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Cholera outbreak
Surankote killings: HC seeks case diaries
Separatist in jail: Bar moves HC
Jammu district claims overall taekwondo championship
Omar stresses shift in crop pattern
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Mountain Research Centre at Khudwani in south Kashmir on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Sub-district hospital Bijbehara in a shambles
Kashmir University to hold annual convocation today
Bijbehara residents irked over traffic jams
Kashmir University holds lecture on economics
Double delight for Doda in inter-district tourney
Snooker championship 2012
CRPF distributes sports goods
Former medical college principal sent to jail
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Protesting students canecharged
Srinagar, September 26 A protesting student said nearly 100 out of the total 110 students were declared failed in a practical paper in the results that were declared more than nine months after the exams were conducted. “They have wasted not a one-year, but our two years. If all of us could not pass the practical paper, they should have informed us earlier. Why they waited for another annual year to end to announce the results,” said a protester. Students were later canecharged by the police resulting in injuries to at least three students. Protesting students later alleged that three girl students had also been detained by the police. They identified one of the detained students as Humaira. A senior police officer at the site of the agitation was later seen assuring the protesting students that all the detained girls would be released.
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Water samples found infested with bacteria
Bismah Malik Tribune News Service
Srinagar, September 26 Drang fresh water upstream, from where water is supplied to the entire district, has been found to have failed the drinking water samples at the Public Health Laboratory, Barzulla, sources said. Two samples were taken from the reservoir and three samples were collected from residential areas and in all the samples, E Coli bacteria, which is found in human excreta, was present,” said a source in the department. The State Health Department team also undertook inspection of three villages, Ferozpura, Kazipora and Khepora, which had been severely affected by the diseases and found the potable water unfit for human consumption. Pertinently, there is a power house being constructed on the banks of Drang where hundreds of labourers have no facilities to defecate and relieve themselves in the stream. “There is a strong connection between construction of the power house and the cholera outbreak because E Coli bacteria is showing up in all the water samples which have been tested,” Dr Mohd Younis, Chief Medical Officer, Baramulla, said. Latest statistics say that around 212 people of the district have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal infection, although no case of death has been reported so far. Meanwhile, the report has been submitted to the Secretary and the Director of the Health Department.
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Surankote killings: HC seeks case diaries
Srinagar, September 26 The directions of the court came following disclosure by the police in its status report that the closure report (Ikhtitami) of the case was untraceable. In April 1998, 19 members of three families of Sailan village, Surankote, were allegedly shot dead during an “indiscriminate firing” by a joint group of police’s Special Task Force and armed forces. Not satisfied with the investigation conducted into the case so for, family members of the victims had filed a petition in the high court in November 2011, wherein they had asked for reinvestigation into the case by a special investigation team (SIT) or by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI). The case was listed for hearing before Justice JP Singh today, who after examining the police status report and considering the submissions of both the parties in the case, directed the state authorities to present the case diaries and other relevant records related to the case on the next date of hearing, which has been fixed in the last week of October. Police status report
In the status report submitted in the high court by the SHO, Surankote, it has been stated that the Sailan case was re-opened vide order SDPO/JB/531-32 dated 6/2/99 by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP), Mendhar, for fresh investigation and the same SDPO conducted the investigation thoroughly but it was closed again as untraced. In regard to presentation of the Ikhtitami (final closure report before the court), it has been submitted in the status report that efforts were made to trace the record from the registry of the trial court and other police offices, including the police station concerned. “But no records could be retrieved either from the court or from police offices”, the status report revealed. Case file
In the petition, the petitioners have alleged that on the intervening night of August 3 and 4, 1998, their 19 relatives, including six men and 13 women belonging to three families, were “massacred” in the house of Hussain Mohammad Sheikh. They alleged that the killings were carried out at the behest of security forces, including the police and Army, at Sailan village, 14 km from Surankote tehsil in Rajouri district. On August 4, 1998, an FIR under Sections 302, 122, 122 B, 121, 449 of the RPC was registered at the Surankote police station. The petitioners, however, claimed that the case was closed at the behest of the security agencies. The SHRC, which took suo motu cognisance of the killings, in its final report, had recommended the police authorities to identify three associates of special police officer (SPO) Zakir, the main accused in the case. |
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Separatist in jail: Bar moves HC
Srinagar, September 26 The Bar association is also seeking permission from the court for visiting other jails in the Jammu region to enquire about the condition of other inmates, particularly Kashmir-based political prisoners and detenues, booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA). A Muslim League spokesman on September 21 had alleged that Mushtaq-ul-Islam received serious multiple injuries on his head and back during interrogation in the jail. He had also alleged that instead of providing medical assistance to him, he was stripped and beaten up by jail authorities. Mushtaq is currently serving detention under the PSA in the Udhampur jail. “To know the physical condition of Mustaq-ul-Islam, the Bar has moved an application before the high court, wherein we have sought permission to visit him in the Udhampur jail, where he is currently lodged,” Bar general secretary Mohammad Ashraf Bhat said. While condemning the alleged attack on Mushtaq-ul-Islam, the Bar had on September 22 alleged that Mushtaq had been kept under solitary confinement in the jail. Under no law a detenue under the PSA could be put under solitary confinement in a jail, the Bar added. |
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Jammu district claims overall taekwondo championship
Jammu, September 26 Kargil and Srinagar district had to contend with second and third positions, respectively. Around 400 players/officials participated in the championship. Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu, Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, was the chief guest on the closing ceremony while Anil Gupta, chairman, J&K Taekwondo Association, and Hari Krishan Pangotra were the guests of honour. Medal winners: Sub-junior girls (U-16 kg): Prageet Kour (Jammu) gold U-18 kg: Ishika Chib (Jammu) gold. U-20kg: Nandani Bhagat (Jammu) gold. U-22kg: Hasina Banoo (Kargil) gold. U-24 kg: Asma Gul (Jammu) gold, Priyanshi Mahajan (Jammu), silver. U-26 kg: Shreya Gupta (Jammu) gold, Farzana Batool (Kargil) silver, Jhanvi Manhas (Jammu) bronze, Shrutika Saina ( Jammu) bronze U-29 kg: Rehanna Batool (Kargil) gold, Kaneez Fatima (Kargil) silver, Manpreet Kaur (Jammu) bronze, Fiza Mahavish (Jammu) bronze. U-32 kg: Komal Dhiman (Jammu) gold, Reshma Batool (Kargil) silver, Niharika (Udhmpur) bronze, Nassireen Saraj (Kargil) bronze. U-35 kg: Yashmin Fatima (Kargil) gold, Sania Ashraf (Srinagar) silver, Harshata Khajuria (Jammu) bronze, Garima Gupta (Jammu) bronze U-38 kg: Preeti Devi (Udhampur) gold, Shilpa Kumari (Jammu) silver, Asiya Chib (Jammu) bronze, Alia Choudhary (Jammu) bronze. U-41 kg: Vaishali Devi (Jammu) gold. U-47 kg: Riya Chib (Jammu) gold, Nusrat Fatima (Kargil) silver, Vidhi Sharama (Jammu) bronze, Kamini Sharma (Udhampur) bronze U-42 kg : Ambreen Fatima (Kargil) gold, Farida Batool (Kargil) silver. U-44 kg: Namrita Katoch (Jammu) gold , Kirti (Jammu) silver. U-46 kg: Sidhika Charak (Jammu) gold. U-49 kg : Meera Thapa (Jammu) gold, Sakshi Thakyal (Jammu) silver U-52 kg: Shehnaz Parveen (Jammu) gold, Nisha Sharma (Jammu) silver, Pooja Sharma (Jammu) bronze. U-55 kg: Sayeeda Banu (Kargil) gold, Taranum Kazmi (Jammu) silver. U-59 kg: Heena Bali (Jammu) gold, Senior Girls. Under-47 kg : Sakshi Dogra (Jammu) gold . U-51 kg : Diksha Sharma (Jammu) gold. U-55 kg: Sakeena Mustafa (Srinagar) gold Sub-Junior Boys (U-18 kg): Varun Mehra (Jmu) gold, Vaibhav Abrol (Jmu, JKPS) silver, Vivek (Jammu) bronze, Parth Gupta (Jammu) bronze . U-21 kg: Sushant (Jammu) gold, Varun Sharma (Jammu) silver, Randeep Parihar (Jammu) bronze, Navdeep Singh (Jammu) bronze U-23 kg : Raghav Mehra (Jmu) gold, Tushar (Jmu) silver, Sajit Sharma (Jammu) bronze, Shivat Koul (KV) bronze . U-25 kg: Aryan Gupta (Jmu) gold, Vageesh Sharma (Jammu) silver, Rajdev Singh Manhas ( Jammu) bronze, Mrityunjay Sharma (Jammu) bronze . U-27 kg: Robain Gil (Jmu) gold, Sahil Kotwal (Jammu) silver, Abhishek Choudary (Jammu) bronze, Ritesh Bhan (KV Jmu) bronze U-29 kg: Abhinav Sharma (Jammu) gold, Gopal Mehra (Jammu) silver, Vishavajeet (Jammu) bronze, Siddarath Sharma (Jammu) bronze. U-32 kg: Parmath Singh Jasrotia (Jammu) gold, Amit Singh (Kathua) silver, Honey Bali (Jmu) bronze, Aman Mehra (Kathua) bronze U-35 kg: Randhir Singh (Kathua) gold, Pranav Sharma (Jammu) silver, Lokesh Saini (Kathua) bronze, Sourav Bhagat (Jammu) bronze. U-38 kg: Rahul Singh (Jmu) gold, Sandeep Kumar (Kathua) silver, Abhay Sharma (KV Jmu) bronze, Pranav Sharma (Jammu) bronze U-41 kg: Ajay Kumar (Jammu) gold, Aman (Kathua) silver, Surinder Slathia (Jammu) bronze, Munish Singh (Udhampur) bronze. U-44 kg: Arun Mehra (Jammu) gold, Rohit Kumar (Kathua) silver, Atul Manhas (Jammu) bronze, Basid Wani (Jammu) bronze U-50 kg: Inayat Hussain Dar (Srinagar) gold, Amit Kumar (Samba) silver, Umer Ali (Budgam) bronze, Akash Bhau (Jammu) bronze, Junior Boys. U-45 kg: Aaqib Gujjar (Sgr) gold, Aman Gupta (Jammu) silver, Bhaskar Gupta (Jammu) bronze, Ankit Dhiman (Jammu) bronze U-48 kg: Mukesh Arora (Jammu) gold, Rajesh Kumar (Jammu) silver, Kaushal Kumar Atri (Jammu) bronze, Nawaz Hussain (Kargil) bronze . U-51 kg: Saket Sharma (Jammu) gold, Mohd, Yaseen Dar (Budgam) silver, Ahsan Ali (Kargil) bronze, Sidharth Sharma (Udhampur) bronze U-55 kg: Dheeraj Kumar (Jammu) gold, Hassanain (Kargil) silver, Akshay Balwal (Jammu) bronze, M Younis Dar (Budgam) bronze. U-59 kg: Suhail Ah, Ganie (Srinagar) gold, Auzaib Yaqoob (Srinagar) silver, Mir Moin Ul Islam (Ramban) bronze, Showkat Ahmad Najar (Budgam) bronze U-63 kg: Atul Bandral (Udhampur) gold, Rahul Sharma (Udhampur) silver, Pushap Deep (Kathua) bronze, Animesh Sharma (Jammu) bronze. U-68 kg: Manish Kotwal (Jammu) gold, Sohail (Budgam) silver, Mohd, Hassan (Kargil) bronze, Senior Boys. U-54 kg: Nitish (VAOT Jmu) gold, Rajat Bhagat (Tiger Club Jmu) silver, Sunil Sharma (Vishal Academy of Taekwondo, Jmu) bronze, Waseem Sajjad (Kargil) bronze. U-58 kg: Manoj (Jammu) gold, Vicky (Jammu) silver, Ali Mohd Lone (Sgr) bronze, Anil Khajuria (Kathua) bronze U-63 kg: Ashfaq Ahmed Wani (Baramulla) gold, Rohit Sharma (Jammu) silver, Burhan-ud-Din (Doda) bronze, Davinder Singh (Jammu) bronze . U-68 kg: Adnan Beig (Jammu) gold, Rahul Singh Chib (Jammu) silver, Birender Singh (Jammu) bronze, Faisal Syeed Bhat (Baramulla) bronze U-73 kg: Roshan Angurana (Samba) gold, Murtaza Ali Khan (Kargil) silver, Bhagwan Dass (Kathua) bronze, Mohammad, Ali (Kargil) bronze . U-79 kg: Amandeep Singh (Jammu) gold, Kanav Mahajan (Jammu) silver, Vilayat Ali (Kargil) bronze, Liqayat Ali (Kargil) bronze U-87 kg: Mohammad Saud (Ramban) gold, Manpreet Singh (Jammu) silver, Manpreet Singh (Jammu) bronze, Fayaz Ali (Kargil) bronze. Above-87 kg: Narinder Sharma (Jammu) gold, Zaheer Abbas Khan (Kargil) silver. |
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Omar stresses shift in crop pattern
Srinagar, September 26 While inspecting the Mountain Research Centre at Khudwani in south Kashmir today, Omar said diversion of paddy land for non-agricultural practices had hit the production of rice in the state and the way out was to shift from traditional practices of cultivation to modern technology and sowing of high-yield varieties of seeds. He said use of high-yield and disease-resistant seed varieties had revolutionised farm production universally. He said adoption of modern cultivation practices had given additional boost to agricultural activities ensuring increased in production. Inspecting the functioning of the centre, the Chief Minister said Kashmir Valley had traditionally remained paddy producing area and south Kashmir was called “rice granary” of the Kashmir Division. The Chief Minister said the role of research centres like that of Khudwani in transferring technology from lab to land and evolving area feasible and improved seed varieties for cultivation, was of significant importance. He said, “Khudwani research centre possesses a good track record in developing new paddy varieties, which have shown substantial results on the ground in the Valley.” He expressed hope that the research centre would continue its efforts to produce the best quality foundation and breeder seeds for new generation of paddy varieties and popularise the same amongst farmers to help enhance its production. Omar said, “The agriculture sector has a great potential for investors and it promises profitable and viable area for youth to go for MSME units and earn handsome livelihood not only for themselves but also for their brethren by providing them various jobs.” He inspected the foundation seed production plot of rice variety, Jhelum, the most preferred variety developed by the Khudwani Research Centre and released for general cultivation. This variety has the production capacity of 6-6.5 tonnes per hectare. The variety covers almost 20 percent of the rice grown area in the Valley. State Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir was also present on the occasion. The Chief Minister also interacted with a group of farmers on the occasion and heard their views about the benefits of cultivating improved seed varieties of paddy produced at the Khudwani Rice Station. He impressed upon them to use modern methods of farm technology and sowing disease resistant, early maturing and high yielding varieties to ensure increase in per unit production. He also asked them to adopt double-crop pattern and use balanced doses of
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Sub-district hospital Bijbehara in a shambles
Anantnag, September 26 According to sources in the hospital, the unnecessary free hand given to the technicians of the hospital in administrative matters has doubled the official apathy and lack of proper staff is hampering the smooth functioning of the hospital. “The hospital receives mammoth footfall on daily basis, as it is located along the national highway, making the hospital more ineffective,” said a source. “The hospital does not have a blood bank despite the fact that a dedicated building stands constructed for the purpose. The building is now being used by the doctors and other paramedical staff as a resting place during night duties,” said another source. The local residents alleged that the hospital was in deep crisis and despite repeated reminders to the authorities nothing concrete has been done so far to make the conditions better. “The x-ray machine and the room dedicated to it had not seen any upgrade,” said Arshid Hamdani, a local resident. He said that there is no USG machine available in the hospital which has further made the gullible patients an easy target for the private diagnostic centers. “The ambulances in the hospital are in such a squalid condition that the attendants think twice before ferrying patients in these vehicles,” said Rayees Maqbool, another local resident. Other local residents said the electricity service to the hospital is irregular, forcing attendants to buy candles in case of overnight duty. The hospital does not have a canteen and the patients from far-flung areas remain completely dependent on the people living near the hospital for food. “The authorities do not acknowledge the fact that the hospital is in a mess, I can show the comparative data of the last three to four years and you can decide for yourself whether its in a mess or not,” said Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, director, health services, Kashmir.
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Kashmir University to hold annual convocation today
Srinagar, September 26 Professor Talat Amad, vice-chancellor, University of Kashmir, hoped that the occasion showcases the success stories of the university besides honouring the scholars from science, arts, humanities, information technology, medical and other streams. Degrees will be awarded to 234 PhD scholars, 399 M Phil students, 21,240 post graduate students, 1, 19,799 under graduate students and 93 diploma holders on the occasion. President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest on the occasion. He will award degrees and medals to the outstanding scholars of the university. Governor and chancellor, University of Kashmir, NN Vohra; Chief Minister and the pro-chancellor, University of Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, will be present during the ceremony. As has been the trend with the Kashmir University over past many decades, a striking moment will be seen tomorrow during the convocation when the various university authorities, the chancellor, the pro-chancellor and the chief guest wears turbans and academic robes and arrives in the procession to the podium. “The essence of the annual convocation does not lie only in receiving the medals and certificates from the chief guest. Participation of the students and scholars in such an academic and prestigious exercise is an honour in itself. The overall academic ambience, celebration, joy and euphoria of attending the convocation by putting on the robes, rubbing shoulders with scholars and faculty, witnessing the proceedings and attending to the citations remains a memorial event in the memory of every student and faculty member which they would cherish for years to come,” said Professor Syed Fayaz, registrar, University of Kashmir. |
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Bijbehara residents irked over traffic jams
Anantnag, September 26 “There is a traffic jam every minute in our town. The only time we get to see a clear road in our town is when it’s a strike or a holiday, when the traffic flow is comparatively lesser,” said Rouf Ahmad, a shopkeeper. Daily commuters said the Bijbehara stretch had become a dreaded stretch along the national highway. “We have rescheduled our timings because of this stretch. We leave our homes half an hour early to reach office in time,” said Iqbal Saleem, who travels on this road everyday to reach his office in Srinagar. “There is no particular time for a traffic jam along this stretch. I have never seen this stretch clear in the last two years or so,” said another commuter, Dr Nuzhat. A local resident said, “It takes more than half an hour to cross this half a kilometre stretch at any given time in a day.” “I live just a kilometre away from the Sub-District Hospital of the town and it took me at least 45 minutes to reach the hospital the other day when my daughter fell ill,” said Ijaz ahmad, another local. The shopkeepers along the stretch said the continuous traffic jams were severely affecting their health. “We are continuously exposed to severe pollution and noise. This is taking a toll on our health,” said Ali Mohammad, a shopkeeper.
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Kashmir University holds lecture on economics
Srinagar, September 26 He said sustainability, equity and ethical foundations of economic growth are the best foundations upon which the edifice of proper economic development should be built. Professor Darda while taking a dig at the curriculum of the economics said this is not the right path of development as it would lead to ‘colonisation of brains’. The fact that soil degradation and environmental deterioration are soon going to put a limit on the welfare endeavours of humanity, the speaker argued on the modern economics that has led to the co-modification of nature and human relations. “All the resources of earth that were not consumed during entire human existence till 1960 have been consumed in the last 50 years,” said Professor Desarda. The extension lecture was presided over by Professor Dost Mohammad, former head of the economics department, University of Kashmir. In his presidential remarks, he emphasised on the fact that growth and development are neither substitutes nor does one inhibit the other, however an institutional system that can co-ordinate between ecological and ethical dimensions of development and relate them to development is the need of the hour. The extension lecture was attended by students, scholars and faculty members of the department and a healthy discussion on the contents of the speech was conducted following the presentation. Professor GM Bhat, head, department of economics, presented the vote of thanks. |
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Double delight for Doda in inter-district tourney
Jammu, September 26 In kabaddi final, Doda toppled Reasi by 10 points (28-18). Neha Sharma and Shilpa Devi played outstandingly from the winner team. Kailasha and Shakeela also played well for Reasi. Earlier, in the semifinal, Reasi defeated Samba by one point (28-27) in a thrilling contest while Doda got the better of Jammu by 18 points (32-14). In kho-kho final, Doda had last laugh against Reasi by 5 points (7-2). In the semifinal played earlier, Reasi prevailed upon Kathua by (7-2). Priyanka Thapa and Razia Akhtar played well for Reasi. The kabaddi matches were officiated by Ram Murti, Ashok Kumar, Bua Ditta, Ram Pal and Anubhav Dev. Rajesh Sambyal, Ravi Kumar, Narayan Singh, Balwan Singh, Ravinder Singh Bali, Suraj Dev Singh and Tilak Raj officiated the kho-kho matches. The selected players from the tournament will participate in the upcoming inter-division tournament. Jammu Inspector-General of Police Dilbagh Singh was the chief guest on the valedictory function who distributed prizes among the winner and runner-up teams. Speaking on the occasion, the IGP said girls in the present era were at par with boys in almost every field, not to talk of sports only. Ashok Kumar, Deputy Director, Youth Services and Sports, gave a brief report of the activities held by the department so far in the season. The tournament was organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, Jammu, under the overall supervision of Ashok Kumar, Deputy Director, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu. |
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Seven cueists move into
second round
Tribune News Service
Jammu, September 26 Ankush Dogra dispatched Neraj Aggarwal by 3-0 in the inaugural match. Winning the opening frame by 44-30, Ankush Dogra had no difficulty whatsoever to pocket the second frame with convincing margin of 66-19. Neraj Aggarwal was never really recovered from the early setbacks and eventually lost the third frame by 44-42 in a close contest. Sahil Aggarwal toppled Namish Sharma 3-2 frames in a closely fought contest. Sahil got off to a perfect start by winning the first two frames with margins of 51-41 and 54-51. After 0-2 down, it was like a do or die situation for Namish to bounce back and he managed to pull things back. First, he took the third frame by 55-35 and then fetch the fourth frame by 65-55 to equalise the lead. In the decider, Namish put up a spirited fight but Sahil had the last laugh with 40-37 win. In other first round matches played, Himanshu Phaul beat Gaurav Sethi by 3-1 ( 69-34,68-35, 24-46, 60-28), Manik Salotra beat Parth Vasudev by 3-2 (65-30, 38-49, 47-33, 36-50, 65-31), Kuldeep Sharma beat Kaushal Gupta by 3-0 (86-22, 74-16, 80-26) and Sohali Khalid beat Romy by 3-0 (77-18, 63-25, 77-21).
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CRPF distributes sports goods
Srinagar, September 26 The CRPF spokesperson, Sudhir Kumar, said: “sports good were distributed by the CRPF to the Higher Secondary School, Safakadal, Regional Public School, Safakadal, and Shaheen Public School, Noorbagh.” “Apart from sports items uniform were also distributed among all students of the three schools,” said the CRPF spokesperson. “The main aim of distribution of these items is to provide students with ample opportunities for developing their talents in various fields,” he said. The function was attended by senior officers of the CRPF, local residents, teachers and students from the various schools. |
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Srinagar, September 26
The sub-district hospital in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district remains devoid of basic facilities despite being located along the national highway which doubles its importance when compared to the other sub-district hospitals.
According to sources in the hospital, the unnecessary free hand given to the technicians of the hospital in administrative matters has doubled the official apathy and lack of proper staff is hampering the smooth functioning of the hospital.
The department of economics, University of Kashmir, organised an extension
lecture on ‘ecological and ethical approach to economics’ today. Professor HM Desarda, former member of state panning board Maharashtra, was the speaker on the occasion. He argued about the importance of bringing ecological and ethical aspects into any economic decision and the fallout of its neglect on the sustainability of contemporary growth across the globe with a special emphasis on the Indian economy.
