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JKVHA hails decision of Govt. to Ban Gutka

| Media & Tech, World

 Jammu, March 7 (Scoop News) -JK Voluntary Health Association (JKVHA) and VHAI New Delhi have hailed the decision of the State Government to raise VAT on Tobacco products from 30% to 40% and ban on Gutka, Pan Masala and Zarda. The Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather Wednesday announced ban on Gutka in his budget speech […]

JKVHA urges to Ban Guthka,Tobacco products in JK

| Health & Science, Media & Tech

Srinagar, September 23 (Scoop News) –   J&K Voluntary Health Association (JKVHA) today urged the state government to ban Guthka and other chewable food products containing tobacco and nicotine as ingredients, to show its commitment towards greater health concerns of the citizens. This would be a milestone and progressive step towards making J&K a tobacco-free State. […]

Healthcare and the Supreme Court – Losing the Legal Forest for the Political Trees

| Opinion, US

NFIB v. Sebelius is the caption atop the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.  Thirty, fifty, even a hundred years from now, law students will be grilled on NFIB v. Sebelius as part of their first-year Constitutional Law classes.  And when law professors lecture (or Socratically harass) their students […]

Anti Tobacco Committee launches crusade against Drugs, Tobacco, Gutka

| Media & Tech, World

 Srinagar, June 17 (Scoop News) –Anti tobacco monitoring committee under the chairmanship of Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar Mohammed Aslam Qadri reviewed the progress of anti tobacco campaign and also reviewed the preliminary end-line survey conducted independently by Deputy Director Evaluation and Statistics, Srinagar.               The meeting was attended by Principal Amar Singh College Professor, Zahoor Ahmed […]

JKVHA urges people to pledge for a healthier life to prevent Cancers

| Health & Science, World

Srinagar, February 06  (Scoop News) –J&K Voluntary Health Association has urged the public to take a pledge to join the Global fight against cancer to reduce premature deaths from this devastating disease. This was stated in an awareness programme for NGO partners and volunteers conducted by J&K VHA at its headquarters Pandrethan to observe the […]