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Ganpati Festival: Decoration On Kolkata Doctor Theme Garners Attention
Decoration accompanying a Ganpati idol installed as part of the 10-day festival in a household in Kalina in Mumbai is garnering attention as it is themed on the issue of violence against a women.
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'Woke Up To Unknown Men...': Doctor's 3 AM Encounter At Kolkata Hospital
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, women guards to support female physicians and controlled entry points, Reuters reported.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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Existing Laws Have Provisions To Deal With Violence Against Doctors: Minister
Existing laws have provisions to protect doctors from violence, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday amid incidents of doctors being attacked while carrying out their duties.
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Teams Of Doctors To Violence-Hit Manipur To Provide Health Facilities
The Union Health Ministry has deployed several teams of doctors to strife-torn Manipur with immediate effect on the direction of Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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Shashi Tharoor Demands Law Over Violence Against Healthcare Professionals
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday demanded a comprehensive legislation to put a check on violence against healthcare professionals.
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Extremely Saddened To Witness Rising Violence Against Doctors: Chief Justice Of India
"Doctors are mentors, guides, friends and counsellors. They should always remain active members of society, and solve problems faced by the people," he said.
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Doctors Protest In Delhi Over Violence Against Healthcare Professionals
A nationwide protest called by the Indian Medical Association over recent incidents of violence against healthcare professionals and demanding a central law to curb such cases, was held on Friday.
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Around 3.5 Lakh Doctors To Protest On Friday Demanding Law On Violence Against Medicos
Around 3.5 lakh doctors of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will participate in a nationwide protest on Friday demanding a central law dealing with violence against medicos.
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UP Doctor Kafeel Khan's Detention Under Tough Law NSA "Illegal", Free Him: High Court
Kafeel Khan, the Uttar Pradesh doctor jailed under the tough National Security Act (NSA) for a speech against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, must be freed immediately, a court said today, calling his detention illegal. The doctor's speech did not show any effort to promote hate or violence, the Allahabad High Court said.
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Coronavirus: 28,000 Gujarat Doctors To Participate In Indian Medical Association's Protest
At least 28,000 doctors in Gujarat will join the Indian Medical Association's call for a candlelight vigil on April 22 to protest against violence and discrimination faced by medical practitioners treating COVID-19 patients, an official said today.
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AMU Student, Who Lost Arm In Clash, Alleges Cops Beat Them Up In Hospital
Days after the violence at Aligarh Muslim University over the amended citizenship law, four students remain admitted at the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital's trauma centre on the campus, one of them with his hand amputated, a doctor said.
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Up To 10 Years' Jail Proposed For Violence Against Doctors In Draft Bill
Anyone who attacks a doctor at a hospital may be jailed for up to 10 years or fined Rs 10 lakh, according to a draft bill the Health Ministry has prepared to deal with rising cases of assault on doctors while they are at work.
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21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam
Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...
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Panel Formed To Draft Central Law For Checking Violence Against Doctors
The Union Health Ministry has entrusted an eight-member sub-committee with the task of drafting a central law to check violence against doctors and other medical professionals, a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity.
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Ganpati Festival: Decoration On Kolkata Doctor Theme Garners Attention
Decoration accompanying a Ganpati idol installed as part of the 10-day festival in a household in Kalina in Mumbai is garnering attention as it is themed on the issue of violence against a women.
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'Woke Up To Unknown Men...': Doctor's 3 AM Encounter At Kolkata Hospital
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, women guards to support female physicians and controlled entry points, Reuters reported.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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Existing Laws Have Provisions To Deal With Violence Against Doctors: Minister
Existing laws have provisions to protect doctors from violence, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday amid incidents of doctors being attacked while carrying out their duties.
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Teams Of Doctors To Violence-Hit Manipur To Provide Health Facilities
The Union Health Ministry has deployed several teams of doctors to strife-torn Manipur with immediate effect on the direction of Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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Shashi Tharoor Demands Law Over Violence Against Healthcare Professionals
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday demanded a comprehensive legislation to put a check on violence against healthcare professionals.
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Extremely Saddened To Witness Rising Violence Against Doctors: Chief Justice Of India
"Doctors are mentors, guides, friends and counsellors. They should always remain active members of society, and solve problems faced by the people," he said.
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Doctors Protest In Delhi Over Violence Against Healthcare Professionals
A nationwide protest called by the Indian Medical Association over recent incidents of violence against healthcare professionals and demanding a central law to curb such cases, was held on Friday.
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Around 3.5 Lakh Doctors To Protest On Friday Demanding Law On Violence Against Medicos
Around 3.5 lakh doctors of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will participate in a nationwide protest on Friday demanding a central law dealing with violence against medicos.
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UP Doctor Kafeel Khan's Detention Under Tough Law NSA "Illegal", Free Him: High Court
Kafeel Khan, the Uttar Pradesh doctor jailed under the tough National Security Act (NSA) for a speech against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, must be freed immediately, a court said today, calling his detention illegal. The doctor's speech did not show any effort to promote hate or violence, the Allahabad High Court said.
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Coronavirus: 28,000 Gujarat Doctors To Participate In Indian Medical Association's Protest
At least 28,000 doctors in Gujarat will join the Indian Medical Association's call for a candlelight vigil on April 22 to protest against violence and discrimination faced by medical practitioners treating COVID-19 patients, an official said today.
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AMU Student, Who Lost Arm In Clash, Alleges Cops Beat Them Up In Hospital
Days after the violence at Aligarh Muslim University over the amended citizenship law, four students remain admitted at the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital's trauma centre on the campus, one of them with his hand amputated, a doctor said.
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Up To 10 Years' Jail Proposed For Violence Against Doctors In Draft Bill
Anyone who attacks a doctor at a hospital may be jailed for up to 10 years or fined Rs 10 lakh, according to a draft bill the Health Ministry has prepared to deal with rising cases of assault on doctors while they are at work.
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21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam
Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...
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Panel Formed To Draft Central Law For Checking Violence Against Doctors
The Union Health Ministry has entrusted an eight-member sub-committee with the task of drafting a central law to check violence against doctors and other medical professionals, a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity.
