Greenland women seek compensation over involuntary birth control
Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory’s population. Source link
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Greens, political parties seek cancellation of fine imposed on farmers in Muttil case
Environmental organisations and political parties in Wayanad have urged the government to cancel the fine imposed by the Revenue department on farmers in the Muttil rosewood felling case. Besides imposing fine, officials had also served notices on farmers as per the Kerala Land Conservancy Act, according to N. Badusha, president, Wayanad Prakruthi Samarakshana Samiti. “Such … Read more
Three documentaries that seek to give a retrospective understanding farm protests
15th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala screened three documentaries on farmers’ protests of 2020-21. Bigger struggles, and events, in their immediacy, often drown us in a flurry of developments and their various strands and narratives. To make sense of them, one needs to look back at them in retrospect, after a few years, … Read more
Not paid for 3 months, guest lecturers in Karnataka seek rations, LPG cylinder
Government First Grade College at Holehonnur in Bhadravati taluk of Karnataka. The delay in release of honorarium to guest lecturers in degree colleges in Karnataka has prompted them to seek rations and essentials, including rice, milk, an LPG cylinder, and tomatoes, among other items. Guest lecturers of the Government First Grade College at Holehonnur in … Read more
Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai. The Minister who is facing money-laundering charges in the cash-for-jobs scam, said on July 26, 2023 in the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to seek his police custody. | … Read more
Health activists and patient groups seek revision of existing Biosimilar Guideline for increased access to critical drugs
Biologics are the fastest-growing class of medications and account for a substantial and growing portion of health care costs. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah Seeking immediate revision of Biosimilar Guideline (2016) to facilitate access to quality biosimilars at an affordable price, representatives of various civil societies, community and health organisations, and patient groups have written … Read more
Rayalaseema activists condemn Buggana’s statement of TB Dam, seek answers for ‘water scarcity’
A view of Tungabhadra Dam in Anatapur district. | Photo Credit: File photo Taking strong exception to the statements made by Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy at Hospet in Karnataka that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s administrative acumen had led to the generation of the highest amount of power from Tungabhadra Dam … Read more
Activists seek early polls to rural local bodies
All major schemes like MGNREGA, rural housing, Jal Jeevan Mission and rural roads are suffering in villages in Belagavi district,” according to Vishveshwarayya Hiremath, coordinator of the Grameena Koolikarara Sangha. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Some activists and political leaders want the new State government to begin the process of conducting rural local body elections … Read more
Centre, NSCN (I-M) agree to seek solution to Naga political issue based on Framework Agreeement
The Centre and NSCN-IM have decided to seek the solution to the decades old Naga Political Issue on the basis of the Framework Agreement signed by the two, an NSCN-IM leader said on Thursday. A closed door meeting was held in Dimapur between the Centre’s interlocutor for Naga peace talks, A.K. Mishra and a high-level … Read more
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs – ET HealthWorld
Washington: The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans get some prescriptions after three years of relying on telehealth … Read more