Jammu Feb 22 PTI A minor fire broke out at the Government Medical College GMC hospital here on Tuesday but no one was injured officials said The fire was noticed in the storeroom of ward number eight of the hospital at Bakshi Nagar around 10 am and was swiftly brought under control averting a possible tragedy they saidAn official of the fire and emergency services said fire tenders were rushed to the spot upon getting information about the fire that is believed to have been caused by a short circuitThe fire was put out at around 1020 am and there was no loss of life or injury in the incident a police official said PTI TAS AB RHL

Jammu Jan 18 PTI The Jammu Municipal Corporation JMC on Tuesday demolished 10 illegally raised structures on footpaths outside the Government Medical College GMC hospital here an official spokesman said The anti-encroachment drive near the GMC and Chest Disease hospital in the heart of the city was conducted under the instructions of Commissioner JMC Avny Lavasa to clear the footpath and roadside obstructions he said The JMC teams appealed to citizens not to encroach upon footpaths or pavements as the same cause inconvenience to the pedestrians and also create obstruction in the free movement of vehicular traffic PTI TAS AQS AQS

Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 27 (ANI): Two technicians were injured in an explosion that took place due to a short circuit in an oxygen plant at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Baramulla on Monday morning.

Jammu Dec 18 PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday visited the construction site of Government Medical College GMC in his home constituency of Udhampur which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 255 crores at Bailli villageDuring his visit Singh asked the officials and agencies concerned to start the work without any delay so that the classes could commence from the next academic sessionSingh the minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office pointed out that Udhampur Parliamentary constituency is the only one in the country which has got three Medical Colleges from the Central grantHe also attended the grand Devika Utsav held at the banks of river Devika Ghat in UdhampurThe event was held to celebrate the completion of development works under River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project of National River Conservation PlanRiver Devika is not merely a project but a matter of faith for all of us he said reiterating that the holy project does not belong to a particular political party or an individual but it is equally owned by each one of usThe minister said he had been repeatedly suggesting to the administration to entertain and accommodate inputs and suggestions coming from every person regardless of his ideological belief or political affiliation as long as they add value to the projectGiving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said the Devika Project would have never got approval if Modi was not the PM When Prime Minister launched the Nanami Gange project in 2014 after sworn in as Prime Minister a similar thought came to mind to start River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project as Devika is considered the elder sister of Ganga he saidSingh said there has been delay in the execution of the project partly because of COVID-19 and partly because of the lapses on the part of the contractor agency which has now been subjected to penalty and also issued a blacklist warningHe expressed hope that the remaining work of the project mainly pertaining to floriculture beautification and recreation complex will also be completed soonHe accusing previous governments deliberately neglecting the region because of vote bank considerationHe cited the example of demand for a radio station in Udhampur which was first raised during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 but it was set up only four years back by the Modi governmentThe launching of the Devika Project was announced by the Prime Minister during his visit to Jammu in February 2019The work on the prestigious Rs 18674 crore project which has been included in the Government of Indias National River Conservation Project NRCP started in March 2019The project inter alia included the construction of three sewage treatment plants of 8 MLD 4 MLD and 16 MLD capacity sewerage network of 12927 km development of two cremation ghats protection fencing and landscaping small hydropower plants and three solar power plants PTI TAS TIR TIR

Jammu Oct 28 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration terminated the services of an operation theatre technician at the Government Medical College GMC in Rajouri on Thursday over a WhatsApp status celebrating the Pakistani cricket teams victory over the Indian team in Sundays T20 World Cup matchAn order to this effect was issued by the principal of the college Dr Brij Mohan after the matter was brought to his notice by the deputy superintendent of police DySP headquarters RajouriA viral video has come to the notice of the undersigned from different media platforms and also from DySP HQ Rajouri who sent the same via WhatsApp in which Safiya Majeed working as an OT technician in GMC and AH Rajouri seems to have posted her WhatsApp status showing celebrations of the defeat of the Indian cricket team against Pakistan in T-20 World Cup 2021 the activity which seems to be disloyalty towards the nation the order readsThe principal said Majeed was on leave and had not reported back to work even after the completion of her period of leave No prior notice is required to be given to such employee for gross indiscipline in her duties he addedThe principal said the services of Majeed appointed on an academic arrangement basis on November 27 2020 stand terminated with immediate effect PTI AB RC