Sunbeds: Man who got cancer at 21 calls for ban
A 23-year-old described using sunbeds as his “biggest regret” following cancer treatment. Source link
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Laughing gas: Experts warn nitrous oxide ban will not stop use
The government defends new plans to tackle anti-social behaviour by clamping down on nitrous oxide. Source link
Police step up vigil across Coimbatore as UAPA Tribunal upholds ban on Popular Front of India
Intensive vehicle checks are being conducted across Coimbatore after the UAPA Tribunal on March 21, 2023 upheld the MHA’s ban on the Popular Front of India and its affiliated organisations. Photo: Special Arrangement The police stepped up security and conducted vehicle checks across Coimbatore during the late hours on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 after the … Read more
Demanding ban on bike taxi services, autorickshaw drivers threaten to go on strike from March 20
The Bangalore Auto Drivers’ Unions’ Federation has threatened to go on a strike from Monday (March 20) if the State government fails to ban illegal operations of bike taxis in the city. The office-bearers of the federation alleged that in the city, mobile app-based aggregators are illegally running a bike taxi business by attaching white … Read more
Scotland first to ban environmentally harmful anaesthetic
Desflurane gas has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide, NHS data suggests. Source link
Junk food: Wales may ban meal deals to tackle obesity
Dan Hegarty, 45, added: “I would say it’s a little ridiculous. We live in a city where there is a Greggs on every corner. All the prices are going up, so if you can get a lunch for £3 or £3.50, I don’t see why not. Meal deals are not the obesity choice.” Source link
Reforms panel suggests ban of private practice by govt. doctors of all departments
The Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 submitted its 4th and 5th Reports to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 (KARC-2) headed by T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, former Chief Secretary, on Friday recommended to the State government ban of private practice by government doctors of all … Read more
Nitrous oxide: Ban on use and sale of laughing gas considered
The paper said Chris Philp, the policing minister, wanted a review already under way into nitrous oxide by the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to be fast-tracked to April, with suggestions a formal announcement on a ban could be made as part of the government’s antisocial behaviour strategy due later this year. … Read more
Madras High Court quashes ban on manufacture, sale of gutkha
Seized gutkha products. File photo: Special Arrangement In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court has held that the Commissioner of Food Safety is empowered to ban manufacture and sale of tobacco products only for a temporary period that may extend up to a maximum of one year and therefore the successive notifications issued in … Read more
BBC documentary on PM Modi | Youth outfits defy ‘ban’ to hold public screenings
As the screening could not take place, the the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union shared the link of the documentary and the students, who had gathered in large numbers, viewed it together on their phones. Photo: Jaideep Deo Bhanj Youth organisations affiliated to the Opposition parties and student outfits on Tuesday screened the first episode … Read more