Terminally ill allowed to pull the plug, rules Supreme Court

The Indian Express |  New Delhi | Updated: March 10, 2018 8:54 am Referring to the scope for misuse of advance directive, the bench laid down guidelines on who could execute the advance directive and how, what should it contain, how should it be recorded and preserved and when and by whom can it be given effect […]

SC seeks Centre’s response on compliance of fire safety norms in buildings

The Times of India | New Delhi | Mar 6, 2018, 06:45 IST NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Union government’s response on a PIL alleging flagrant violation of fire safety norms specified in the National Building Code, 2016, by builders and startled the court by saying even the SC and Parliament buildings did not comply with fire safety norms. […]

Government hospitals flouting norms in appointing anaesthesia technicians

The Times of India | Tamil Nadu | 6 Mar 2018 15:14 IST TIRUPUR: While private hospitals are sticking to the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms in recruiting anaesthesia technicians, most of the government hospitals do not have such a post and assign the role to multi-purpose health workers. Deploying such technicians will endanger lives, the […]

Single-window for approval of building plans in 20 nagar panchayats of Himachal Pradesh

The Times of India| Simla |Mar 6, 2018, 13:29 IST SHIMLA: People will get easy approvals for their building plans as the Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved delegating the powers of director, town and country planning department (TCP) to executive officers or panchayat secretaries of 20 nagar panchayats. People of these urban local bodies will […]