Technology powering farmers' protest at Delhi's Singhu borderGigantic machines that belt out 1,000-1,200 chapattis in an hour, washing machines and solar panels installed on tractor-trolleys for charg...
16 Dec, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
No need to carry hard copies of driving licence, registration certificate from todayAccording to the rules notified last week, if the details provided by the driver or vehicle owner are found validated through the electroni...
01 Oct, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
59% of good samaritans face cop harassment: ReportThe survey found that though the general willingness to help victims had risen from 26% in 2013 to 88% in 2018.
27 Nov, 2018, 12.30 PM IST
President gives assent to India's first good samaritan bill of KarnatakaThe president has given his asset to the Karnataka Good Samaritan and Medical Professional (Protection and Regulation during Emergency Situ...
30 Sep, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
Activist & expert arbitrator, meet Indu Malhotra, 1st woman lawyer to become SC judgeAs a counsel for Save Life Foundation, Malhotra framed guidelines for the Good Samaritan law for protection from harassment of those who he...
26 Apr, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
Motor vehicles bill passes Lok Sabha test: Heavy fine for violations, heat on auto firmsThe bill seeks to "save lives" by ushering in radical reforms in the motor vehicles law to slap heavy penalty on traffic violators.
10 Apr, 2017, 06.18 PM IST
Is it time Parliament debated on a law to punish ‘Bad Samaritans’?Anwar's death and many more because of apathy or aloofness of bystanders, whose compassion and duty are increasingly numbed by mobile photo...
06 Feb, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Now, Police can't examine a Good Samaritan witness more than onceThe affidavit of Good Samaritan, if filed, shall be treated as complete statement by police while conducting the investigation, said Road a...
06 Oct, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
Why vilify jungle raj and its denizens?Since the courts are increasingly showing a green conscience, this is the time for them to pronounce on the needless vilification of the wo...
11 May, 2016, 04.31 AM IST
First aid training must for heavy vehicle driving licence seekers from JulyThe government has decided to make training in first aid and basic life saving techniques mandatory for those applying for a heavy vehicle ...
21 Dec, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Helping accident victims may soon be free of legal hasslesThe government is also setting up a crash fund to help such victims, which will be used for emergency medical care.
10 Aug, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
Kirron Kher cites Nirbhaya case, pushes for Good Samaritan lawThe Chandigarh MP, who moved a private member's Bill on this in Lok Sabha last week, submitted a petition, signed by over 80,000 people, to...
16 Dec, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Kirron Kher submits a petition supporting Good Samaritan Law to Health Minister J P NaddaThe objective of the Bill is to ensure that ordinary people who help injured persons do not face harassment & intimidation," said BJP MP Ki...
15 Dec, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
SC: Pass executive order to protect Good SamaritansThe SC order will remain effective till Parliament enacts a law to provide protection to Good Samaritans.
30 Oct, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Road accident cases: Good days ahead for Good Samaritans"Doctors point out that at least 50% of the fatalities can be averted if victims are admitted to a hospital within the first one hour."
22 Oct, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
The future of good SamaritansOften, the opposite of ‘dispassionate’ is not ‘passionate’ but ‘compassionate’. To illustrate this point, Henry S Thompson of the Universit...
31 Jul, 2009, 12.01 AM IST
- Non-profit cos to face tougher regulatory regime
The non-profit or charitable firms do business like any other company, but their profits are meant for furthering the social cause they esp...
26 Feb, 2008, 03.30 AM IST