Tag: Harsh Vardhan

Supreme Court green Diwali order goes up in smoke.

Source – telegraphindia.com Government-specified “green crackers” with special logo and machine-readable code are yet to find their way to Jharkhand this year. The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in October 2018, had banned conventional firecrackers and enforced a two-hour limit (8pm – 10pm) for setting them off during Diwali. Earlier this month, Union minister

Harsh Vardhan wants archaic leprosy laws repealed

Source: deccanherald.com A year after the Supreme Court was informed on 100-plus laws that discriminate against a leprosy-infected person, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to 23 states and two central departments with a plea to repeal all such laws as leprosy is a completely curable disease.  “Even though the disease is now fully

Govt’s Proposal For Law on Violence Against Doctors Ready, Health Ministry To Send Bill To Cabinet Soon

Source: news18.com New Delhi: A draft legislation seeking to punish people who assault on-duty doctors and other healthcare professionals by imprisoning them for up to 10 years, has been finalised and will be made public soon for feedback, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Those “grievously hurting” doctors and other healthcare professionals in clinical