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Judge bans veiled lawyers in courtrooms

... justice, hold their courts in the veil. And woman legislators of the Islamic alliance that rules the province wear the veil without exception, she pointed out. She told the Daily Times that the judiciary in the province held differing views on the issue. A trend towards adopting Islamic symbolism has been in ...

Brand Name Drug Prices Zoom

...s, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group founded by state legislators to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible to Americans, said that the price increases are unjustified. She felt that the people and the government were being ripped off and added that the Medicare Plan D seems to have spurred on the...

Better Reporting Leads to Rise in Madhya Pradesh AIDS Cases

...Replying to a calling attention motion by Congress legislators Sajjan Singh Verma and Govind Singh, on the alleged "misuse of funds" meant for controlling HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi said: "The number of HIV test centres in the state has increased from three in 2000 to 42 this year with the result tha...

Legislative Forum On HIV/AIDS Control In Bihar

Cutting across party lines, Bihar legislators today resolved to constitute a high-level body on ...ctor Dr Denis Brown and a host of Bihar Ministers, legislators and officials. Addressing the seminar, Nitish Kumar said the state government had decided to purch...

Bihar Legislators Join Hands to Fight Against AIDS

...houdhary, the assembly speaker, said that over 300 legislators including 243 members of legislative assembly and 75 members of the legislative council would take part in the conference, the first of its kind here. "Never before has such a conference been held here," said Choudhary, who is considered to be the...

Brainstorming session for Bihar legislators on AIDS

...th Secretary Deepak Kumar told PTI that a group of legislators would be formed in the meeting for launching a vigorous awareness drive against the disease. The legislators would be told about various dos and don'ts about the disease and asked to spread them among the mass...

Madhya Pradesh Shows Indifferent Attitude Towards Infant Mortality

...ernal mortality rates in the state, Madhya Pradesh legislators seems to be totally unconcerned about it, according to a study conducted by a voluntary group//. The state, one of the largest in the country, has an infant mortality rate of 83 per 1,000 childbirths while the maternal mortality rate stands at 498 p...

Bihar Banned Tobacco Chewing In State Assembly

...etel leaf), gutka and khaini (tobacco products) by legislators inside the assembly. The move will not only have a salubrious impact on the health of the legislators but also save the walls of the legislative assembly that have been discoloured by the obnoxious habi...

North-Eastern Leaders Of India Meet To Discuss HIV Problems

...ll the regional chief ministers, a large number of legislators and more than a dozen parliamentarians, besides a number of people living with HIV/AIDS and community healthcare groups. India's northeast - Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura - has been declared as one of th...

More collaborations and strengthening of India’s AIDS control body require

...roups, Non-Governmental organizations, doctors and legislators is required for an effective control of AIDS spread. Nafis his not happy with the number of staff in the coordinating body, comparing the Brazil which has 100 coordinating people in the program, India has only 15 people with more consultants in the g...

Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team

...f the recommendation is just right with California legislators debating regarding budget and program issues concerning smoking prevention, cessation and tobacco licensing. With our escalating knowledge of how young people become vulnerable to nicotine addiction and the harmful effects of smoking, policy makers...

Encephalitis Death Toll In U.P. Crosses 200 Mark.

...ation of pigs in residential areas; but then local legislators have come in the way to pressurise the administration to defer its plan," a district official told on condition of anonymity. "Who doesn't know that the presence of pigs is a major source of mosquito breeding?" Even Governor T.V. Rajeshwar, who v...

"Defeat AIDS Pledge" by Andhra CM

...nister of state P. Lakshmi and state ministers and legislators were present at the function that marked the culmination of a month-long awareness campaign by AASHA (AIDS awareness and sustained holistic action). Ramdoss flagged off the "AASHA Vahini Caravan" campaign to cover 268 towns in 10 routes in a month. ...

Senate assures ban on smoking

...ire and Vermont, which permit Sunday sales. Border legislators determined to preserve that competitive advantage ...kes homeowners are sure to face next year, whether legislators eventually approve Menino's measure or not....

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