Nitesh Sangral

5/26/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: Terming the suspension of Dr Sushil Pandita as unjustified and illegal doctors on Monday demanded Dr Pandita, who was suspended on the charges of negligence last week by the hospital administration, be reinstated forthwith. Resident Doctors Association GMC Jammu and Associated Hospitals along with Medical Teachers Association GMC Jammu and Paramedical Staff Union suspended routine ward work, OPDs and Operation Theatres against the "unethical and illegal" suspension of the doctor. President RDA Dr Neeraj Sharma warned that they would not resume the routine work till the incumbent Principal is removed and enquiry is initiated against him for "illegal suspensions" and procurement of "substandard intravenous fluids and drip sets." The higher ups should first conduct proper enquiries before taking any action whosoever is concerned in any case. While, Registrars and PG doctors barged into the r...

RDA takes GMCH admn head on 'Essential drugs unavailable for patients, available for VIPs' 5/25/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, May 24: Taking the Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Jammu, administration head on, the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) has questioned the inaction of administration over drip reaction cases for the last two years. Moreover, they have also cornered the administration for non-availability of essential drugs for common patients but available for VIPs and VVIPs and close ones and relatives of ministers and bureaucrats. In the backdrop of suspension of a doctor over alleged negligence, which led to death of a patient, RDA president Dr Neeraj Sharma told Early Times that frequency of Drip reactions has markedly increased over the last 2 years and it has been repeatedly brought into the notice of the Medical Superintendent, Dr Ravinder Rattan Pal and Principal GMC Jammu, Dr Ghanshyam Dev. Despite all reminders,...

5/16/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, May 16: An unconscious unattended man is awaiting treatment at GMC hospital for the past four days. The indifference of the doctors and the hospital administration reflects their insensitivity.  Senior doctor of GMC hospital preferring anonymity informed Early Times that the patient was admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital three days ago by locals. On the first day, he was attended by doctors like any other patient in the hospital. But when it became increasingly clear no one was with him, the hospital authorities allegedly abandoned him. Significantly, it is not the first instance of such gross negligence on the part of the hospital authorities. When this correspondent talked with patient, he said, "My name is Krishan Lal and 140 -year- old resident of Jain Bazaar Jammu. My three sons one of them policeman, "he claimed and he failed to give more details about himself. "For the past four-f...

Subscribers smell a rat in Govt.’s largesse to private company 5/13/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 13:      ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited has failed to issue policy documents to hundreds of government employees who were asked to get themselves insured through the company. Reliable sources informed Early Times that, in 2014 the previous government tied up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited and introduced Insurance Policy for all Gazetted Employees on mandatory basis but surprisingly majority of Gazetted Employees have been waiting for policy number and health cards. “The government had also directed all DDOs to deduct an amount of Rs 6081 rupees on account of annual premium from the salaries of the gazette employees and remit the same into the government treasury, “Sources claimed and the amount was deducted from the employees account but the company failed to send policy and other information to i...

Blood donors get refreshment occasionally   5/9/2015  Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, May 9: Blood bank of Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) hospital has been craving for attention. Moreover, the donors at blood bank of SMGS hospital get refreshment occasionally which reflects the indiference of the authorities towards the donors. Sources informed Early Times that nearly 19 to 20 thousand blood points are collected annually even as the bank lacks basic facilities for staff and donors. According to guidelines of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of India blood bank shall be air-conditioned to maintain temperature between 20 to 25 degrees. They further stated that number of donors who visit blood bank for donating blood rarely get ny refreshment. "If we talk about outside blood banks, they provide Rs 30 rupees (numbers of varieties in refreshment) to a donor or Rs 50 for volunteers as well. But in J&K State the health de...

5/8/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, May 8: The prize distribution function at Central University of Jammu (CUJ) has came under scanner after the name of winner of a competition was found replaced by some 'blue-eyed' candidate at the eleventh hour. CUJ administration on Friday organized the prize distribution function, in which winners of Annual Sports meet and Uddan festival, held nearly two months ago, were given prizes by Vice Chancellor. "In the on the spot photography competition, according to the results which were announced by the judges during a function organized at the auditorium hall, Sushil Kumar, a student of Mass Communication and New Media was declared third," sources said. They said that students were shocked when they noticed that the third prize was given to a student namely Sushil Kumar Shivaji of Human Resource Management rather than Sushil Kumar of MCNM, whose name was mentioned in the lists circulated in all the de...