Humane gesture of Madrassa

Gives shelter to a mentally retarded women, infant

Tahir Mushtaq (TNI)

JAMMU, Oct 03: Taking initiative a trust of Bhatandi, ‘Molana Ali Miyan Educational and Charitable Trust’, adopted the mentally retarded woman and her seven months legally who was abandoned from the past many months at Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital.

Sources said that when no government as well as private organization besides Non Government Organisation (NGO) adopted the mentally retarded lady beggar and her baby finally court has ordered to shift them to the Madrasa located at Bhatandi.

Sources said many times the administration approached different NGOs of the city but no one came forward to take care of mother-son duo. Owing to public apathy, the Hospital administration was compelled to look after the both.

Talking to TNI, a Trustee of the trust, Molvi Shakeel-ur-Rehman said that after getting the information about the lady and her child, our trust approached the court to adopt them.

“After completing all the legal formalities of court the trust adopted these two abandoned persons” he said.

He further said that no doubt we are also facing certain problems to tackle the mentally retarded woman, but we are trying our best to provide them every facility.

He informed that we have approached to one migrated family from Burma who is at present taking care of both of them, adding that the trust is planning to construct a small hut for them and arranging funds for the same.

It is pertinent to mention here that the duo was brought to SMGS hospital by people when they found the mentally challenged woman lying with her just born baby on roadside near Kachi Chawni. The baby boy was suffering from acute infection, and owing to his critical condition he was admitted in Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). His mother was also admitted in the hospital.

Pertinently, Court had ordered that if any person who wants to adopt the child should take care of mother as well besides, he has to transfer half of his/her half property in the name of the child as security, owing to which no individual came to forward to adopt them.

Dengue epidemic

Private labs looting people in name of tests

Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, Oct 03: The private labs of district Samba looting the innocent people by providing them fake medical reports and showing them positive for dengue.

Sources said that people of Samba are living under constant threat of dengue as the private labs operators in the district misguiding them making extra bugs by sending them outside state for treatment.

Talking to TNI Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr B S Pathania these tests of dengue were conducted in some private labs and without getting our help adding that we are concerned over misleading of people by private labs, who claim that they conduct tests for the dengue fever at their labs," Dr Pathania said.

He further said they too had got reports from Samba that some laboratories, for their own interest, were sending patients to Ludhiana by manipulating the medical reports of patients.

“We have taken up the issue with the Deputy Commissioner, Samba, and our team is verifying the facts about this kind of malpractice,” he added.

Official said that more than 70 cases were detected positive after dengue test in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu adding that the test is only done at the GMC in the Jammu region.

“Some of the private medical laboratories at Samba, on the basis of the Rapid Test, send patients to Ludhiana, saying that Jammu doctors cannot treat the disease properly,” a source said.

“For these tests, laboratories in Samba charge Rs 700 from a patient. But because of the nexus, it makes them earn in lakhs,” the source said.

The health department has also constituted several field teams to create awareness among the people about the disease.

Dengue is an acute fever caused by a virus and has two forms of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever which is more severe with bleeding and sometimes with shock, which may lead to death too.

Dengue hits Samba: claim 2 lives, 60 positive

Young girl’s death sparks protest

Angry mob ransacks Distt Hospital, manhandles CMO

Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, Sept 30: As deadly Dengue claimed second live in Samba, the local populace lost its calm and turned irate ransacking the Samba District Hospital and office of Chief Medical Officer (CMO), besides thrashing the CMO and other staff members. Police has registered case against the people who indulged in violence.  

According to reports, after performing the last rites of 24-yr old girl Pooja Sambyal, who lost life due to Dengue, a large number of people from Mandi Thalora gathered outside the District Hospital and held demonstration against the Health Department. They alleged that due to negligence and carelessness of the Health Department, the young girl lost her life.

The deceased girl, daughter of Rameshwar Singh resident of Mandi Thalora, was suffering from Dengue fever and admitted to District Hospital on September 21, where doctors failed to give her adequate treatment, after which she was taken to a hospital in Pathankote on September 25. She was further taken to another hospital in Ludhiana on September 28, where she lost battle for life.

An eye-witness told that protesting people had heated exchange with the hospital staff after which the mob gone berserk and targeted the hospital property. They smashed the glasses, window-panes and turned the tables around besides throwing benches, he added.

Thereafter, the mob turned towards the adjoining office of the CMO and held arguments with CMO Kartar Chand who tried to pacify the angry mob but of no avail as he was also thrashed by the irate group of people. In attempt to save the CMO, a lady official namely Nishu slapped one of the senior citizens Prahlad Singh, which led to further aggravation. In the meantime, Police prevailed upon the protesters and shifted the CMO to Government Medical College, Jammu.  

The agitated people then demanded suspension of lady official Nishu with immediate effect on account of assaulting a prominent senior citizen of the area. Sarpanch of Mandi Phalora, Varinder Singh was leading the group of protesting people.

Singh alleged that Samba District Hospital was lacking healthcare facility and due to it the young girl lost her life. “The Government makes tall claims of improving healthcare infrastructure but here, in Samba, nothing seems visible. Everything is in doldrums as more than sixty cases of Dengue have been reported in the district but the Health Department is yet to make any plan to deal with the epidemic like situation,” he further alleged.   

He further said that behavior of lady official of CMO Office was unwarrantable and she must be suspended. Later, to pacify the people District Commissioner R K Verma visited the hospital premises and assured them of necessary actions to streamline the healthcare system. He also ordered attachment of lady official with BMO Nud and inquiry into the whole episode.     

Earlier, a baby girl namely Mehak of village Kartholi in Samba reportedly died of Dengue at SMGS Hospital. Meanwhile, official report said till date there were 71 cases of dengue across the Jammu region, out of which 60 alone were from Samba.

Officials further maintain that owing to changes in weather, there is a greater probability of increase in malaria patients in the Jammu region. They add that there were certain vulnerable pockets such as Gandhi Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Talab Tillo, Qasim Nagar and Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu city. These localities are being constantly monitored to detect places which are potential breeding grounds of mosquitoes.