Congress delegates meeting at SKICC
Azad, Soz, Trivedi, Prakash to attend
NC-Congress coordination on agenda
This will be the first
convention of its kind by the party in Srinagar
Party sources told VOS, that the convention is being
organized on the instructions of the party president and UPA chairperson Sonia
Ghandi, who has desired to strengthen the Congress party at grass root level in
Kashmir .
“The convention has gained
currency because, it is being held on the instructions of Sonia Ji, and we are
sure that some important decisions will be taken in the meeting”, a senior
leader of state Congress told VOS,
preferring not to be named. He added that all the Congress ministers in the Omar
Abdullah government will be attending the 3 hour long meeting, besides all
office bearers and workers from various districts of the valley.
The meeting will be presided
over by state Congress president Saif ud din Soz. Former Chief Minster and
Union Health Minster, Gh. Nabi Azad, Congress General Secretary and chairman of
the party media cell, Janadan Trivedi who also happens to be in charge of Kashmir
affairs are expected to represent party high command in the meeting.
The trio, along with Soz is
expected to address joint press conference Saturday afternoon in the at SKICC.
“We are expecting some important announcements regarding the NC-Congress
coalition, and the congress party affairs in the press briefing”, a congress
minister told VOS on Friday evening.
Meanwhile sources told VOS that party restructuring in the
state is also likely to come up for discussion during the convention. “There
will be discussion on the NC-Congress coordination in the government also”,
sources asserted. They said that according to them most of the Congress workers
have been alleging of being ignored by NC ministers and the same may be
conveyed to the high command. If congress sources are to be believed, various
resolutions will also be passed in the delegate meet.
Interestingly the convention
comes after the eruption of recent spell of controversy between state Congress president Prof. Saif ud
din Soz and the Chief Minster over the implementation of amendments 73 and 74
of the Panchayati Raj Act.
Mirwaiz, Shah, Bhat, Bilal
placed under house arrest
Sagar’s statement
meaningless: Mirwaiz
According to sources a large
contingent of police and paramilitary forces surrounded Mirwaiz’s Nigeen
residence on Friday morning and did not allow him to offer the Friday prayers.
Other Hurriyat leaders who
were reportedly placed house arrest include Shabir Ahmad Shah, Bilal Gani Lone
and Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat.
“This is sheer frustration on
part of the government. They are scared of the separatist leadership”, Mirwaiz
told VOS over phone. He accused government of trying to muzzle the peaceful
voices and said that the Hurriyat Conference will go ahead with the proposed program
of Haft e Shohda. “I have addressed people at Jamia Masjid through phone, and
have told them that the government action was illogical and uncalled for“,
Mirwaiz said, adding that the government will find it difficult to stop people
from participating in Hurriyat programmes with regard to Haft e Shohda. “People
will come out on 21st and
22nd, and all of us will attend the public meeting”, asserted
Mirwaiz.
While reiterating his call
for strike on Monday, Mirwaiz told VOS that people are committed to the cause
and according to him the government can’t stop people from assembling at Idgah
Reacting to the Law and
Parliamentary affairs Minster Ali Mohammd Sagar’s statement on Thursday,
Huuriyat(M) Chairman said that the mainstream politicians were scared of
people. He added that the mainstream politicians were issuing statements in the
garb of the huge army presence and didn’t have courage to face people outside
their security ring. “See their courage, just a few hours after that statement,
they have put me under house arrest”, Mirwaiz told VOS . He accused the government
of not having ‘guts’ to face the voice of dissent. “They are not ready to face
people with a different opinion. The current govt. is suffering from a phobia
and will never overcome it”,
Mirwaiz said, adding that the government stood totally exposed.
Pertinently Sagar on
Wednesday had claimed that Omar Abdullah would quit from office if the separatists
were wiling to join the mainstream camp and fight elections.
“The separatists are always
welcome to join mainstream even if that means CM should divorce his chair. CM
will quit office if they (separatists) join the mainstream camp”, Sagar had
told reporters on the sidelines of a public rally, on Thursday.
“We welcome the change and
assure them (separatists) that government is taking their criticism in a
constructive stride”, Sagar had earlier said.
Meanwhile, according to a
press statement issued by the conglomerate late in the evening Huriyat
Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq offered Nimaz-e-Asar at the
mosque at the Maqdoom Sahab (RA) shrine
Mirwaiz offered fateh khwani
at the shrine of Hazrat Mehboob-ul-Alam (RA) and prayed for the freedom and
well being of the Kashmiri nation. As a mark of respect, the nazim of the shrine and other
administrators felicitated the Mirwaiz with a turban.
G.B Panth Fiasco: Speaker orders Parallel inquiry
Lone is believed to
have taken the decision after the opposition PDP legislators Syed Basharat
Bukhari and Peerzada Mansoor Ahmad met him on Friday and demanded his immediate
intervention.
The committee has been asked
to begin the inquiry from today itself and have been advised to submit its
report within seven days, according to sources.
Meanwhile, the Speaker while
stating that he shared the frustration of parents, general public and the
concern raised by PDP members, told VOS
that the members for the committee have been picked up from the 11 member house
committee and both the PDP members have been advised to render their help to
the committee. “I have asked the committee to submit its report within seven days
so that appropriate action is taken in this regard”, the speaker told VOS on
Friday. He added that Syed Bashart Bukhari and Peerzada Mansoor Ahmad have
presented a memorandum to him, demanding a high level inquiry into the matter.
Pertinently a parallel
inquiry is already being conducted by the director of the Sheri Kashmir
Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), who has submitted an interim report on
Thursday following which the Medical Superintended of the G B PantChildren
Hospital was attached whereas additional
40 nurses and other paramedical staff was provided to the hospital with
immediate effect.
Omar visits G.
B. Pant
Hospital
‘Improvement to be visible within a week’
Talking to media there, the
Chief Minister said that government has already taken decisions regarding
administration, staffing, equipment, sanitation, hygiene and other aspects
relating to the improvement in the functioning of Children’s Hospital making
its monitoring a regular feature by the Director SKIMS.
“There is scope for
improvement in the functioning and maintenance of hospital”, he said adding
that the measures initiated by the government and decisions taken in this
regard would show visible improvement in the functioning of the hospital within
a week’s time. He underlined the importance of public support in maintaining
the hygiene and sanitation of the hospital besides improving the discipline.
“While government would take
all measures in upgrading the functioning of the hospital and improving its
maintenance, the attendants with the patients and visitors visiting the
hospital should cooperate fully in this task”, he said adding that necessary
checks have been put in place for the monitoring of the hospital and the
Director SKIMS would continue to visit this hospital and monitor its
functioning. Saying that the government would not allow any decline in the
situation, he said that improvement and upgradation of the hospital is on
concentrated focus.
PDP dismantled instruments of abuse: Mehbooba
If honest why NC rigged elections : Qarra
If honest why NC rigged elections : Qarra
Party president Mehbooba
Mufti presided over the meetings and addressed workers. On these occasions
District president & MLC Mohd Ashraf Mir, Secretary Cordination Ab Hameed
Kosheen, Cordinator Aadil Jan, Nisar Ahmed Mandoo, Mudasir Khan, Zonal
presidents Showkat Hafiz,Muneeb Ahmed, youth leaders Showkat Gayoor, Syed
Irfan, Jahangir Wani, Parvez Ahmed , Jeelani Kumar and others were also
present.
Qarra said NC leaders made
such offers only to mislead the people and hog headlines. Otherwise, it would
have allowed at least a free election whenever it was in power, he added. He
said for NC all decisions taken by it always revolved round power arrangement,
whether it was accession or the 1975 accord when it sold out immense sacrifices
given by the people under its leadership. "NC thought only of power for
itself and its first family when it could have bargained for a fair political
solution" he said.
Qarra said NC rigged
elections in 1987 when all elements of state politics were in the fray pushing
them into resistance and the entire population into an unending trouble. Now
who would buy its so called offer to give up power for which it has sacrificed
thousands of lives of Kashmiris, resources of the state and its own conscience,
he wondered. "After 1996 elections when sky was on the platter for
J&K, the NC government found safety in selling the autonomy resolution and
7 most feasible power projects as a price for power" he said.
Referring to the contribution of PDP to Kashmir situation during its brief stint in power, Mehbooba Mufti said though it is unfair to compare three years with NC's three decades but her party had tried to change the environment of despair and terror in which it had succeeded considerably. She said process of dialogue had taken off at the highest level and jails had no political detainees. "The state instruments of abuse like the SOG and Ikhwan were dismantled but the present govt brought back insecurity and police raj" she said reminding her audience how 120 youngsters were killed on the streets even though they carried no weapons. To add insult to injury she said the NC had dubbed them as Lashkar activists, drug addicts, goondas and threat to peace. "Even school going children were charged with murder, handcuffed, paraded publicly and thousands of them continue to face prosecution" she said.
Referring to the complete collapse of governance Mehbooba said the death of 360 children in
Mehbooba said the coalition government had only two uses for the funds received under various schemes. It either spends them for benefiting their favorite contractors or making back door appointment of its storm troopers who actually make up the ready to use audience for its 'public meetings', she said. The hospital development fund was utilized to pay wages of NC workers resulting in the tragedies like the one in G B Panth hospital. She said though hospitals have been stuffed with hundreds of NC workers, the posts of nurses and paramedical staff who are actually needed are nobody's business.
Autonomy & NC in the hearts of people: Sagar
Panches, Sarpanchs join NC
Continuing the weekly
Friday meeting at the head quarters under the chairmanship of provincial
president Ali Mohammad Dar, the rural development minister said that the
initiatives taken by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to encourage tourists can
be seen on the ground with the encouraging response of the large number of
tourists arriving in Kashmir .
“This season we are
hope that tourist will cross the 5o lakh mark. This is an encouraging
development and will go a long way in boosting the economy. The hotels in Srinagar
Talking about the
resolution of the Kashmir issue, The NC senior leader maintained that the Kashmir can be resolved by only political means and the
chief minister Omar Abdullah has time and again reiterated it
“Omar Sahib on all the
forums has always maintained that resolution of Kashmir
issue can be only possible by a political solution. Our party is committed that
the resolution of Kashmir issue can only be
achieved by the restoration of Autonomy which has been even recommended by
Justice Sageer committee,” he said adding that “NC and its autonomy is in the
hearts of the people”.
Reiterating the stand
on AFSPA, The NC senior leaders said that Chief Minister is committed to revoke
AFSPA. He said that the state governments in consultation with the security
agencies are continuously discussing the revocation of AFSPA from selective
areas. We are hoping that people of the state will see a positive outcome over
AFSPA in days to come,” he said.
Launching a scathing
attack on PDP, Sagar said that PDP is losing its ground in south Kashmir and
its leaders are making baseless allegations against NC in ignoring Srinagar Srinagar Srinagar
are aware about the contribution of NC in developing the Srinagar
Meanwhile During the
workers meeting number of Sarpanches and Panches of Ganderbal and Fakeer Gojri
Dhara joined NC in presence of provincial president Ali Mohammad Dar.
The Sarpanchs and
Panches were led to NC by the Provincial Secretary G.A Saloora who ensured that
they work on the policies of the party. The new entrants thanked the leadership
and expressed their full faith in the leadership of the party.
NC spokesman Tanvir
Sadiq and former Mayor Salman Ali Sagar were also present on the occasion.
Auto driver and bomb disposal squad rewarded
Millitants from outside city creating problems : IGP
The IGP Kashmir Friday
visited Police Station Nowgam where the abandoned vehicle had been kept. He,
while interacting with media persons, said that the detection was possible
because public in general is providing support and information and in this case
an auto driver informed the police regarding the abandoned vehicle. He said the
IED resembled the one which was used for the assassination of Maulana Showkat
Ahmad in Srinagar
The IGP while addressing
media persons said that although the police had been able to eliminate and nab
militants expert in preparing IEDs, some of them are still to be nabbed. “It is
the militants from outside the Srinagar
city who are involved in such incidents and other militant activities in Srinagar
Geelani under house arrest
Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar
while talking to VOS condemned the
octogenarian leader’s house arrest and called it a direct attack on the
religious freedom and faith of muslims.
He further said that no power
in the world can disallow a person from offering his religious duties and the
same is the worst possible violation of human dignity and freedom.
22 year old appointments in health deptt under scanner
Officers stop salaries to staff
Reliable sources told VOS
that the department of health has set up three different committees for the
purpose to be headed by three Deputy Directors, which according to sources have
been asked to submit their reports within the shortest possible time.
“These committees have been
visiting different hospitals and offices across the valley for few weeks now”,
said an official on the conditions of anonymity, adding that the committees are empowered to
look into all sorts of appointments ranging from class IV employees to doctors
and officers in the department.
The committees are believed
to be actively scrutinizing documents and record pertaining to the
appointments. “Many service books and other record pertaining to appointments
have been taken into custody by these committees and scrutiny is on”, said an
insider privy to the process.
Meanwhile, according to
reliable sources, the Block Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents and Chief
Medical Officers across the valley have stopped disbursing salaries to
employees. “The drawing and disbursing officers have been asked not to draw
salaries in favour of employees who may have been illegally appointed, which
has created confusion among the officers. They are not able to decide who the
illegal appointees are”, said an employee.
Sources in the department of
health services have caste aspersions on the process of scrutinizing and
expressed their resentment of singling out the valley employees only. “The
scrutiny is being done in Kashmir division only, Jammu
division has been left out of the process despite most of the appointments have
been done in Jammu
Meanwhile, Dr Saleem U
Rehman, Director Health Services Kashmir while confirming the reports of
scrutinizing the past record to VOS said that such verification should have
been an ongoing process. He lamented that there has not been proper scrutiny of
documents in the past which has created the problem. “We will do our best and
no one will be spared from the scrutiny”, the director told VOS adding that
other departments should also start such a process.
Pro people policies of NC has frustrated PDP, Dr Kamal
Srinagar, May 18 (VOS): Calling the Peoples Democratic Party, a
party of opportunists, National Conference (NC) senior leader and additional
General Secretary, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal has said that opposition parties
particularly PDP leadership is frustrated by the historical decisions taken by
Omar Abdullah led coalition government.
As part of the
continuous public contact programme organized by provincial president Jammu,
Rattan Lal Gupta, the additional General Secretary, while addressing various
public meetings in Udampur district, urged the people to remain vigilant and
beware of the divisive politics of parties who are want to divide the society
on communal and regional lines for their petty political gains.
Dr Mustafa Kamal said
that right to information act (RTI), accountability commission, Sher-e-Kashmir
employment and welfare programme for unemployed youths, Panchayat elections,
and public service guarantee act are among the few major decisions initiated by
Omar Abdullah.
He asserted that basic
purpose of these initiatives is to make the system transparent and to provide
speedy services to the people. “The decisions of Omar Abdullah are showing
positive results and people are appreciating the decisions of Omar Abdullah government.
The PDP and other oppositions are issue less hence they harp on lies and oppose
the government. Their propaganda has been all along exposed,” he said.
He said that PDP has
become power hungry and their entire leadership is trying to weaken the coalition
government for their petty political gains. “Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is involved
in making baseless statements against the NC to become chief minister of the
state. However, people of the state are educated enough to differentiate
between the pro people agenda of NC and negative politics of PDP,” he said.
Dr Kamal also said that
chief minister is committed to increase the power potential to overcome energy
crisis. “The bottle necks are been cleared. Number of New power projects is
being established. In coming few years, we would be able to maintain
equilibrium between the power demand and supply,” he said.
Provincial president Jammu province, Rattan Lal Gupta while addressing the
people said that with the pro people policies of the NC leadership the party is
becoming stronger day by day in Jammu
Rattan Lal Gupta also
that it is the secular agenda of the NC, which is been endorsed by the people
of the state and party leadership is committed to resolve all the problems of
the people on priority basis.
Gupta also said that
purpose of conducting series of public meetings in Jammu
The other leaders who
also addressed the people includes Provincial president Jammu women’s wing,
Vijay Lakshmi Datta, Bimla Luthra MLA, Brij Mohan Sharma, Rakesh Gupta, Choudry
Mohammad Shari, Sheri Khajurai , Capt Baldav Singh and other leaders of the
party.
Haft-e-Shohda: Mirwaiz visits Makhdoom Sahab Shrine
Srinagar, May 18 (VOS): Continuing with Hafta Shouda programme to mark the
22nd martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-e-Millat and other martyrs, the All Party
Huriyat Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq Thursday offered late
afternoon prayers (Nimaz-e-Asar) at the mosque of Hazrat Maqdoom Hamza Kashmir
(RA), Maqdoom Sahab, Srinagar. “Afterwards Mirwaiz offered fateh khwani at the
shrine of Hazrat Mehboob-ul-Alam (RA) and prayed for the freedom and well being
of the Kashmiri nation”, read a press statement issued by the Hurriyat
Conference. As a mark of respect, the head of the shrine and other
administrators head dressed the Mirwaiz with a turban.
Later addressing a gathering
at Makhdoom Sahab Park Kashmir
taught us about the religion of Islam and urged people to follow his teachings.
Mirwaiz said that the
contribution of spiritual and religious leaders was immense. He further said
that it was incumbent upon everybody to follow the rightful path.
He told the gathering that according
to him the nation was observing hafta shouda to remember the shahee-e-Milat and
thousands of other martyrs who laid their life for Kashmir ’s
freedom. Addressing the people, Mirwaiz said Kashmiris should have firm belief
that their rightful struggle based on truth and people’s aspirations would
succeed.
He said that the party would
do its utmost to make the 21 May a successful event which is being held to
remember the Shaheed-e-Millat thousands of other martyrs.
Later, according to the
statement, a procession took Mirwaiz was from Maqdoom sahib to shaheedi chowk in
Hawal.
“On Friday, a free medical
and blood donation camp was organized by the party to remember the
shaheed-e-millat and other martyrs. Hundreds of people including students and
young people took part in the camp”, said a Hurriyat spokersperson.
According to the press
statement many renowned doctors like Doctor Gul Javed, Dr parvez Shah, Dr Mohammad
Salim Wani, Dr Imran, Dr Reshi, Dr M Ayoub, Dr Najeeb Drabu, Dr, Feroz Ahmad
Naqashbandi (Unani) and others took part in the camp. Patients were also provided
free medical aid on the occasion.
Hurriyat leader Advocate
Shahid ul Islam also donated blood on the occasion.
Body recovered from Kulgam mosque
Kulgam police has registered
a case in this regard.
Woman dies at LD hospital
A 25 year old woman namely
Naseema of Malangpora in Pulwama district is reported to have died in the wee
hours on Friday after delivering a female baby at the Lal Ded hospital here.
“The woman had been admitted
during night time in the hospital and died after being operated by the doctors
at the hospital”, a relative of the deceased told VOS.
Asserting that many things
could lead to the death of a woman, doctors here believe that valley’s lone
tertiary maternity care hospital is hugely overburdened. “The state has been
focusing on reducing the infant and maternal mortality rates for last five
years by upgrading hospital infrastructure and manpower in the peripheries,
however not much has been done to expand the tertiary maternal and child healthcare
in the valley”, lamented a renowned Srinagar based gynecologist, adding that
government needs to improve infrastructure in the peripheries to lower the load
on the LD hospital apart from opening one or two new such hospitals preferably
in the city outskirts.
3 Die, 6 Injured in road mishaps
A Maruti Car collided with a chinar
tree at Nambal, Awantipora on the Srinagar
Jammu National Highway
A Motorcycle of Tariq Ahmad Bhat age 28 years son of Bashir
Ahmad Zahid Ahmad Bhat age 27 years resident of Marhama riding pillion collided
with another motorcycle bearing registration number driven by Irshad Ahmad Bhat
age 25 years son of Abdul Majid resident of Chandrigam Tral at Baliyar
Anantnag, resulting in injuries to all the three persons. All the injured were
shifted to SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar
In an another road accident a
Sumo bearing registration number JK05B/1017 and a Video Coach bearing
registration number JK02AD/3271 collided at Lethpora, Awantipora, falling under
the jurisdiction of police station Awantipora, resulting in injuries to one passenger
Bashir Ahmad Awan resident of Gangle Uri. The injured was shifted to Bone and Joints Hospital ,
Srinagar
Pampore hospital conducts multiple organ
surgery
Pampore, May 18 (VOS): A team of doctors at Sub District Hospital Pampore have conducted a
rare multiple organ surgery on a local lady here which, according to doctors,
is conducted in valley’s tertiary care hospitals only.
A team of doctors comprising
Dr Tafazul Majid a Senior consultant and
laparoscopic surgeon, Dr Tajamul Nazir Anaesthetist and Dr Iffat
Anaesthetist, assisted by Nisar Ahmad theatre technician conducted the surgery
on a lady namely Tabassum wife of Mehdi Hassan of Tengan Pampore who had been
suffering from multiple disorders.
According to the doctors this
is the first time in a peripheral hospital that the gall bladder, appendix and
a dermoid ovary cyst was removed.
The locals have hailed the
efforts of the team of doctors and the BMO Dr Bashir Ahmad for their efforts in
enhancing services to patients in the hosptials
Interview of posts under NRHM Bandipora
Bandipora, May 18 (VOS): According to Chairman, District Rural Health Society, Bandipora,
interview of those candidates who have applied for the post of Junior Staff
Nurse under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in district Bandipora, shall
be conducted at Deputy Commissioner’s Office on May 21, 2012 at 10.30 a.m. only
those candidates possessing Degree/Diploma Certificates along with related
original testimonials can be allowed to appear in the interview.
Omar conducts Awami Mulakat
Meets 35 deputations, scores of individuals
Says public reach is benchmark of his government
Interacting with various
deputations who called on him here at Awami Mulakat, the Chief
Minister said that the initiatives and measures already taken by his government
in this direction have visibly impacted on ground.
“You are now empowered
to ask any question from any government department about its functioning,
transactions, commitments to public and outcome of the development schemes
completed. We have also empowered the people to receive public services within
a fixed time frame to the degree that any official showing laxity or failure in
the delivery of the prescribed service within the prescribed time frame is
liable for fine which shall be detected from his salary and paid as
compensation to the affected consumer”, he said adding that this has brought
topsy-turvy in the system and the consumer instead of paying bribe for getting
public service will now get the compensation for not receiving it within the
prescribed time frame and that too from the salary of the erring official.
The Chief Minister said that
involvement of general public in development process and bring in transparency
in the functioning of administration has been given considerable impetus. He
said empowered Panchayat Raj system is rooting fast and grass root public
representatives have been given powers to implement schemes and take part in
plan formulation.
Omar Abdullah said that close
rapport between the people and strengthening of institutions to check
malpractices and enhance public vigil on the functioning of the administration
have received significant push forward during his government which is evident
on the ground. He said his endeavours in this direction would continue to make
good-governance and transparency rule the roast.
As many as 35 deputations
from all across the State and from various sections of the society met the
Chief Minister and brought to his notice their demands and difficulties for
government attention. Scores of individuals also presented their personal
problems to the Chief Minister and sought his help for the redressal.
The Chief Minister gave
patient hearing to all and gave on spot directions regarding certain matters of
urgent public importance while many more were referred to the concerned Heads
of the Departments for action.
The deputations which
interacted with the Chief Minister included residents of Tibetan Colony, Idgah,
staff of National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, Saw Mill Owners Association,
Kashmir, Bio-medical Electronic Engineers and Professionals Association, Urdu
Academy Jammu and Kashmir, Gurdawara Prabandak Committee District Srinagar,
Idarah Aquaf Islamia, Litter Pulwama and Tujjar Sharief, J&K Brick Kiln
Association, Zamindar Association, deputation of Oncology Department of SKIMS,
various NGOs, and inhabitants of Fag Ganderbal, Samboora Pampore, Beminia,
Safakadal, Nandpora-Karpora Dal, Chandpora, Khanyar Srinagar, Hyderpora Budgam,
Baramulla, Doda and other place
Another 350 bedded paediatric hospital in Srinagar: Omar
‘Recent event related to
IPL and cricket unfortunate’
Srinagar, May 18 (VOS): Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah Friday evening said that his government has decided to
set up a new paediatric hospital in Srinagar apart from taking up the issue of
taking over all the space available at the G B Pant hospital from the
cantonement board. He has also said that his government will take up the matter
of using the unavailable space of 80 beds at the G B Pant hospital with the
Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh.
“We have taken up the issue
of handover of the vacant space at G B Pant hospital with the Cantonment board
but we have not been able to get a response, now we have decided to take the
matter to the Prime Minister. We have also decided to set up at new 350 bedded
pediatric hospital on 16 kanals of vacant land near Medical College Srinagar in
the near future”, Omar said on the sidelines of a function organised for
inaugurating the joggers park and fountain at Rajbagh here.
Hitting out at PDP led coalition
government Omar said that his government is not inclined towards dismantling
but believes in construction before dismantling. “We are not a bulldozer
government, we believe in constructive measures”, he said.
While talking to the gathering
Omar said that his government is doing the maximum possible to attract
tourists. “We have ensured that the flights from the Srinagar airport operate
from 7:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening, which ensures maximum inflow
of tourists”, Omar said.
When asked about the recent
issues concerning cricket and IPL Omar said that the recent events were
unfortunate and unnecessary. “Be it incident involving match fixing the Mumbai
or the latest Banglore incident, it is unfortunate and should not happen”, Omar
said adding that the cricketing bodies like BCCI, IPL etc have the
responsibility to ensure that the game stays clean.
Among others Minister of Health
and Horticulture, Sham Lal Sharma, MOS Health Javed Ahmad Dar, Tourism Minister
Nawang Rigzin Jora, MOS home Nasir Aslam Wani and other officers from the local
administration were also present on the occasion.
Kashmiri nurse receives
President’s award
Srinagar, May 18 (VOS): Rehana
Akhter, a nurse at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS),
Srinagar has been awarded this year’s “President’s National Florence
Nightingale Award 2012” for her excellent service as a paramedic from Jammu
& Kashmir. She became the third nurse from J&K and the youngest in
India to bag the prestigious award. The other day, at a glittering function at
Rashtrapati Bhawan Delhi Rehana received the award from the President Pratibha
Devsingh Patil, which carries Rs 50,000 cash, a Medal and Certificate of merit.
A resident of Batamaloo Srinagar,
Rehana got the award for her outstanding contribution in Nursing Research,
Stoma Therapy and Critical care recognized as extraordinary public service. She
has also received Bharat Excellence Award-2011 from India Friendship Society,
New Delhi for her distinguished services. Last year she received Award of
Excellence at SKIMS for her outstanding patient care services and nursing
research.
Rehana has done Diploma in Stoma
Therapy, World Council of Enterostoma Therapists, WCET Education Committee and
is Life Member World Council of Enterostomal Therapists: An Association
for Nurses involved in Ostomy, wound and continence care. She presented
research papers in several National and State Level Scientific Conferences. She
secured first position in ‘Seminar on nursing care in the 21st. Century:
challenges and responses’ and also got first position in a symposium on Quality
Nursing care in the New Millennium.
She has more than twenty
publications to her credit.
Omar discusses improvement
of G. B. Pant Hospital with Civil Society
Srinagar, May 18 (VOS): Chief
Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday evening reiterated the government’s firm
determination to improve and upgrade the functioning of G. B. Pant Children
Hospital, Srinagar adding that necessary measures have already been initiated
in this direction.
The Chief Minister said that
besides administrative measures steps regarding staffing, equipment, sanitation
and better service delivery have been taken and the impact of these is likely
to be visible within a weeks time.
Speaking to Civil Society Forum
at a meeting here, the Chief Minister said that focused attention is on to
improve the condition of the hospital as early as possible and ensure up to the
mark service delivery by the hospital to the people.
The meeting was attended by
Political Advisor to the Chief Minister, Devender Singh Rana, Principal
Secretary to the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Secretary Health and Medical
Education, M. K. Dewidi and the members of the Civil Society Forum which
included Dr. G. Q. Allaqband, Dr. Shahida Mir, Dr. Altaf Ahmad, Dr. Nazir
Ahmad, Dr. Umar Shafi Traboo, Senior Journalist Shujat Bukhari and
Shuja-ul-Haq.
Giving details of the measures
taken by the Health and Medical Education Department under the directions of
the Chief Minister to augment infrastructure and improve functioning of the
health institutions, Secretary Health and Medical Education said that sanction
has been granted to the engagement of 265 staff comprising 150 Junior Grade
Nurses, 15 A.N.Ms, 25 Junior
Pharmacists, 10 X-ray-Dark Room Assistants, 15 Theatre Assistants and 50
Anaesthesia Assistants on academic arrangement basis to make up the
deficiencies of the para-medical staff and to further improve the patient care
in the Government Medical Colleges and its Associated Hospitals with special
focus on G. B. Pant Children Hospital, Srinagar.
He said steps are being also
taken to strengthening the existing infrastructure and equipment in the
hospitals by providing required equipments, upgrading diagnostic facilities and
ensuring timely supply of medicines.
Diwedi said that under the
directions of the Chief Minister the department has already initiated the
process of formulation of DPR for the construction of new 200-bedded paediatric
hospital at Srinagar and Minister for Medical Education, R. S. Chib is keenly
monitoring the progress on this proposal. He said that the land has been
identified for the hospital at Dewan Bagh.
Meanwhile the Minister for
Medical Education, R. S. Chib today chaired a meeting of the doctors and
officers of Medical Education Department at G. B. Pant Children Hospital in
which Brig. Roy and Commandant 192 Base Hospital Srinagar Cantonment were also
present.
The meeting discussed various
aspects of improvement and upgradation of G. B. Pant Children Hospital and
making its service befitting and up to the mark.
Mr. Chib said that members of
Civil Society will be co-opted in the Management Committee which will meet on
22nd of this month to discuss the process of improvement and upgradation
of G. B. Pant Children Hospital.
Shrine of Syed Mir Shamas–ud-Din to be
renovated
SRINAGAR,
MAY 18: Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora has said that
3 tourism circuits would be developed one each in Kashmir Jammu and Ladakh
regions for promotion of pilgrim tourism in the State, adding that in this
regard the government has submitted detailed project reports of Rs. 150 crore
to the Union Ministry of Tourism for approval. He said the Centre in principle
has agreed to provide funds to the State Government for creation of these
circuits and the development of this tourism circuit would be taken up soon
after receiving the nod from the Central Government.
This was stated by the Minister today during his visit to Ziyarat Sharif Syed
Mir Shamas-ud-Din Iraqi (RA) at Chadoora.
Minister
for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Science and Information Technology Mr. Aga Syed
Ruhulla accompanied Mr. Jora during the visit. The Ministers paid obeisance at
Ziyarat Sharif and prayed for peace and prosperity of the state. Besides, he
also took stock of proposed face lift and development work of the shrine.
Mr. Jora
said that Jammu and Kashmir has a distinct pilgrim and culture heritage, which
would be explored fully by developing pilgrim sites and ensuring adequate
infrastructure facilities for visiting pilgrims.
The Minister said that a Sufi circuit would be developed at a cost of Rs. 50
crore in Kashmir Valley. He said in Jammu province a pilgrim tourism circuit
would also be developed at a cost of Rs. 50 crore, adding that Rs. 50 crore
would be also expended on development of Buddhist circuit in Ladakh region.
Mr. Jora while taking stock of the proposed development and face lift works of
Shrine of Syed Mir Shamas-ud-Din Iraqi (RA), said that development and
renovation work of the shrine would be carried out in phased manner. He said
this year the architecture work of interior portion of the shrine would be
taken up, adding that development of park in shrine area and its fencing would
be carried out next fiscal.
He
instructed Director Tourism Kashmir Mr. Talat Parvez for formulation of
detailed project report for funding and taking up the development works of the
shrine. He also asked for consulting INTECH for carrying out architectural work
of the shrine.
Director
Tourism apprised the Minister about the works programme being carried out in
the area.
Senior
officers of Tourism Department and District Administration Budgam accompanied
the Ministers during the tour.
Vyas reviews progress of the various
projects executed by ERA
SRINAGAR, MAY 18: The principal Secretary
to Chief Minister, Planning and Development Department, Mr.B.B.Vyas on Friday
reviewed the progress of various projects being executed by J&K Economic
Reconstruction Agency (J&KERA) under Multisector project for infrastructure
rehabilitation(MPIR) and Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment
programme (JKUSDIP)funded by Asian Development Bank.
The chief Executive Officer, ERA, Mr.
Saurabh Bhagat, J&K, ERA through power point presentation informed the
meeting that under MPIR project, an expenditure of Rs.1377 crores have been
incurred on various infrastructure projects, while work on 69 Sub-Projects
including improvement and up gradation of some major roads, bridges, water
supply and drainage schemes under the said have already been completed. He also
said equipments worth Rs.34.29 crores , including water tankers, garbage
carriers, loaders , sewer cleaning equipments etc have been provided to SMC,JMC
and PHED under the project.
Mr. Bhagat further informed the meeting
that under tranche-I of JKUSDIP, the agency has taken up work on 9 sub–projects
which include five sewerage sub-projects and 5 sub-projects for scientific
disposal of solid waste management in Srinagar and 3 Sub-project of Water
supplies. Out of these sub-projects work on approach road to landfill site at
Achan sanitary landfill site has been completed and substantial progeress has
been achieved on laying of 100 mm raw water pipeline from Harwan to Nishat. He
said that all the necessary due- diligence reports regarding the Jahangir
Chowk-Rambagh Flyover, Vikram chowk-women’s college flyover and other sub-
projects have been completed. He also informed the meeting that 99 shopkeepers
of cheap/Kabbadi market near Jahangir Chowk have already been rehabilitated in
shopping complex constructed by SMC, while the work on rehabilitation complex
near Jehangir Chowk is under progress.
Meanwhile, the Principal Secretary
directed the agency speed up the work on shopping complex and asked them to
ensure early start of work on another rehabilitation complex near Rambagh, so
that the affected shopkeepers may be rehabilitated as early.
The meeting was attended by Managing
Director, JKPCC, Director Safeguard, J&K ERA and other concerned officers
of the ERA.
Lung places imperative to make
environment palatable: Omar
SRINAGAR,
MAY 18 – Chief Minster, Omar Abdullah Friday said that his government is taking
appropriate measures for upgrading the civic facilities in the twin capital
cities of Srinagar and Jammu. He said while focus is on the development of
roads, construction of bridges, cleanliness, improvement of drainage system and
management of traffic, equal attention is being paid for the beautification of
the cities and creation of lung places to make the environment palatable and provide
recreational facilities to the citizens.
Addressing
the gathering after inauguration of Joggers’ Park at Raj Bagh here, Omar
Abdullah said that traffic signal system has been made operational in Srinagar
on pilot basis which will be installed gradually on all roads.
“This
system is showing positive impact in managing the flow of traffic and avoiding
the disruption of traffic rules by the commuters”, he said and added that a
major flyover from Jahangir Chowk to Natipora is coming up at a cost of Rs. 256
crores with ADB funding which will further streamline the flow traffic in the
city.
Omar
Abdullah said utility shifting for launching the construction of the flyover
and rehabilitation of the affected traders is on full swing. “We expect the
ground breaking for the project by July end this year”, he said adding that
about a dozen of new bridges are also being constructed in Srinagar at a cost
of about Rs. 100 crores to decongest the traffic system and provide better and easy
communication facilities to the people.
The
Chief Minister said that the launch of water transport in the River Jehlum in
Srinagar city is yet another step to provide commuting facilities to the
citizens. He said upgradation and widening of city roads is on full swing while
the macadamization programme for Jammu and Srinagar cities will continue this
year.
Omar
Abdullah said that development of parks and lung places in the two cities of
Jammu and Srinagar is all the more important to provide recreational facilities
to the citizens and the visitors visiting the twin capitals of the State. He
said beautification of and conservation of heritage sites in the two cities has
also been focused and various measures are already in place to achieve this
goal.
Minister
for Tourism, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma,
Minister of State for Tourism, Nasir Aslam Wani and Minister of State for
R&B, Javid Ahmad Dar also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the
measures the coalition government has taken for the improvement and upgradation
of civic facilities in Jammu and Srinagar cities. MLC Dharamvir Singh Obaroi
was present on the occasion.
The
Joggers’ Park at Rajbagh has been developed at a cost of Rs. 2.54 crore over an
area of 2.50 hectares.
The
park developed in two different contours, is with multi-recreational facilities
particularly for children. It also contains musical fountain, joggers-path,
garden lights for illumination, gate-plaza, etc. Installation of children’s
play equipments and sprinkler irrigation system is being added to the park this
year.
Minor reshuffle in
administration
SRINAGAR,
MAY 18- In the interest of administration and in partial modification of
Government Order No. 523-GAD of 2012 dated 16-05-2012, the Government today
ordered following transfers and adjustments:
Mr.
Hilal Ahmad Parray, KAS who was under orders of transfer as Project Director,
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been posted as Project Director, Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) vice Mr. Sarmad Hafeez.
Mr.
Sarmad Hafeez, KAS Project Director, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan has
been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara vice Mrs. Yasha Mudgal, who
shall continue to function as Project Director, Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan.
Financial Assistance for Small Drug Makers
New Delhi, May 18, 2012
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing
the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) to provide incentives
to micro and small enterprises for technology upgradation for approved
48 Sub-Sectors including Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Sub-Sector. Under
this Scheme, 15% capital subsidy is provided up to a loan of Rs. 1.00
crore as per the guidelines of the Scheme. Technologies required for
Schedule M compliance and National/International standards in the
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Sub-Sector were added to the list of eligible
technologies under the Scheme on 13.7.2009. Under this Scheme, 294
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals micro and small enterprises have availed
subsidy of about Rs. 19.76 crore since inception of the CLCSS up to
March, 2012.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and
Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya
Sabha today. [PIB
New Delhi, May 18, 2012
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing
the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) to provide incentives
to micro and small enterprises for technology upgradation for approved
48 Sub-Sectors including Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Sub-Sector. Under
this Scheme, 15% capital subsidy is provided up to a loan of Rs. 1.00
crore as per the guidelines of the Scheme. Technologies required for
Schedule M compliance and National/International standards in the
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Sub-Sector were added to the list of eligible
technologies under the Scheme on 13.7.2009. Under this Scheme, 294
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals micro and small enterprises have availed
subsidy of about Rs. 19.76 crore since inception of the CLCSS up to
March, 2012.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and
Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya
Sabha today. [PIB
Muslims worldwide will not put up with KSA-Bahrain merger bid
Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi says neither the Bahraini nation nor Muslims worldwide will countenance the Saudi bid for merger with Bahrain.
“Though some Arab countries describe it as union, the reality is that the Bahraini regime is surrendering its identity to another country with utter ignominy, instead of paying heed to the demand of its own nation,” Seddiqi said.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to initially create a closer union with Bahrain in line with plans to unify the six Arab member states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council.
The [P]GCC members, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday to discuss closer “union” among the six countries.
They failed to make a concrete decision on forming a confederation that would initially merge Saudi Arabia with Bahrain but agreed to continue further discussions over the plan, which was put forward by Saudi Arabia.
Although the exact nature of such union among the six Arab countries is unclear, reports say the Saudi unity proposal calls for economic, political and military coordination and a new decision-making body based in Riyadh to replace the bloc’s current secretariat.
Hojjatoleslam Seddiqi said Saudi Arabia will reap nothing more than disgrace from this initiative, just as it has not gained anything from its military presence in Bahrain to assist the Manama regime in its crackdown on the peaceful anti-government protests.
“Saudi Arabia is in a weak position,” Seddiqi stressed, saying if Riyadh had any power it would wrest back its two islands, Tiran and Sanafir, which have been under Israeli occupation since 1967.
The senior Iranian cleric further called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to end the silence of world bodies and atone for the previous disregard of the atrocities committed in Bahrain.
The UNHRC is set to discuss Bahrain’s human rights record in the upcoming session of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group in Geneva from May 21 to June 4.
Iranians take to streets to protest Saudi Arabia-Bahrain merger bid
Iranians have taken to the streets to protest against Saudi Arabia’s bid for a merger with Bahrain as well as the Manama regime’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.
The protesters in Tehran staged a rally following the Friday Prayers. They described the plan as treason against Bahraini people.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to merge with Bahrain in line with plans to unify the six Arab member states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC).
The [P]GCC members, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday to discuss closer “union” among the six countries.
They failed to make a concrete decision on forming a confederation that would initially merge Saudi Arabia with Bahrain but agreed to continue further discussions over the plan, which was put forward by Saudi Arabia.
In December 2011, Saudi King Abdullah urged the council members to move “beyond the stage of cooperation and into the stage of unity in a single entity.”
The Saudi plan would give Manama internal political autonomy while Riyadh would stay in charge of the country’s military affairs.
Iran says the plan is aimed at quelling the protests in Bahrain as the Al Khalifa regime is unable to stop the peaceful demonstrations in the country.
In their rallies, the Iranians also criticized Riyadh for serving the US agenda in the region by helping Manama's crackdown on anti-government protests.
Bahrainis have been holding anti-government demonstrations since mid-February 2011, calling on the US-backed Al Khalifa family to leave power.
On March 14, 2011, more than 1,000 Saudi troops entered Bahrain to assist the Manama government in crushing the popular protests in the Persian Gulf Island.
According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested in the regime crackdown.
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