Epidemic Diseases Act: News
25 May 2021
GujaratGujarat: Over 80 held for participating in 'anti-coronavirus' religious procession
More than 80 people were arrested after a social media video showed them participating in a religious procession for performing a ritual to "protect" their village from the scourge of coronavirus in Prantij taluka of Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, police said on Tuesday.
27 Apr 2021
IndiaRajasthan: Shopkeeper opens shop despite prohibition, locks mother, daughter inside
A woman and her daughter who were accidentally locked up in a cloth shop were rescued by police after two hours in Rajasthan's Dholpur district on Monday.
26 Mar 2021
ChhattisgarhNow shell out five-times more for going maskless in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh government increased the amount of penalty for maskless people from Rs. 100 to Rs. 500 for strict implementation of COVID-19 guidelines, an official said on Friday.
11 Feb 2021
Rashtriya Lok DalAligarh farmers' meeting: RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, 5000 others booked
The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary and over 5000 others who attended a major farmers' meeting in Aligarh district two days ago under the Epidemic Diseases Act for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols.
11 Jun 2020
Telangana#DoctorLivesMatter: Amid the pandemic, is India failing its doctors?
In a sad turn of events, some doctors were attacked at Hyderabad's nodal hospital for coronavirus patients, Gandhi Hospital, prompting them to stage a protest and boycott work on Tuesday.
26 Apr 2020
Narendra Modi#MannKiBaat: Masks will become the new normal, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his radio show 'Mann Ki Baat'.
23 Apr 2020
Uttar PradeshGovernment doctors flag filthy living conditions in UP, authorities act
Doctors and para-medical staff working in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, are fighting multiple battles — they have to treat patients of deadly coronavirus, ensure they aren't infected in the process, and then go back to live in squalid conditions.
22 Apr 2020
Prakash Javadekar7-year jail for attacking health workers, says government
Addressing a press conference after the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced stricter laws for the protection of doctors and healthcare staff against violence.
01 Apr 2020
Delhi PoliceChief of Markaz Nizamuddin, named in FIR, untraceable
Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, the chief of Markaz Nizamuddin, where Tablighi Jamaat hosted an event for several days last month is untraceable, reports said on Wednesday.
16 Mar 2020
CMAmid coronavirus scare, Kejriwal bans large gatherings in Delhi
Amid the growing threat of a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in India, large gatherings were banned in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday.
