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Politician, principal's aide try to hush-up matter

Molestation cases on rise at GMC&H Jammu 9/18/2017 11:59:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: Instead of creating fearless atmosphere among the staff members of the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu, a few influential doctors in connivance with hospital administration as well as few employees are trying their best to hush-up misdeeds happening in the hospital, even if it's a case of molestation. A similar incident happened in the main Operation Theatre of a department of the GMC&H few days ago, A doctor is now allegedly trying his best to suppress the voice of victims, who were scolded, abused, harassed and threatened. "Few days ago, a doctor who claims himself as the henchman of a minister as well as principal of the GMC&H Jammu and look after all the affairs of staff without consulting his seniors including HoD, went to OT where a staffer was performing her duty and started to misbehave," highly placed sources disclosed ...

Amid suspense race for MS Post at GMC&H begins

  9/4/2017 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 4: The race for Medical Superintendent's post at Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu has begun as four days have passed since the retirement of Dr Romesh Gupta from the same post but the suspense continues as the quest for a suitable doctor also continues. Official sources said that the politically affluent candidates had started lobbying a month before the retirement of the above mentioned doctor. As per rumors, Dr Manoj Chalotra, presently MS Super Speciality Hospital Jammu, Dr Dara Singh, MS at SMGS Hospital Jammu, CEO Kathua RK Sangra, CMO Jammu Ravinder Khajuira are front runners in the race and efforts are being made to get the post. If sources are to be believed that some doctors are posted in outskirts and well as in the city of temples are leaving no stone unturned to appease the politicians and bureaucrats. Belying government's repeated pronouncements of no political interfe...

One step forward, two steps back is Health Ministry's Mantra

After failure in implementation Jan Aushadhi scheme, Govt comes up with new one 9/3/2017 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: The axiom one step forward two steps back suits the State Health and Medical Education Department as after a serious failure in timely implementation of 'Jan Aushadhi Stores' and so called discounted drug stores within the premises of the hospitals, HME is now looking forward to exhaust more energy, time and money on centre sponsored' Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) Pharmacy scheme'. Here it need to mention that the centre sponsored scheme "Jan Aushadhi '- to provide unbranded and quality generic medicines at affordable price to common masses- under Pradhanmantri Janaushadhi Yojna has completely failed to implement in the State as the officials have bent before the strong nexus between Politicians, Pharmacists as well as doctors. "One of the major factors, to defeat th...