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Time of India
3 days ago
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- Time of India
108 ambulance operators' strike enters 2nd day, patients suffer
Ranchi: Patients in Ranchi and across the state faced major inconvenience as the indefinite strike launched by the 108 ambulance operators entered the second day on Tuesday. Despite working in the essential service sector, the ambulance drivers and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) launched the strike, demanding a hike in their payments and improved working conditions. An official of the ambulance service provider, however, denied providing a lower salary or depriving them of benefits. Even as the employees and the service provider are making charges and counter-charges against each other, patients are shelling out extra money to hire private vehicles and ambulances. Later, the service provider said it would not allow the employees to hold the essential service to ransom and would take up alternative measures to streamline the service at the earliest. Some measures were already in place to help the patients, the service provider added. Notably, around 100 ambulance drivers and EMTs from various districts gathered in Ranchi to stage a protest against the Bihar-based private agency, Samman Foundation, which is operating the 108 ambulance service in the state. The workers alleged that despite long working hours and critical responsibilities, they are paid meagre salaries and are denied basic facilities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Emergency Generators in Belo: (Prices May Surprise You) Emergency Generator | Search Ads Search Now Undo They said until their issues are resolved, the ambulance service would be halted across the state. Neeraj Tiwari, the state president of the Jharkhand Pradesh Ambulance Karmachari Sangh, alleged that despite being engaged in an emergency service that has been providing essential health assistance to the people since the inception of 108 ambulance services in Jharkhand in 2017, their standard of living has deteriorated. According to Tiwari, the workers were neither given medical benefits nor the salary promised under the state labour laws. Moreover, they don't get overtime money, though they work 12 hours or more without getting any holidays or days off, Tiwari claimed. The protesting workers also demanded provident funds and medical insurance facilities. Moreover, they said as the 108 ambulances are deteriorating, the vehicles often put their and patients' lives at risk. In the meantime, Pankaj Dubey, a patient who came to Rims on Tuesday for a leg injury, had to hire a private ambulance for Rs 2,000 to reach the hospital from Itki, a distance of about 30 km .
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
Judge ‘not competent' to write verdict,Alld HC sends him for 3-mnth training
Prayagraj: Taking serious note of the inability of a judicial officer to write a judgment, the Allahabad high court has directed that additional district judge (ADJ) Amit Verma of Kanpur Nagar be sent to the judicial training institute for three months of training. Justice Neeraj Tiwari passed the order while allowing a writ petition filed by one Munni Devi of Kanpur Nagar when her plea to add some additional grounds in a tenancy dispute was rejected. The petitioner assailing the impugned order submitted that the additional district judge arbitrarily dismissed the amendment application in a three-line order without going into the merit of the issue. The petitioner further submitted that not a single line has been written as to why the amendment application was rejected. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The petitioner alleged that earlier too the same judge had committed a similar mistake. After going through the impugned order, the high court in its order dated April 22 said: "This court is of the firm view that Amit Verma, the additional district judge, Kanpur Nagar, is not competent to write a judgment. Therefore, he must be sent for training for at least three months at the Judicial Training and Research Institute, Lucknow."
