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City hospital loses another baby in 5 days
Ranji player announces retirement
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Revenue dept puts brakes on cable car project
J&K Bank deputes security guards at ATMs
Divali aftermath, garbage heaps dot city streets
Sarwal Govt hospital observes World Diabetes Day
Vishwakarma Day celebrated
State must increase production of pulses: KVK scientists
Meritorious students felicitated
Army organises Veterinary Camp at Darhal
Agriculture technos meet agriculture minister
School celebrates Deepavali
NO PRACTICE LED TO DEFEAT
Simula XI, JKP XI cruise into T20 semis
State Matsogi-Do championship concludes
Chetan Club log win in volleyball
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City hospital loses another baby in 5 days
Jammu, November 14 The hospital holds the dubious distinction of registering over 2,500 infant deaths over the last three years. The incident took place at around 11:30 am when senior doctors were on a round to examine patients in the maternity ward. The police said a labourer, Suram Chand of Kartyal Chibal village in Khour block of Akhnoor tehsil had got his wife Geeta Devi admitted to the SMGS Hospital last night. Geeta gave birth to a boy at 5:20 am. Geeta was unconscious due to a major caesarean delivery when an unidentified woman allegedly took the baby from maternity ward number 4. “Geeta was referred to the SMGS Hospital from the sub-district hospital after she complained of acute labour pains. She was admitted at 3 am and delivered the boy at around 5:20 am after a major operation," Suram Chand said. At 11:30 am, when senior doctors were taking a round of the ward, Suram Chand left his wife to the hospital canteen to get hot water leaving the child besides his sleeping wife, Chand said. "When I returned, the boy was missing from the bed. I raised an alarm but in vain," he said. He alleged an unidentified woman, from the Hindi belt, was fondling babies inside the ward and she might have stolen his baby. The police said they were verifying the CCTV footage. "The ward staff members are being interrogated while security at the hospital has been beefed up," a police official said. Dr Dara Singh, Deputy Medical Superintendent, SMGS Hospital, admitted that recurring incidents of baby theft were a “serious issue”. “We have taken up the matter with the senior police officers asking them to enhance security inside the hospital. We have also decided to install big signboards in all wards of the hospital to create awareness among the patients to be wary of strangers," he said. He said the hospital authorities were trying to verify the involvement of a gang in behind such incidents but nothing concrete has come out so far. “We have installed CCTV cameras. We are now asking patients to be more careful. On an average, 50 to 60 babies are delivered in the hospital everyday," Dr Singh said. JS Johar, Superintendent of Police (SP), City North, said, "We are working on various theories but no breakthrough has been achieved so fa," he said. On November 10, a burqa-clad woman had allegedly stolen a three-day-old girl from the hospital. The woman later arrested. Blame game
The police has blamed the hospital authorities for such recurring incidents. “These incidents can't take place without the connivance of the hospital staff. Secondly, how can information about deliveries reach the alleged thieves within minutes? It is a very sensitive and serious issue that needs immediate attention,” a police officer said.
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Ranji player announces retirement
Jammu, November 14 Manzoor Ahmed Wazir, JKCA Treasurer said, “Arshid Bhat has been one of the finest cricketers to have represented the state. He represented the JKCA in all formats and made his presence felt in almost every match that he played for the state.” Manzoor said he played with a lot of commitment and would always be remembered as a cricketer with a lot of guts. Arshid Bhat has expressed his gratitude towards the JKCA for providing ample opportunities for exhibiting his talent. |
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Revenue dept puts brakes on cable car project
Jammu, November 14 Sources said there are disputes over several points through which the ropeway project would pass and a clearance from the department is necessary. During a recent meeting chaired by Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora, he had passed directions to the J&K Cable Car Corporation to settle its disputes with the revenue department. The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 45 crore for the project, but the project ran into trouble over environmental clearance. Lack of interest of successive governments delayed the project. “A row between state’s Environment Impact Assessment Authority (EIAA) and the J&K Cable Car Corporation pushed the ambitious project behind schedule for a decade. It is still years away from becoming operational,” an official said. The prestigious ropeway project has been delayed since 1996, when it was conceived by the then Farooq Abdullah government. The project aimed to boost tourist inflow into Jammu region. The project is being constructed on a BOT (build, operate and transfer) basis, in which the state government had to provide the land and private parties had to raise the infrastructure, operate it for 30 years or so and then transfer it back to J&K. Once completed the project will connect Mubarak Mandi, Mahamaya Termple, Bagh-e-Bahu, Bawewali Mata Temple, Peerkho Temple. The All Jammu Hotels & Lodges Association (AJHLA) has regretted an inordinate delay has been caused in executing this project, only due to the apathetic attitude of the authorities. “The project was held up due to the non- clearance of the construction of a pillar for the project, which fell in the forest land. The state government authorities took a long time in pressing for clearance of the same from the Wild Life Board,” said Inderjeet Khajuria, president AJHLA. This project in Jammu city has great potential to attract Vaishno Devi pilgrims to stay at Jammu and also for tourists from neighbouring states to visit Jammu to take a ride of the cable car.
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J&K Bank deputes security guards at ATMs
“The higher authorities took the matter seriously and served explanation notices on the district head of the J&K Bank, Poonch branch. The bank authorities have directed the local officials to provide trouble free service to the customers. It has also asked the officials to make sure that guards are posted here round-the-clock,” a bank official said on the condition of anonymity. Poonch town has only two ATMs, an SBI ATM at the bus stand and another of the J&K Bank outside its main branch in the main market. After having failed to provide 24-hour service to the customers, the banks are least bothered about providing fear-free service to their customers. Customers have also complained that the ATMs remain non-functional twice or thrice a week due to technical snags in the BSNL lines or shortage of cash in the ATMs. Both ATMs had no security guards to keep customers in queues. Due to this, altercations among ATM users were a common sight. While the J&K Bank has deputed a guard, the State bank of India has failed to do the same so far. Branch manager of SBI, Poonch, Vikas Bagotra, was unavailable for comments.
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Divali aftermath, garbage heaps dot city streets
Jammu, November 14 Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) pressed its men and machinery to clear the mess, but in several localities, huge dumps remained. While the Corporation is often accused of its failure to keep the city garbage-free but poor civic sense among the citizens is also contributing to the poor sanitation of the city. In most of the localities, people had disposed off solid waste on the roads despite directions by the Municipal Corporation to use containers meant for the purpose. At many places shopkeepers were the major contributors to the garbage mess. The Municipal Corporation, which has a fleet of 200 vehicles, has been allotted 71 wards of the city for daily collection of solid waste. “As the city’s population has increased manifold, our target is to reach the small lanes and by-lanes and for that small tempos are needed to meet the requirements of the safai karamcharies,” said an official. Sources said the mounting maintenance cost and fund crunch has left several of these vehicles non-functional. Over the next few months the lack of funds could render these vehicles out of use.
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Sarwal Govt hospital observes World Diabetes Day
Jammu, November 14 The 2012 campaign will have a special focus on children and young people for the promotion and dissemination of education and prevention messages. It will engage local communities to recognise the importance of early awareness of the risks and dangers of diabetes. An expert speaking on the occasion said, “diabetes is a metabolic disease, which is characterised by high blood sugar levels. This is caused either due to lack of insulin (type 1 diabetes) or because the body’s cells fail to respond to the insulin produced (type 2 diabetes). The hormone insulin is responsible for breaking down glucose and when it fails to do so, the body starts using fats. Some of the common symptoms of diabetes are hunger, frequent urination and increased thirst. There’s a third type of diabetes called gestational diabetes and occurs in pregnant women.” “If unchecked, diabetes could become the next global epidemic, some would argue it already is. By 2030, it could be the seventh leading cause of death in the world. Of all the diabetics in the World, 90% are type 2 and their ailment is caused by obesity or other related lifestyle choices,” he added.
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Vishwakarma Day celebrated
Katra, November 14 According to the legend Vishwakarma was a divine architect and one of the fourteen precious things born of the Samudra Manthan. He constructed the holy city of Dwarka where Sh Krishna ruled and the Maya Sabha of the Pandavas. He is also called the divine carpenter, as mentioned in the Rig Veda and is credited with Sthapatya Veda, the science of mechanics and architecture. The festival is celebrated primarily in factories and industrial areas, often on the shop floor. Artisans, craftsmen, mechanics, smiths, welders, industrial workers and factory workers worship Vishwakarma on this day and pray for a better future, safe working conditions, and above all, success in their respective fields. NHPC Jyotipuram celebrates Vishwakarma Day Vishwakarma Day was celebrated at National Hydroelectric Project Corporation (NHPC) at Salal Power Station, Jyotipuram. Senior officers and a large number of NHPC employees worshipped Vishwakarma. A Langar was also organised and prasad was distributed amongst the employees of the company besides employees of the offices adjoining the company’s complex.
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State must increase production of pulses: KVK scientists
Katra, November 14 Banarsi Lal said our country was not producing sufficient quantity of pulses which was leading to malnutrition. Jammu and Kashmir is very poor producer of pulses and there is need to make strenuous efforts to increase the production of pulses in the state. He said pulses were rich in proteins and could give complete nutrition to vegetarians. He also suggested the farmers that they should use quality seed of pulses. Before sowing, farmers must first treat the seed with fungicides. Programme co-ordinator, KVK Reasi, Dr Vkas Tandon said weedicides should be used to control weeds in the crop. Speaking about the diseases and insect-pests in the pulses, he suggested measures farmers could take to control them. He said pulses were helpful to fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. KVK scientist Lalit Upadhaya told the farmers about the Rabi season crops. He suggested seed treatment in the Rabi season crops to the farmers. He also stressed that with field crops, the farmers should also plant the agro-forestry trees in their fields to generate extra income. KVK scientists also answered queries of farmers. Satbir Singh assisted the programme while programme co-ordinator, KVK, Reasi, Dr Vkas Tandon co-ordinated the programme.
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Meritorious students felicitated
Katra, November 14 Students from Class 8th to graduation level were honoured with mementos and appreciation letters. The function was attended by a large number of people, including children and parents. The meritorious students who were honoured included Harshita Kesar, Shenwaz Ahmead, Jyoti Chandan, Sumiga Vaid, Arun Vajal, Akshita Gandotra, Shivangi Suri, Vinod Kumar, Adhal Ajij, Reeta Devi, Ram Paul and Jyoti Kumari. An organising committee, headed by Kailash Nanda, had organised the function. The other members of the committee were Arti Nanda, Sanjay Nanda, Ajay Nanda, Dr MM Kapoor, Om Parkesh Sharma, Bansi Lal Kerni and Sudarshan Singh.
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Army organises Veterinary Camp at Darhal
Rajouri, November 14 The aim of the camp was to overcome the difficulties faced by the poor and under privileged community of Gujjar and Bakkarwals here. Doctors from the Army as well as the local Government Veterinary Hospital examined about 200 animals from Darhal and its neighbouring villages. People showed keen interest in the camp and brought out their problems and their queries, which were answered by the experts from the Animal Husbandry Department and the Army. Medicines were also distributed during the camp. People thanked the Army for organising the camp in their area.
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Agriculture technos meet agriculture minister
Jammu, November 14 These agricultural technocrats are demanding an amendment to the cabinet decision vide notice dated August 4, 2011. They told the minister that after 55 days, they had called off their fast-unto-death after the intervention of Advisor to Chief Minister J Mubarak Gul who had visited the spot of dharna at Mubarak Mandi, Jammu, on behalf of the Chief Minister. They also alleged that no consideration was being given to the length of service of Rehbar-e-Zirat in the department. “If a senior Rehbar-e-ziraat of 1996 is regularised in the last batch i.e. in 2016, his tenure of service will be shortened by nearly 10 years which is unjustified.” Radotra said the batch-wise pattern that the matter of regularisation of agri-technocrats should be considered on the batch-wise manner and the first preference should be given to overages and batches of 1996, 1997 and 1998 be considered in the first phase of the regularisation process. GH Mir marked a letter to the Commissioner Secretary APD for the amendment of the cabinet order.
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School celebrates Deepavali
Jammu, November 14 Little angles and mothers were all dressed in traditional dresses, echoing the joyful sentiments of this festival. The ambiance at the event was electrifying with full of enthusiasm among the mothers, who were lighting diyas, chanting shloakas and performing the ritual Divali pujan, which was followed by various events and games. Shopping stalls were also put up on the occasion. Various on the spot competitions were organised for the mothers and their children. Style by Krish sponsored the gifts, which were given to the winning mothers. Although the ways of celebration may change with the time but the spirit of Divali is changeless. The event concluded with the ever lasting spirit of Divali.
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NO PRACTICE LED TO DEFEAT
Jammu, November 14 Manzoor Wazir, JKCA Treasurer, while talking to The Tribune said the poor performance was a matter of concern. “There is no doubt that our teams have performed disastrously in the matches and it is a real cause of concern for JKCA. Unfortunately, we could not conduct maximum activities in both provinces due to various reasons and that reflected on the performance of our teams”, he said. “Keeping in view the prevailing scenario, we are dejected with the J&K team’s poor performance but not surprised, because it was on the cards. It was imperative for JKCA to conduct a number of tournaments in both divisions in a bid to spot the talented players. Unfortunately, that did not happen,” Wazir added. J&K’s u-25 team lost all its four matches it played. Their first defeat came against Maharashtra. After that, the team lost to Tamil Nadu and Delhi with heavy margins. Further, the home team failed to seize the advantage of playing at home turf and ended up losing to Jharkhand with a convincing margin at GGM Science College Hostel Ground. Following the team’s lackluster performance, the u-19 team also suffered consecutive defeats. After being defeated by Haryana, the team went down against Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi. All the matches were played at Chandigarh. The women’s team also failed to register a single win. The team lost to Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi with big margins
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Simula XI, JKP XI cruise into T20 semis
Jammu, November 14 After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, YSC XI accumulated 124 runs in 19.3 overs. Rohit was the top scorer with 33 runs off 24 balls. Rithik and Nipun also contributed 25 and 19 runs respectively. For Simula XI, Shashi took three wickets while Sameer and Hilal Rather chipped in with two and one wicket respectively. In reply, Simula XI overhauled the target in 19 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. Shashi was the top scorer with 28 runs whereas Ashok and Sameer also contributed 26 and 18 runs to the total. For YSC XI, Akash and Sahil shared two wickets apiece while Raman took a wicket. Shashi of Simula XI was adjudged the man of the match. Winning the toss and batting first, JKP XI accumulated 144 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for a loss of 7 wickets. Skipper Rajesh Gill was the top scorer with 64 runs that came off 52 balls with 8 delectable hits to the fence while Amit contributed 27 runs with the help of 3 fours and a six. Vishal was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Sunil Sharma and dilbag took 2 and 1 wicket respectively for JKP XI. For ACC XI, Ajay, Sunil, Sunny and Madan shared two wickets apiece. The team could not chase the target and managed 133 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Sumit was the top scorer with 34 runs off 19 balls including 4 fours and 1 six. Sunny and Anand scored well made 23 and 21 runs respectively but that was not enough. Skipper Rajesh Gill of JKP XI was adjudged the man of the match. The matches were officiated by Suhail, Sudhir Singh, Madan and Sadiq Hussain as umpires. Yogesh maintained the scorecard.
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State Matsogi-Do championship concludes
Jammu, November 14 MP Choudhary Lal Singh was the chief guest, who distributed prizes amongst the winners. J&K state sports council secretary Dilip Thusoo, J&K state sports council ex-secretary Sheikh Fazal Ahmed, Department of Youth Services and Sports director JP Singh, Unique Educational Trust chairman Jasbir Singh, principal of Dogra Higher Secondary School Gambir Singh Charak, principal of Army School, Nagrota, Rohini Rohit Gurung and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. The bouts were officiated by Pankaj Kumar Mehra, Sushant Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Sudarshan, Gautam, Yasien, Bilal, Dinesh Singh, Jitender, Rabia, Harjeet, Jagpreet, Simran Jaral, Ravinder, Avneet, Gourav Kumar, Vivek Bogal, Raj Kumar, Gurpreet, Ommanish, Amanpreet, Raghav, Abhinand Mahajan, Rajat Gupta, Kasish Sood and Manpreet. Final Results: Boys below 9 years (20 kg): Ansh Salathia, Ayush, Charanpreet and Jaswinder (Below 20 kg): Nikunj Langer, Nityam and Aman Gupta (20-25 kg): Kanaiyah Thakyal, Abhi Bist, Mandeep Singh and Ayush Mahajan (25 kg and above): Arpit Abrol, Ashrav Gurung, Yuvraj Singh, Utkarsh and Anuj Chandel (25 kg and above): Harivansh, Farhan, Shivansh and Nikunj Below 9 years girls (below 19 kg): Vidyanti, Mansi Choudhary, Shubhangwni and Tejasvi Sharma (19-24 kg): Sujata, Gaganpreet Kour and Irshken (24 kg and above): Rashmi Rajput, Banshik Sharma, Tanvi Choudhary and Tarunpreet Kour (24 kg and above) Himani Gupta, Manmeet, Bhumika Sharma and Sumeet Kour (Below 21 kg): Shruti claimed gold medal. (21-24 kg): Riya, Shruti Mishra, Taniya Sharma and Sumit Kour
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Chetan Club log win in volleyball
Jammu, November 14 Chetan Club fetched the first set 25-13 with consummate ease but Singh Club clawed their way back in the match by winning the next. The set score read 25-16. With 1-1, both teams made desperate attempts to stretch their lead and it was Chetan Club again. The Club won the set by margin of 25-19. Singh Club got the act together in the next set and emerged victorious with 25-20 to make the contest evenly poised. In the decider, Chetan Club had the last laugh by 25-18.
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An unidentified woman allegedly stole a baby boy barely hours old from the arms of his mother at the state's oldest Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital.
The Union Environment Ministry may have cleared construction work in the wildlife area for the cable car project from Mubarak Mandi to
Bag-e-Bahu, but the project is now facing objections from the revenue department.
Goddess Laxmi is worshipped on Divali for prosperity and the best way to invoke her blessings is by keeping the surroundings very clean. But the city of temples is a picture in contrast just one day after Divali. Residents may have worked overtime to keep their houses clean on Divali but huge dumps of solid waste on city’s roads and streets speaks of their disregard for cleanliness when it comes to their hometown.
Poonch, November 14
