure regular supply of water in the entire Akhnoor town. Instead of taking steps to redress the public grievances, the department is resorting to impose heavy penalty on those who have not deposited their dues so far,” Gupta said. He pointed out that the officials of PDD and PHE department were shifting the blames on the present crisis of water and electricity. The PHE department is blaming PDD for the non-availability of electricity and the water lifting capacity of various pumping station, while the PDD is escaping from its responsibilities pleading huge gap between demand and supply. The protestors warned that they would intensify their agitation, if they did not take immediate steps to deal with the present crisis of drinking water and power.
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Stress on maintaining communal harmony
Rajouri, July 9 People from various fields assembled on one platform to share different views and suggestions on communal harmony. MP Madan Lal was the chief guest. District Development Commissioner Sougat Biswas and SP Mubasir Latifi were also present. Rajeev Khajouri, president, NDF, said there was a need to develop the education sector for the overall progress of the society. Rajouri SP Mubassir Latifi said: “Our state has been facing militancy for the past 20 years. For over 10 years, not a single candidate from the state had cleared the IAS examination. But with normalcy returning in the state, 10 candidates cleared the civil services examination in a single year.” Deputy Commissioner Sougat Biswas said despite the religious divide, people stood united in the state. Madan Lal stressed the need for maintaining communal harmony and brotherhood in the state. The Himalayan Education Mission Society also felicitated KAS pass-outs with trophies and medals. Other students who had done well in the education sector were also felicitated.
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Manish, Soumay guide SCC to T20 final
Jammu, July 9 Electing to bat first after winning the toss, SCC scored 184 runs in the stipulated 20 overs by losing six wickets in the process. Manish Dogra scored 56 runs off 27 balls. Soumay Jain struck a quick-fire 50 runs off just 19 balls. For FCC, Vipan Verma took three wickets by conceding 14 runs in his quota of four overs. FCC in reply, managed to score 153 runs in their allotted quota of overs. Jaipal Singh was the top scorer with 22 runs. Rohit Sharma and Jatin Wadhavan took two wickets each. Soumay Jain was adjudged the man of the match. The match was officiated by Sadiq Hussain Malik and Joginder Mangotra as umpires and Vikas Bali maintained the scorebook.
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Five Star Club clinch MPL T20 title
Jammu, July 9 Batting first, Mendhar Cricket Club scored 126 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Five Star Cricket Club, in reply, did the needful in 19.5 overs by losing eight wickets in the process. Kamran Khan was declared the man of the match for his match-winning knock of 38 runs. He was also adjudged the man of the series. SDM, Mendhar, Ranjeet Singh, was chief. Shahzad Khan, Naib Tehsildar, Mendhar, was the guest of honour. The winner team was awarded a cash prize of Rs 3,000. The runners-up team received a cash prize of Rs 2,200.
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New Era Poyen lift cricket trophy
Jammu, July 9 Skipper of New Era Poyen, Mohammad Mussa Khuddam, was adjudged the man of the match. Ahmad Ali of Young Eagle Baroo and Niyaz Ali of Yarana Baroo were declared the best batsman and best bowler of the tournament, respectively. Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kacho, Ahmad Ali Khan, was the chief guest. He distributed trophies and other prizes among the teams, players and officials. SSP, Kargil, Javed Iqbal Mattoo, was also present on the occasion. The Councilor Poyen awarded a cash prize of Rs 10,000 to New Era Poyen in presence of Sarpanch, Akchamal, who also announced a cash prize A total of 100 teams participated in the tournament which was organised by the District Police, Kargil, under Civic Action Programme (CAP).
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Sopore Police, Seer Sports log wins
Jammu, July 9 Batting first, after winning the toss, Sopore Police set a target of 149 runs by losing seven wickets in the process. In reply, Eleven Stars scored only 132 runs. Mudasir Ahmad was declared the man of the match, for his all-round performance. In another match, Seer Sports defeated Zubair XI by a margin of 79 runs. Batting first, Seer Sports scored 147 runs. In reply, Zubair XI was all out for 68 runs in 17.3 overs. Afaq Ahmad was declared the man of the match.
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J&K Bank A, Maharashtra script wins
Jammu, July 9 In another match, Maharashtra defeated DFA Ganderbal by an identical margin of 7-0 to qualify for the next round. |
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