Nitesh Sangral

  8/21/2016 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, Aug 21: Virtually upset over alleged "notoriety" gained in past few months due to alleged misdeeds, the Principal of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu is reportedly in process of becoming a "dictator", for which he wants 'wanton powers' of debarring students from the College, invoking ban on their democratic activities and even ruining their career, junior doctors have alleged. However, the GMC administration claimed that the proposed steps have been taken, keeping in view the patient care as well as smooth functioning of GMCH Jammu and its associated hospitals and emergency services. On Saturday, the administration of GMC&H and its associated called a meeting in the premises of GMC and discussed various issues regarding strike by junior doctors and smooth functioning of the hospital and its associated hospitals. The copy of minutes of meetings reads as, "administra...

Few senior doctors alleged of playing ‘politics’ over the stir issue Nitesh Sangral Jammu, Aug 16: For last three days, all junior doctors in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu are on strike after a Postgraduate doctor was manhandled by attendants of a patient in GMC emergency on August 14, putting the routine health services affected while taking a tough step the administration has cautioned the protesting medicos to join respective units otherwise face the music. Meatime the sources within the hospital management told on anonymity that some few senior faculty members (doctors) are reportedly playing politics over the issue just for their vested interests and to be in good books of the concerned minister.   Sources said that such elements when sitting across the table with protesting PG doctors support their case while their stand gets shifted in other case.   Sources however added that Minister for Health and Medical Education Department ...

  8/17/2016 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, Aug 16: It is the terrifying moment that Principal of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu 'waved a gun ' in front of Minister for Health and Medical Education Department while Minister was taking meeting to resolve the matter of junior doctors in GMC&H Jammu for last three days, at PWD guest House Jammu. Reliable Sources told Early Times that Minister for Health and Medical Education Department Bali Bhagat called a meeting today at 2 PM at PWD Guest House Gandhi Nagar and during meeting the Principal of Primer Health Institutes Jammu got angry on a issue and 'waved gun' in-front of Minister for H&ME Department and all Head of Department (HODs) were shocked to see the action of the Principal. "It is security lapse and big thing that a government employee waved gun during official meeting by disrespecting the presence of Minister for H&ME Department," Senior doctors, see...

8/4/2016 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   JAMMU, Aug 3: Following unwarranted delay on the part of the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of Technical Education (JKSBOTE) in conducting examinations for various semesters of all polytechnic institutions, the students are feeling harassed and dejected for last three months as their chances for getting admissions for higher studies this academic year are bleak. Sources told Early Times that due to lackadaisical approach of higher ups of JKSBOTE, thousands students are suffering a lot without their fault. "Students are in a limbo as their examinations, which were supposed to be held in May-June 2016 are being delayed month by month causing mental harassment to the students, "Sources stated. However, Secretary of JKSBOTE Er. Mahmood Ahmad Khan said that due to tension in Kashmir the exams are getting delayed. Now the Board is planning to conduct exams after August 15. On being asked about the reason to delay ...

  Fire-fighting system fails for sixth time in a row 8/3/2016 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report     jammu, Aug 2: For the sixth time in a row, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) failed to douse minor flames, this time generated in drug store, gutting drugs worth several lakhs of rupees, as fire-fighting system didn't work, signaling something fishy. Sources informed Early Times that in the last six months, nearly six incidents of fire were reported from various wings of GMC&H and its associate hospitals and every time the fire-fighting system didn't work, causing huge loss to the state exchequer. On the intervening night of August 1 and 2, at around 1 AM, fire broke out- allegedly due to short-circuit-in the Drug store, which is near Principal's office building. "The fire-hydrants fitted in the building, once again didn't work on time and no automatic alarm was sounded. When the staff sighted the flames and smoke...