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No radiologist in Trauma Hospital Pattan, patients suffer

Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Sept 23: Amid tall claims of augmenting valley’s healthcare sector, Trauma Hospital Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is facing acute shortage of Radiologist results huge suffering to patients.
The Trauma Hospital Pattan is facing shortage of a radiologist due to which patients of the concerned villages are suffering badly. As per locals, patients have no choice except to approach private healthcare centers for getting investigated. They added though locals on multiple times raised the issue but so far no positive response came from the Government.
The hospital is functioning as a non-Covid19 facility in north Kashmir and is catering all emergency obstetrician cases of the district.
“There is no radiologist posted in the hospital though administration has installed high end USG machine for needy patients, which was donated by a local business tycoon from Singhpora Pattan few years back. However patients are continuously suffered due to improper and inadequate healthcare facilities”, locals said.
“The hospital is catering bulk of non-Covid19 pregnancies on a routine basis so it was responsibility of the administration to arrange a reputed radiologist on priority basis as non-availability of this key position can prove disastrous for mother and baby”, locals added.
They appealed Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo to attach a lady Radiologist, currently posted at SDH Magam, in the hospital for larger benefit of patients.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla Dr GN Ittoo said he will take up the matter with concerned health officials and ensure the posting of radiologist on priority basis. (KNS)

 

Advisor Khan to meet people at Srinagar today

Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Sept 23: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan will meet the Public at Lieutenant Governor’s Grievance Cell Church Lane here on September 24 (Thursday) from 10.30 am onwards.
It is further informed that the deputations, delegations, individuals or other people who want to meet the Advisor have to seek a prior appointment from his office on phone number 9622749350.
All such people who will be visiting the venue are requested to follow all health guidelines and protocols and the deputations should not exceed more than 3 members in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

Dilapidated condition of roads sparks protest in Shopian

Aijaz Dar
Shopian, Sept 24: Residents of Godipora village of Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against dilapidated conditions of Kanjiular to Gadipora road and impressed upon authorities to kindly intervene into the matter.
Scores of men, women and children staged the protest at Nihma shopian road and were demanding proper road connectivity to the area.
They said that the passenger vehicles are denying to ply over the road due to potholes and said people of the area are facing tough times to reach their destination.
Locals alleged the matter was communicated to higher officials multiple times but no action was taken on our pleas.
They said authorities have miserably failed address the due concerns of locals and have compelled them to hit the roads.
Protesters were raising slogans against the concerned department and warned if the work on said road would not be taken up in few days they will go for hunger strike and block the main road, whatever the consequences would be all responsibility lies on the shoulders of administration.
Protesters said if work would not be started in few days they will go on hunger strike and will block the main Road and administration will be responsible for that. (KNS)

 

Advisor Sharma visits Budgam, seeks greater participation of public for grievance redressal

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Budgam, Sept 23: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma Wednesday said people should come forward in order to make the government’s program of taking the administration to the doorsteps of people a success and also for effective redressal of problems at the grass root level.
The Advisor was interacting with people at Chadoora and Charar-i-Sharief in connection with Youm-e- Block , a prelude to upcoming B2V3 program and in connection with the celebration of Block Diwas.
DC Budgam Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, SP Budgam Amod Ashok Nagpure, ACD Budgam, SDM Chadoora, District/Sectoral officers and other concerned were also present during the public interactions of the Advisor.
The Advisor had a daylong visit to Chadoora, Nagam, B.K Pora, Suriysar Blocks and Charar-i-Sharief area of District Budgam wherein he met scores of public delegations.
Underlining the resolve of the government for speeding up the development of the rural areas, the Advisor said that the Jan Abhiyan is a precursor to the third phase of the Back to village programme which has yielded desirable results on the ground with active participation of the people. He said that it is a mechanism to ensure on-spot redressal of public grievances.
“Under the Jan Abhiyan, Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police shall conduct weekly public hearings in their offices every day except for Wednesdays and Sundays, 10.30 am to 11.30 am and personally visit each sub-divisional headquarters every Wednesday during the Jan Abhiyan/Awami Muhim period and hear public grievances’, the Advisor maintained .
Advisor directed the officers to ensure that every possible effort should be made to address the grievances submitted by people on the spot and if the issue cannot be resolved immediately, it should be ensured that the same is addressed before the subsequent Block Diwas.
Deputy Commissioner, Budgam gave a brief about the coverage of beneficiaries under various schemes in the block and the status of public grievances redressed in the ongoing Jan Abhiyan.
All the Line Departments had installed stalls at the venue depicting and demonstrating various kind of services and schemes meant for Public welfare in District. On the occasion, the Advisor took on spot review of grievances and demands put forth by public and ensured patient hearing to all concerned. He issued on spot certificates relating to Domicile, income, SMAS, Ladli Beti scheme.
Further Advisor also distributed Aid and equipment to specially abled person and machinery among farmers. Advisor took an opportunity to aware Public about the do’s and don’ts related to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Later on Advisor Sharma also paid visit to Charar-i-Sharief shrine where he paid obeisance to Sheikh Noor-din Wali (RA).

 

Police start drive against pressure horns

Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Sept 23: Police on the directions of SSP Srinagar launched a special drive against the tippers, trucks using pressure horns in the city particularly during night hours.
Police in Srinagar have received lot of complaints from general public that pressure horns are being used by heavy vehicles thereby causing public nuisance & deafening sound which gives sleepless nights to the residents.
Accordingly, special checking points were laid down during the night hours at different places and 07 tippers were seized by Police Station Shergahri and Batmaloo & the pressure horns were removed as per the directions of High Court.

 

COVID-19 claims 18 more lives in J&K, toll 1044

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Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Sep 22: Jammu and Kashmir reported eighteen more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours, while 1235 more people tested positive for the deadly virus in the Union Territory, officials said on Tuesday.
They said that death toll in J&K has mounted to 1044, while 66261 people have tested positive for the virus till date.
Official sources told GNS that among the victims nine each belonged to Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
They said 68-year-old woman from Pattan Baramulla died at SKIMS Soura, 11 days after admitted to the tertiary care hospital.
They said an 82-year-old woman from Takiyabal Sopore died at the SKIMS hospital, 12 days after he was admitted.
Also, a 75-year-old man from Magam Budgam who was admitted to the hospital on September 19 also died at the hospital, they said.
Also, they said, a 75-year-old man from Ramban died four days after he was admitted to thye hospital, they said.
They said that a 65-year-old man from Kralapora Kupwara, admitted with bilateral Community Acquired Pneumonia died a day he was admitted at a hospital here.
Also, a 60-year-old man from Qamerwari who was admitted with bilateral CAP on September 15 died at SMHS hospital, they said.
A 55-year-old man from Alochi Bagh Srinagar died nine days after he was admitted to CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the COVID-19.
Among others, the other victims include a 60-year-old woman from Ghandhinagar Jammu, a 75-year-old woman from Talab Tillo, a 60-year-old man from Purani Madhi and an 80-year-old from Ghandinagar.

COVID-19: J&K reports 1235 new cases, tally at 66261

Srinagar, Sep 22: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1235 new novel coronavirus cases including 106 army, BSF and CRPF personnel besides seven minors and two doctors, taking the total count to 66261.
Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, official sources told GNS that Srinagar reported 210, Budgam 59, Baramulla 30, Pulwama 62, Anantnag 28, Bandipora 36, Kupwara 22, Ganderbal 21, Kulgam 12, Shopian 19, Jammu 253, Rajouri 68, Udhampur 64, Kathua 41, Doda 98, Samba 52, Poonch 73, Ramban 35, Reasi 15 and Kishtwar 37.
A number of these cases were confirmed at CD and SKIMS diagnostic labouratories.
The CD cases include male (31) from Tangdhar, male (27) from Shangus, male (32) from Laribal, fifty males (43, 42, 32, 26, 46, 35, 30, 38, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, 24, 27, 35, 46, 40, 39, 25, 26, 39, 30, 39, 25, 49, 31, 25, 32, 27, 36, 41, 26, 37, 29, 36, 30, 24, 27, 21, 24, 31, 32, 35, 23, 36, 37, 31, 25, 41) from BB Cantt Srg, male (32) from Baramulla, female (13) from Litter, female (30) from Senzen, three females (07, 35, 21) from ShithParraypora, female (65) from Litter, male (30) from ShithParraypora, male (14) from Chandgam, female (60) from Gangoo, male (38) from Harwan, male (35) from Jammu, male (31) from Beerwah, female (05) from Fateh Kadal, male (29) from Beerwah, two males (29, 60) from Rajbagh, male (45) and female (NA) from Budgam, female (68) from HMT, male (80) from Zainapora Shopian, female (70) from Shopian, male (75) from Noorbagh, male (30) from Tral, male (30) from Dalgate, female (55) from Pattan, two females (28, 65) from Lal Bazar, female (47) from Shaheedgunj, two females (18, 37) from Baghi Mehtab, male (65) from Rambagh, male (30) from Soibugh, female (52) from Rajbagh, male (78) from Khanyar, male (22) from Tangpora Nawakadal, male (33) and female (40) from Bemina, female (50) from Rawalpora, male (42) from Mujgund, male (45) from Zafran Colony Srg, female (13) from Nawakadal, male (72) from Bemina, male (60) from Umarabad Srg, female (27) from Brane Srg, male (48) from Shireen Bagh Srg, two males (NA, 28) and female (58) from Rainawari, two males (45, 36) and female (28) from Peerbagh Srg, female (26) and male (65) from Khanyar, male (42) from Srinagar, male (35) from Eidgah, male (30) from Kupwara, female (27) from Kargil, male (39) from Tangpora, male (21) from Dalgate, male (05) from Rainawari, female (49) from Chanapora, female (35) and two males (06, 30) from Lal Bazar, female (60) from Eidgah, female (11) and two males (51, 13) from Chanapora, female (30) from Safakadal, male (30) from Wadwan Budgam, female (43) and male (45) from Safakadal, male (40) from HMT, female (45) from Alochibagh, male (40) from Pattan Bla, male (40) from Rawalpora, two females (32, 50) from Nawabazar, male (40) from Qamarwari, male (72) from Pattan, male (36) from Zakura, female (70) from Chotabazar Srg, female (50) from Bemina, female (24) from Srinagar, female (30) from Rawalpora, male (35) from Srinagar, female (60) from Nishat Srg, male (48) from Kupwara, male (50) from Lal Bazar, female (70) from Handwara, male (39) from Hyderpora, female (34) from Padshahibagh, female (24) from Nawakadal, female (50) and male (65) from Budgam, male (33) from Bemina Srg, female (35) from Bijbehara, male (22) from Magam, female (30) from Srinagar, male (NA) from Kralpora Kupwara, female (58) from Shivpora, female (75) from Balgarden, male (40) from Bemina, male (29) from Zaina Kadal, female (35) from Srinagar, male (35) from Pattan Baramulla, five females (52, 62, 62, 70, 59) and three males (52, 55, 60) from NA, female (47) from Dalgate Srg, male (31) from Srinagar, male (51) from Ikhrajpora Srinagar.
The Anantnag cases include female (45) from Anantnag.
The Srinagar cases include male (38) from Rajbagh, female (20) from Nishat, male (14) from Mustafa Colony Rambagh, male (60) from Gojiwara, female (50) from Gulabagh, male (25) from Habak, male (36) from Buchpora, male (56) from Lal Bazar, female (26) from Hawal, male (47) from Bagi Ali Mardan, male (34) from Lal Bazar, female (49) from Skims Soura, male (31) from Skims Soura, female (22) from Gulabagh, male (65) from Jawahar Nagar, two males (56, 28) from Skims Soura, male (51) from Nigeen, male (34) from Saidakadal, male (60) from Jogi Patheri, female (63) from Lal Bazar, male (24) from Chattabal, female (NA) from Batmaloo, female (NA) from Malbagh, male (79) from Gulabagh, male (37) from Harwan, male (70) from Eidgah, male (75) from Zadibal, male (60) from Zoonimar, female (65) from Zakura, male (54) from Awanatbawan, male (35) from Soura, female (61) from Hawal, male (45) from Hawal, male (75) from Botakadal, male (55) from Nigeen, female (60) from Jawahar Nagar, male (55) from Natipora, male (70) from Gulabagh, male (56) from Soura, female (45) from Telbal Srinagar.
The Ganderbal cases include female (48) from Serch, female (50) from Nunar, female (28) from Kangan, male (47) from Bamloora, male (28) from Alasteng, female (60) from Gulab Bagh, female (70) from Arampora, male (80) from Nunar, male (70) from Saloora Ganderbal.
The Bandipora cases include female (NA) from Hefin, male (70) from Baniyar Bandipora.
The Baramulla cases include male (72) from Hariwatnoo Tangmarg, male (63) from Pattan, male (70) from Sopore Baramulla.
The Pulwama cases include male (31) from Nikloora, female (40) from Rajpora, male (56) from Pingoo, female (55) from Tral Pulwama.
The Budgam cases include male (60) from Dragam, five males (60, 62, 44, 22, 47) and five females (65, 60, 53, 40, 50) from Malpora, female (45) from Mono, male (23) from Charisharief, two males (27, 43) from Yagipora Magam, male (46) from Nooripora, male (70) and female (68) from Check Kawoosa, female (32) from Co: Phc Ichigam, male (45) and female (42) from Shariefabad, male (01) and female (23) from Wadwan, female (32) from Ompora, female (25) from Haran, male (24) from Khushipora, male (19) from Durbal, male (75) from Main Chowk Kanipora, male (29) from B K Pora Kanipora, male (21) from Rawalpora, female (23) from Kanigund, two males (35, 13) from Charangam, male (33) from Kumaroo Arizal, male (30) from Danseera, male (20) from Iskenderpora, two females (32, 26) and male (02) from Lalgam Chadoora, male (36) from Natipora Chadoora, female (70) from Chadoora Town, male (28) from Kultreh, male (40) from Kralwari Chadoora Budgam.
The Kupwara cases include three males (46, 45, 29) from Pathahiri, female (21) and male (17) from Khawapora, female (16) from Dildar, male (44) from Kandi, six females (45, 19, 35, 45, 45, 45) and three males (15, 22, 72) from Kenyal, male (21) from Shenipora, female (18) from Manzgam, male (30) from Tumina, male (40) from Phalmarg, male (23) from Shenipora, two males (34, 37) from Sunmulla, male (30) from Lilum, male (11) from Harkarpora, five males (14, 65, 32, 32, 17) and four females (40, 23, 21, 18) from Kupwara, male (60) from Khanchack Lolab Kupwara, female (45) from Handwara, male (65) from Handwara, female (08) from Vaigam Kupwara.
The Rajouri cases include male (84) from Rajouri.
The Ramban cases include female (55) from Sangdan Ramban, male (69) from Kangan Ramban.
The Kishtwar cases include female (58) from Kishtwar. The Doda cases include male (62) from Badarwa Doda.
The BSF cases include twenty males (29, 32, 48, 29, 50, 36, 35, 38, 30, 42, 49, 38, 49, 40, 37, 51, 29, 45, 56, 54) from Ch Bsf Humhama Srinagar.
The BB Cantt cases ten males (28, 49, 43, 29, 30, 44, 41, 24, 43, 34) from BB Cantt Srinagar.
The CRPF cases include three males (52, 38, 39) from 44 Bn Crpf HMT Zainakot, three males (29, 24, 25) from 28 Bn Crpf Bemina Srinagar, three males (32, 26, 47) from Rtc-4 Crpf Humhama Budgam, male (48) from Igp Office Crpf Nehru Park Srinagar, four males (23, 25, 24, 24) from 28 Div Camp Niyri Kupwara, two males (29, 35) from 6 Rr Niyri Kupwara, male (28) from 165 Ta Niyri Kupwara, five males (43, 25, 29, 25, 27) from 47 Rr Bn Kigam Kupwara, male (40) from 2 Fid Kupwara, two males (27, 24) from 428 Fh Kupwara, male (38) from 874 Ews Kupwara. (GNS)

 

Hold China accountable for COVID: Trump to UN

United Nations, Sep 22: US President Donald Trump, in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, on Tuesday called on the UN to hold China accountable for its actions on the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
“In the earliest days of the virus, China locked down travel domestically, while allowing flights to leave China and infect the world … The United Nations must hold China accountable for their actions,” the US President said.
US-China ties have soured drastically since the pandemic, with Mr Trump repeatedly blaming China for the global pandemic.
Trump further said that if UN is to be an effective organisation, it must focus on the real problems of the world – “terrorism, the oppression of women, forced labor, drug trafficking, human and sex trafficking, religious persecution, and the ethnic cleansing of religious minorities’.
Trump even mentioned the Abraham Accord, which saw the UAE and Bahrain normalise relations with Israel.
He informed that the United States plans to announce more peace accords with Israel, soon after the Jewish state inked agreements with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
‘We intend to deliver more peace agreements shortly and I have never been more optimistic for the future of the region. There is no blood in the sand, those days are hopefully over,’ the President added.

India records over 1 lakh cured cases, recovery rate at 80.86%

New Delhi, Sep 22: India on Tuesday clocked a record number of cured or discharged cases in a single day amounting to over 1 lakh, the Health Ministry data said.
The recovery rate has improved to 80.86 per cent with 1,01,468 recoveries that have also brought down the active cases below 10 lakh-mark, the data update said.
New cases registered since Monday were 75,083, and the overall COVID cases tally of the country is now 55,62,664.
Presently, the country carries an active case load of 9,75,861, which was over 10 lakh till Monday.
Total number of the cured and discharged cases are now nearing 45 lakh-mark , with the figure currently standing at 44,97,868.
Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 88,935 after 1,053 more lives were claimed by the virus since Monday.
In terms of percentage, the active cases are 17.54 per cent, recovered at 80.86 per cent, and the deaths 1.60 per cent.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 9,33,185 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, taking the total cumulative samples tested since the beginning of the pandemic till Sunday to 6,53,25,779.
Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with maximum case count as well as in terms of maximum active cases of the pandemic.
Globally, United States continues to remain the most-infected, followed by India and Brazil.

PM Modi to review COVID-19 response status

Srinagar, Sep 22: Prime Minister will chair a high level virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of seven COVID high burden States/UT to review the status and preparedness of COVID response and management, tomorrow, 23rd September 2020.

These States/UT are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab.

More than 63% of the Active Cases of the country are concentrated in these seven States/ UT. They also account for 65.5% of the total confirmed cases and 77% of the total deaths. Along with the other five States, Punjab and Delhi have reported an increase in the number of cases being reported recently. Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are reporting high mortality with more than 2.0% Case Fatality Rate (CFR). Other than Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, their positivity rate is observed to be above the national average of 8.52%.

The Centre has been leading the fight against COVID in the country in effective collaboration and close coordination with the State/UT governments. The Union Government is supporting them to ramp up the healthcare and medical infrastructure. The clinical management capacities of the doctors manning the ICUs have been substantially upgraded through the e-ICU tele-consultation exercise undertaken by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in collaboration with AIIMS, New Delhi.

High level review with the States/UTs has ensured adequate availability of medical oxygen in the hospitals and COVID healthcare facilities. The Centre is also regularly deputing multi-disciplinary teams to States/UTs to support and handhold them in matters of containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of the positive cases.

The Central teams also guide the local authorities in effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and needed follow up. (KINS)