Nitesh Sangral

Medical Aspirants denied admission through All India Quota Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 31: Another example of the failure of the Jammu and Kashmir as well as concerned authorities as has completely failed to fulfill the dream of Late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed of having 5 medical colleges in state thus putting future of thousands of aspirants on the stake. Moreover, adding another failure of the government and lack of vision, medical aspirants are being denied to get admission through All India Quota seats in medical colleges across the country. Here need to mention that the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test exam (NEET) 2018 Application Form was announced by CBSE to be available in the month of January 2018. CBSE NEET is a national level medical examination, which is conducted for selecting students for admission to MBBS courses. Official sources told Early Times that the medical aspirants of the state were already at disadvantage in the Current NEET format ...

'Refrain from posting anti Govt, political comments on social media' ET Impact Niesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: A few days after Early Times carried a news story about a government doctor ridiculing the post of the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Twitter, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesdaydirected officials to refrain from writing against the government in social media. The Government vide no GAD/Mtg/RB-IV/43/2017, in exercise of powers conferred by the provision to section 124 of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the Governor made amendment in the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Conduct Rule, 1971. "No Government employee shall engage in any criminal, dishonest, immoral or notoriously disgraceful conduct on social media which may be prejudicial to the Government," the order states. It further states that Government employee shall also not use their personal social media accounts for any political activity or endorse the po...

Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: In a shocking incident, the premier Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu (GMC&H), refuted to float tenders for supplying of experimental animals' diet for last years and making temporary arrangements to feeding the animals, are being used for experimentation in educational and research of the institution. Pertinently, the experimental animals used in medical colleges play a crucial role in teaching and researching as well as developing skills for diagnosis. For the research purpose, some rules and regulations have been formed to run the practices hassle free but it seems GMC Jammu is habitual to disobey the rules. Officials, on the condition of anonymity, told Early Times that what could be expected from the higher officials of the college, if the experiments animals' diet on god mercy as they failed to float tenders for supplying of animals diet for past year. "The tender was supposed to be invited in M...

Adhocism ails Premier Health Institution 12/25/2017 Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 25: Appreciating the steps taken by the Chief Minister by removing under-performance officials to rescue the sinking ships, the doctor fraternity had demanded removal of dummy Principal of Government Medical College Jammu and appointment of permanent Principal, for the betterment of the college. Doctor fraternity slammed Health Ministry for catapulting a junior doctor to the top chair has opened a Pandora's Box within the GMC&H Jammu for not following procedural norms to fill up the post. The Ministry has also shown thumb to the directions of High Court which clearly says that proper guidelines must be followed in the appointment of the Principal GMC. s If Doctor fraternity to be believed, the last three to four Principal of GMC Jammu were appointed by killing the set criteria by the concerned Ministry as they didn't want to let Principal handle all affairs of the college and a...

"Act of doc not only daring but violation of Service Rules" Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 18: Within minutes of Chief Minister Mehbooba's tweet on establishment of Medical University in J&K, a controversial lecturer working in Government Medical College Jammu directly targeted CM throwing all the service conduct rules (CCA & J&K Medical Education Gazzatted Service Rules) to winds saying PDP could not digest announcement of setting up the University by J&K Health Minister Bali Baghat. On Monday, CM Mehbboba Mufti tweeted, "In an effort to realize my father's vision we will start the process to setup the first medical university in J&K during the upcoming assembly session. The Healthcare and Education sectors are vital to our states development". Taking jibe on the CM's announcement, a lecturer Dr Kailash Thakkur---- who has hogged headlines for misbehaving with female staff, sometimes working as agent of politic...

GMC administration turns dictatorial Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 15: Incumbent Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu (GMC&H) is leaving no stone unturned to save the interest of the blue eyed and controversial doctors who have no interest in issues pertaining to medical fraternity and health institutions. The dictatorial attitude of the Principal can be gauged from a recent episode which took place in GMC on Wednesday, wherein, the officiating Principal as well as incharge officer auditorium Dr. Rakesh Kumar Behal was dictated by Incharge Principal Dr. Sunanda Raina to lock the Auditorium reportedly to refrain faculty members from holding meeting against her blue eyed previous MTA Executives. It is pertinent to mention here that irked over working of previous Medial Teachers Association- which allegedly failed to take various issues of this institution as well as associated hospitals, the medical fraternity called a meeting on Wednesda...

12/10/2017  Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 10: In gross violation of transfer policy, few employees, who have been working in Government Medical College and Hospital, Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital and Chest and Diseases Hospital for last more than 10 years, are enjoying overstay for last more than 10 years despite their transfers. As per State Government Order number 210/HME of 2012, states government employee should spend, at least, two years and maximum three years at a specific position before being transferred and the employee having more than 2or 3 years of stay at a particular place shall be transferred. Official sources divulged that the transfer policy is being violated by the employees, even administration of the government hospitals to appease their blue eyed persons. "A senior assistant, presently working in immune-haematology and blood transfusion medicine, GMC, has been transferred twice by the incumbent Principal as well ...