Precious Kashmir News
Jammu, Dec 14: It is for the information to all the candidates, who have appeared and qualified for NEET examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in September 2020, that Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) have decided to allot five MBBS Seats to Children of COVID Warriors.
In this connection, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) invites applications from interested and eligible children of deceased COVID Warriors through respective Directorate of Medical Education (DME)/ Directorate Health Services (DHS) of their domicile states.
The applications filled along with all supporting documents, duly certified by respective Directorate of Medical Education (DME)/ Directorate Health Services (DHS), should be submitted to respective DME/DHS offices, who will forward these forms to MCC for allotment as per NEET Merit.

Bhat Imran
Srinagar, Dec 14: The 3rd year students of nursing colleges affiliated with Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah (BGSB) University on Monday said the varsity is asking them to appear for the year-end examination while they have completed only thirty percent of syllabi.
“The academic year that usually lasts for at least 11 month lasted for only eight months for 2nd year nursing students and in these months, the college authorities have completed only thirty percent of the syllabi,” the students said.
The aggrieved students said on October-23, the concerned college authorities asked them to submit their exam forms of their second year in October-2020.
“On Dec-08 our online classes of our 3rd year were stopped, and the college authorities asked us to prepare for the second year examinations,” said one of the students
She said, today they notified the date sheet for the examination of 3rd year from 24 December, Second year from December 31 and first year from January 09.
The students alleged that earlier in August BGSB controller of examination had told them that the varsity told us that they have not decided the mode of exams.
“Now we want the varsity to either give us syllabi relaxation or extend the time for exam preparations as we have covered only thirty percent of the syllabi of our second year,” they said.
The students said that the Irony is that despite the fact of incomplete syllabi, the BGSB authorities are asking us to appear for the exams of the entire syllabi.
Meanwhile, BGSB controller of examination, Mohammad Ishaq said the concerned college principals have informed the varsity that they completed the whole syllabi and were ready to conduct exams.
Ishaq said that the varsity was following the protocols and haven’t received any complaints from the students with regard to the matter.
“As of now, no student has come up with such a complaint that they haven’t completed the syllabi,” he said.
He said that the varsity notifies the date sheets only when it gets nod from the college authorities—(KNO)

Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Dec 14: A 12th class student from Srinagar has recently published her maiden Urdu poetry book titled “Sadaye Qalb” in which she has touched various topics including Covid-19 pandemic.
Mir Raafiyah Bashir from Baghati Shoora in Soura in her book has touched various topics including Covid-19 pandemic.
Mir Raafiyah Bashir, a resident from Baghati Shoora in Soura, said she was passionate and interested in writing since her childhood.
“I started writing when I was in 9th class,” she said.
Raafiyah said the main topics she has touched in her poetry include parents, teachers, friends, bloodshed in Kashmir besides Covid-19 pandemic.
“In my poetry I have described how much there is an importance of a parent, teacher and friends and through what circumstances a person goes who has lost these important people in their life,” she said.
“I have also been writing about bloodshed in Kashmir that how the killing of a person snatches dreams of dozens of people associated with him/her,” she said.
Raafiyah said her message to the youth would be not to succumb to any pressure.
“Everyone faces challenges in life but we must try our level best to make challenges easier and reach the goal of life,” she said. (KNO)

Precious Kashmir News
Jammu, Dec 14: As part of its ongoing CSR initiatives towards the Covid-19 relief efforts, Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, donated two specially designed first responder vehicles (FRVs) to Govt Medical College and Hospital, Jammu on Monday.
Vehicles were handed over to Dr. Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent, Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu.
These unique and utilitarian vehicles will be useful for reaching out to patients in the rural and remote areas and comfortably moving them to the nearest hospitals. These have been custom-built as an accessory on the powerful Xtreme 200R motorcycles of Hero MotoCorp.
The FRVs have been equipped with a full stretcher with a foldable hood mounted on the side, essential medical equipment such as a detachable first-aid kit, oxygen cylinder, fire extinguisher and other safety features such as LED flasher lights, foldable beacon light, emergency wireless public announcement system and siren.
Vijay Sethi, Chief Information Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head – CSR, Hero MotoCorp, said, “Hero MotoCorp has been providing FRVs to front-line health personnel in different states to assist patients in rural and remote areas. These are fitted with all the necessary medical equipment that offers urgent assistance to patients who require to be transported to the hospital.”
Till date, Hero MotoCorp handed over 47 FRVs to the government authorities in various states, including Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram and HP—(KNO)