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Kargil faces mobile pangs
‘e-hospital’ project launched at JLNM hospital
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Markets abuzz with designer wear, Pakistani suits ahead of Eid
Customers have a look at Pakistani suits on display at a showroom in Srinagar.
Task Force discusses declining sex ratio
Varsity’s first newsletter released
Tangmarg to have Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Ensure ration supply to all, CPM to administration
RR to celebrate Raising Day today
Anganwadi workers protest non-payment of salaries
Anganwadi workers and helpers stage a protest in Srinagar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Amin war
Workshop on fire measures concludes
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Principal’s forum calls on Dy CM Residents seek to explore tourism potentail Man injured
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Kargil faces mobile pangs
Residents said telecom companies were not focusing on connecting people from Drass and Kargil with the outside people. “Though BSNL has been providing mobile services in Kargil district, most of the times the service does not work. We are suffering immensely as visitors here are not able to remain connected with their loved ones once they land in Kargil or Drass,” said Murtaza Ali, a local. ? “We have taken up the issue many a time with the authorities, but they are not bothered about improving their service in the land-locked region,” he added. For the residents of the district, nothing has changed much when it comes to mobile connectivity after the Kargil War. “Fourteen years after we came into limelight due to the Kargil War, communication network continues to remain the poorest. We are often told that the optical fibre cable in the rough terrains of Kargil gets broken due to various ongoing works, but no one is trying to solve our problem permanently,” said Nissar Ahmed, a trader. ? “Those associated with tourism trade are the worst sufferers of the poor mobile connectivity,” he said. In February, Bharti Airtel became the first private telecom operator which launched its services in Kargil district of the Ladakh region. However, the residents alleged
that it also had a limited coverage area. Fida Hussain, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, admitted that the residents in Kargil and Drass were facing a lot of problem due to the poor mobile connectivity. “The prime reason for the poor connectivity is that the OFC cable gets broken due to the ongoing widening of the road up to Kargil. But we have asked BSNL and Airtel to improve mobile connectivity in the region. The two companies are in the process of installing more mobile towers to improve connectivity,”? Hussain told The Tribune. RK Koul, Chief General Manager, BSNL, J&K, said there was recently a connectivity problem in Kargil and Drass due to a breakdown in the OFC. “We are going to improve our services in Kargil further as we have connected Kargil through Leh. We are also installing more towers in Kargil town and Drass so as to improve the connectivity,” Koul said.
— Murtaza Ali, a local resident
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‘e-hospital’ project launched at JLNM hospital
Srinagar, July 31 The 'e- hospital' project is an online solution for managing health care service delivery in public hospitals by catering to the areas of patient care, laboratory services, work flow based document and information exchange, human resource, and medical records management of the hospital. The Minister of State for Health said the project had been funded under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The e-hospital project costing Rs 6.5 crore has to be implemented in two phases covering four modules, including outdoor and indoor patients, emergency and billing in the first phase and store
management, radiology and lab services in the second phase. "So far, the e-hospital projects have been implemented in two hospitals of the state, including the Government Hospital, JLNM, Rainawari and Gandhi Nagar with 26,000 and 40,000 registrations respectively," Khan said. The minister said the project would help in the maintenance of records, creation of database for research, quick handling of registration, compilation of day-to-day database and information regarding the registration of patients. The Health Minister said all district hospitals would be brought under the project to streamline and improve the health care delivery system in the government-run health institutions. "Maintenance of record is the most essential part of the project," the minister said. NRHM Mission Director Yashpal Sharma, Drugs and Food Organisation controller Satish Gupta, Managing Director Information Technology, JLNM hospital Medical Superintendent, Health Services, Kashmir, Deputy Director and other senior officers of the Health Department were also present on the occasion. The Rural Development Minister appreciated the initiative taken by the NRHM, saying that this project would prove
beneficial in disseminating the day-to-day work of the hospital and in providing quick health services to the patients in the hospital. Sagar congratulated the management of the hospital for attaining the distinction of being the first hospital in the Valley to have the prestigious services. He said there was a need for extending the e-hospital facility to other hospitals of the state. The minister said the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had made tangible achievements in the upgrade of health care facilities from the past four years in the state. |
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Markets abuzz with designer wear, Pakistani suits ahead of Eid
Srinagar, July 31 Now, almost every boutique/ shop sells Pakistani suits,” said Saira Arif, proprietor of Singhaar
showroom at the Jawahar Nagar area. She said they had just received a fresh stock of Pakistani designer wear and suits and customers had already started making a beeline at the shop. “I recently switched to the business of selling Pakistani suits as this business of late has become successful in Kashmir. Even as Eid shopping is yet to pick up fully,
customers have already started buying Pakistani suits ranging from Rs 1,800 to Rs 14,000. The most popular Pakistani brands are Sana Safinaz, Shariq and Dawood,”
Saira added. Sameena, a customer, said Pakistani clothes were popular because they were very comfortable for summers apart from being decorative and appealing. She said the stitching and embroidery work on Pakistani dresses, besides being apt, complemented the local tastes. “Stitching and embroidery work on Pakistani suits is matchless. Moreover, their designs suit our tastes,” she said. Syed Tariq, owner of ‘Snow White’ at Abi Guzar said Pakistani dressing was popular because of the comfort factor. “Pakistan-made lawn cloth is getting very popular these days as it is very light and come with a ‘chaddar’ that protects women from sunlight. This clothing is also popular in many Muslim countries, especially Dubai,” he said. Tariq said he like other shop owners had received fresh stock of Pakistani suits ahead of Eid. “Even as Eid shopping has not picked up full steam, we are hopeful of doing good business ahead of the festival and also after that due to marriage season,” he said. People of the Valley usually solemnise marriages in spring and summer months. However, marriages are usually not performed during the fasting month and in the winter season. |
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Task Force discusses declining sex ratio
Srinagar, July 31 “The Chief Secretary said that the issue is of significant ramification and the civil society as a whole has to play its important role to help in reversing the trend and ensuring equal chances of birth, growth and development of the girl child along with the male child,” an official spokesman said. The meeting took stock of the measures put in place by various agencies
including the Health Department to book those who facilitate as well as help in sex determination and female foeticide. “He asked for stringent punishment for the crime and said that necessary measures to make the laws more stringent need to be taken, besides, other effective administrative steps aimed at checking the sinful activity,” the
spokesman said. The Chief Secretary asked the Health Department to ascertain the latest situation with regard to child sex ratio from the data maintained through the Health Management Information System (HMIS) to get a clear picture. It was informed in the meeting that a state-level monitoring committee was proposed to be constituted to conduct surprise checking of the ultrasound clinics so as to check malpractices of sex determination and female foeticide in the state. Besides, the punitive measures, amendments to the J&K PC&PNDT rules, the task force also recommended launching of aggressive awareness and media campaigns to save girl child. The meeting was attended by Secretary Health and Medical Education, Divisional Commissioners, Kashmir and Jammu, Directors Health Services, Kashmir and Jammu, Mission Director NRHM J&K and Deputy Commissioners from Anantnag and Udhampur and other officers. |
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Varsity’s first newsletter released
Srinagar, July 31 the Directorate, KU Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad while releasing the newsletter said, “The distance learners face a lot of difficulties and challenges than those who are enrolled in regular mode of education. Therefore, under such circumstances, it becomes more important for us to provide them equal opportunities and facilities as are provided to the students in regular mode,” the PRO said. Prof
Talat, while maintaining that providing quality education was very important along with further expansion and extension of education both in the regular and distance mode, said, “While going for further extension and launching of new programs and courses, we must keep it in mind that there should be no compromise on the quality of education and standard of education being imparted to the students.” Prof Talat said he was very keen to see KU's distance education emerging as a knowledge hub in the state of J&K. Prof Talat said it was the responsibility of the authorities concerned at the Directorate to see to it that the teaching and study material was being updated and revised regularly so that both the teachers and students were abreast with the changing trends in their respective areas of research and study. Speaking on the occasion, Prof AM Shah, Dean Academic Affairs, KU, said the distance mode of education had a huge potential in the state and KU's distance programme had grown tremendously over the years which indicates that if we continue our hard work and sincere efforts there would be a day when the state would have a full-fledged distance education university. |
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Tangmarg to have Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Srinagar, July 31 This was discussed today in a meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister GA Mir, which was called to review the establishment of the KVK at Mangloora village, a statement said. It added that Mir directed the authorities concerned to complete formalities at the earliest so that the construction of the project could be started. “The minister directed the CITH to speed up other formalities at the earliest so that the construction of the ambitious project could be started and a long-pending demand of the people is fulfilled,” the statement said. During the meeting, Mir was informed that almost all the formalities had been completed and assured that the work on the project would be started soon. “Mir said the establishment of the KVK at Tangmarg would boost agriculture activities by providing farmers latest technical know-how,” the statement said. “He said KVKs had a pivotal role in the introduction of
agri- horti technological innovation for increasing quality production,” it added. The minister was of the view that its establishment would also create job opportunities for local youths of the area. |
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Ensure ration supply to all, CPM to administration
Srinagar, July 31 “These meetings have become a ritual. The authorities concerned must come out from their ideal world and check the ground realities. Ration is not available in the government run depots. People across the state are complaining about the shortage of essential commodities like food and fuel,” the CPM leader said. He said pilferage and a trend of malpractices was causing scarcity of ration, black-marketing, hoarding and profiteering with a telling impact at the
grass-root level. “The public distribution system has gone for a toss in the Kashmir valley,” Tarigami said. He said the situation in the Kerosene distribution was worse than the food grain distribution. “The depot holders are not providing kerosene for the past few months on the pretext that no supplies have been received by them.” The CPI (M) leader said the ration was being
provided to the households on the 2001 Census and the state government does not bother about
the families that have split since 2001 and need ration. Tarigami urged the state government to ensure hassle free ration supply to the people, especially on the eve of Eid and demanded the state
government to cut unproductive expenditure and spend it on food for the poor. He said the government must take immediate measures for arranging required stocks of ration from the Centre to benefit the uncovered population. |
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RR to celebrate Raising Day today
Srinagar, July 31 "Various dignitaries from the Army, civil administration, civil society and prominent public personalities are participating in the event," he added. The battalion was raised on August 1,1994, and the battalion was deployed in the remote and inaccessible areas of Surankote in Poonch district as a part of the CIF (Romeo). "Over the years, the battalion has distinguished itself by conducting spectacular surgical operations and managed to establish peace and tranquility by an intimate connect with the Awam (locals). The battalion has 64 gallantry awards to its credit and was involved in the famous Sarp
Vinash," the officer said. |
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Anganwadi workers protest non-payment of salaries
Kargil, July 31 “We have been without salaries for the last six months and now that the Eid festival is round the corner, we urge the government to release our salaries at the earliest,” said Hazfeeza, a protester. She said their families were suffering immensely and it looked as if the government was least bothered about solving their day-to-day problems. The protesters said they had many other demands and urged the government to take steps to solve them. They later dispersed peacefully. However, before dispersing, they threatened that in case the government did not release their salaries, they would step up the protests. |
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Workshop on fire measures concludes
Srinagar, July 31 The workshop was organised by the General Administration Department (GAD) in coordination with the security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police. More than 850 employees from the Civil Secretariat, legislative assembly, council and other departments, besides the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), attended the workshop. In his valedictory address, Singh highlighted the aims and objectives for conducting the workshop. Singh said the objective of the workshop was to create awareness about the preventive measures to be adopted to avoid fire incidents. |
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With Eid-ul-Fitr round the corner, which will be followed by the second round of marriage season, Pakistani suits, especially designer wear, have started flooding the markets. While only a handful of shops used to sell Pakistani clothing earlier, great demand for it has propelled many others to put on sale these
imported goods. “Pakistani dresses will sell like hot cakes before Eid and also after that as the festive occasion will be followed by the next phase of marriage season.
The 27 Rashtriya Rifles (Maratha Li) based at Paribal in Bandipora district is celebrating its 19th Raising Day on August 1. The battalion was also involved in one of the biggest anti-militancy operation Sarp Vinash in Poonch district in 2003.
Anganwadi workers and helpers today staged a protest against the
alleged failure of the state government to address their issues. The protesters assembled at the City Centre
and raised slogans against the “failure” of the government to release their salaries.
“We have been without salaries for the last six months and now that the Eid festival is round the corner, we urge the government to release our salaries at the earliest,” said
Hazfeeza, a protester.
Kargil, July 31