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COVER JAN 31ST 2009
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Fruit traders pin hope on civil Government
Omar Abdullah recently sounded concern for us during a press conference before taking oath and we are confident that he will mitigate our sufferings. After snapping trade ties with their counter parts in Pakistan administered Kashmir in protest against the governor administration failure to address problems faced by them, fruit growers association has now pined hope on the civil government for getting the visit through. A delegation of traders is meeting the new chief minister soon. “We are meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in few days, possibly this week for allowing us to pay a visit to Pakistan administered Kashmir and also easing the other hurdles in the trade ties between two parts of Kashmir,” Farooq Ahmad Malik, President of the Sopore fruit buyers’ association declared. Even if the trader (other than the fruit growers) are continuing to trade with Muzaffarabad based traders, he said, it was losing the importance as the barter system could not sustain for long. “Even after the CID has cleared the names of the 119-member delegation from Jammu as well as Kashmir, no progress has been made and we continue to suffer,” Farooq claims. Interestingly, the fruit traders recently decided not to send their consignments across the Line of Control (LoC) sighting lack of communication, banking arrangements and difficulty in establishing contact with traders across the border as a reason. “Even today we have no knowledge about what happened to the fruit we have already sent to Muzaffarabad since the LoC trade began on October 2, 2008. Sopore Mandi alone has sent consignment worth Rs 18 lakh,” Malik complains. The fruit traders have made clear that they wouldn’t resume the trade unless the government here allows a delegation of fruit traders to visit Muzaffarabad and work out modalities with their counterparts there. “Omar Abdullah recently sounded concern for us during a press conference before taking oath and we are confident that he will mitigate our sufferings.” Farooq hoped. Last November governor, N N Vohra during a meeting of senior officers from various Union Ministries, led by K Skandan, Joint Secretary (Kashmir), Ministry of Home Affairs, admitted that the visit of traders was imperative for enhancing level of cooperation and mutual understanding between the trading and business organisations on both sides. The meet also decided that as many as 119-member representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industries from Jammu and Kashmir would pay a return visit to Muzaffarabad for bi-lateral interaction with the traders there. Recently CID cleared the names of all the representatives but there was no progress observed on the ground. -THIS REPORT IS PREPARED BY PBI 
Mushroom growth of nursing homes in Valley continues unabated
The menace of illegal nursing homes and diagnostic labs is assuming an alarming proportion in the Kashmir valley. Presently more than fifty such centers continue to be operational in the Valley but only a dozen nursing homes running in the valley stand registered. Under Rule 4 and 6 of Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Homes and clinical Establishment (Registrations and Licensing) Act 1963, permission is to be sought from government to run a private nursing home. Although registration rules are already there to check the mushroom growth of nursing homes and clinical labs, their number is escalating with every passing day.“As per the medical guidelines these so- called nursing homes lack infrastructures. There is no proper fee list for diverse kinds of treatments in these nursing homes. They cheat the patients by charging hefty amounts”, a senior official of Health department told PBI on the condition of anonymity. Most of these nursing homes do not employ qualified doctors. Some of the homes have medical superintendents whose qualification is less than is required for the job. Besides, giving out sub-standard medical care, these illegal nursing homes also make it impossible for a customer to file a negligence case in the event of an unnatural death. Moreover, patients not in need of surgery are many times recommended for an operation and unessential lab tests.“I was told by a doctor at government hospital that the surgery of my daughter is not possible there and I had to take her to a nursing home where the same doctor performed it “. “Mohammad Syed a resident of Pulwama whose daughter had recently been operated in one of the nursing homes.”“I was charged over RS 20,000 in the nursing home which I had to borrow from a relative”, he added. Director Health Dr Muzafffar Ahmed told PBI, “I have already asked the concerned heads of these nursing homes that in order to make public aware of the proper fee list they should publish the proper fee list in diverse newspapers adding that it’s the actual responsibility of the public distribution department who are holding its charge to look into the matter”. -THIS REPORT IS PREPARED BY PBI |
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