PM Modi launches Sickle Cell Anemia eradication mission
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1 warned the people of Madhya Pradesh to beware of those political parties that give false guarantees to people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1 warned the people of Madhya Pradesh to beware of those political parties that give false guarantees to people.
The Prime Minister on July 1 was in Shahdol district of the poll-bound State to inaugurate National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission.
Speaking at the launch of the mission, Mr. Modi said that Sickle Cell Anemia will be eradicated from India in mission mode by 2047.
“Out of total number of people suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia in world, half of them are in India. India is working towards eradicating TB completely by 2025,” PM Modi said.
He kickstarted the distribution of about 3.57 crore Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards in Madhya Pradesh and also inaugurated the distribution of 1 crore PVC Ayushman cards.
He further assured that the Ayushman Card is a guarantee of 5 lakh treatment in hospitals. “It is guarantee of Modi,” he asserted.
Talking about Rani Durgavati’s 500th birth anniversary, he said it will be celebrated across India and stamps will be released.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”