A delegation, led by Karnataka State Contractors’ Association president D. Kempanna (4th from left), met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in Bengaluru on June 2, 2023. Karnataka government issued orders on June 27 instructing officials to clear dues of ongoing projects across departments, boards and corporations after checking veracity of the bills, and in consultation with ministers. … Read more
by Dr. Sabine Kapasi In today’s digital era, the exchange and utilization of personal data has become integral to healthcare systems worldwide. With the increasing adoption of electronic health records, telemedicine, and other digital health technologies, the need for robust data privacy measures has gained paramount importance. Data privacy bills aim to regulate the collection, … Read more
An assistant engineer attached to Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) was assaulted allegedly by a consumer for asking him to pay electricity dues of his residence and a dhaba at Aland town in Kalaburagi district on Wednesday. Waseem Saifan Sab, a resident of Sonargalli in Aland town, thrashed Siddaramappa Nimbalkar, an assistant engineer of GESCOM, … Read more
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday drew attention to the delay in receiving assent to a number of Bills passed by the State Assembly. Mr. Vijayan commented on the matter in the presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan at the inaugural of the silver jubilee celebrations of the State Assembly … Read more
Contractors who executed government works staged a protest in front of the R&B office here on April 11, demanding the State Government to clear their pending bills immediately. Stating that bills to the tune of ₹5,000 crore were pending, the contractors issued an ultimatum that they would stop the works from May 1 if the … Read more
The Legislative Assembly on Sunday passed three Bills — the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the A.P. Dotted Lands (Updation in Resettlement Register) (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the A.P. (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Two more Bills were also tabled in the Assembly. The … Read more
It is aimed at avoiding the cost of hospital care for patients whose conditions are worsened by the cold. Source link
Six-year-old Cohen survives off the machines in his home and his mum’s energy bills could rise to more than £3,000 a year. Cohen has DiGeorge syndrome and 15q11.2 genetic deletions which means he can’t walk, talk or digest food properly. Lauren, Cohen’s mum said: “The cost of living crisis, for most people, it’s ‘Oh we … Read more
Experts warn health inequalities will be widened by the surge in the cost of living. Source link
By Dan Weissmann Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (Kaiser News) — Patients are no longer required to pay for out-of-network care given without their consent when they receive treatment at hospitals covered by their health insurance since a federal law took effect at the start of this year. But the law’s protections against the infuriating, expensive … Read more