Tag: Anil Vij
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Report likely today in Fortis billing case
Haryana Health Department panel that was investigating the matter pertaining to allegations against Gurugram’s Fortis Hospital for overcharging the family of a seven-year-old girl, who died of dengue during last month, is likely to submit the report on Tuesday. The state Health minister Anil Vij said that the three-member committee which was constituted to probe …
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December 4, 2017 -
Fortis death: Vij seeks law to check overbilling by hospitals
With a Gugugram hospital making news for charging `18 lakh from the family of seven-year-old girl who died of dengue, Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said he would seek legislation from the Centre to keep a check on cases similar to the case of overbilling. Speaking to reporters, Vij said that he would …
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November 22, 2017 -
BJP leaders in Haryana spar over Pradhuman murder
BJP leaders in Haryana are a divided lot after the CBI declared that the murderer of a Class 2 student here was a senior schoolmate and not a bus conductor as alleged by Haryana Police. The investigation into Pradhuman Thakur’s gory killing took a dramatic twist on Wednesday when the CBI arrested a Class 11 …
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November 10, 2017 -
Haryana Minister Anil Vij calls Taj Mahal a ‘beautiful kabristan’
Joining the league of those making controversial statements on the Taj Mahal, senior Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Friday termed the marble monument as a “beautiful cemetery”. “Taj Mahal ek khoobsurat kabristan hai,” Vij tweeted on Friday. Vij, who is the cabinet Minister for Health and Sports in the BJP government in Haryana, is known …
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October 20, 2017 -
Hooda seeks compensation for Dera followers killed in violence
After Haryana Health minister Anil Vij, now former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has raised the demand of compensation for the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) followers who were killed during the violence which took place after the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in rape case on 25 August. Speaking to The …
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October 12, 2017 -
Haryana to issue notices to doctors participating in symbolic strike
Haryana government has decided to issue show cause notices to those doctors who participated in the symbolic strike for two hours on Monday despite the imposition of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state, prohibiting any strike by the doctors for next six months. Haryana Health minister Anil Vij said that as the ESMA has …
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September 11, 2017 -
Dera illegally sends 14 dead bodies to UP college, Haryana govt orders probe
Haryana government has marked an investigation into the matter pertaining to 14 dead bodies being allegedly given to a private medical college in Uttar Pradesh (UP) by Dera Sacha Sauda without attaching any death certificate and government’s permission. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij told The Statesman that he has asked to Director General (DG), Health Services, Dr …
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September 8, 2017 -
Haryana to set up separate Council for lab technicians
Haryana government has decided to set up a Laboratory (Lab) Technician Council in the state. This was announced by the Health Minister Anil Vij while interacting with lab technicians at a blood donation camp organised by them at Ambala Cantonment on Sunday. Moreover, on the demand of the lab technicians to amend the law of …
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July 23, 2017 -
Multiple Olympic associations harming sports in Haryana: Anil Vij
Vij said that some people were running the body thinking it was their fiefdom.
July 13, 2017 -
Triple talaq should be declared invalid: Haryana minister
Haryana minister Anil Vij on Monday said triple talaq should be declared invalid as most of the Muslim countries have done it and also women from minority community in the country have been raising their voices against it. The state Health Minister said that the BJP government supports the rights of Muslim women. "Personally, I …
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May 15, 2017 -
Pop some pills to digest MCD poll defeat: Anil Vij to AAP
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday advised the Aam Aadmi Party to swallow pills to “digest” its crushing defeat in the Delhi MCD polls. The minister, known for his off-the-cuff remarks, said the AAP suffers from bouts of “indigestion” after every poll defeat. “The Election Commission, along with conducting the polls, should also distribute digestive …
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April 26, 2017 -
National Herald case: Anil Vij demands Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s arrest
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, on Thursday demanded that former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda should be put behind bars for his involvement in the National Herald case in which a plot worth crores of rupees was allotted to the Congress-linked newspaper in Panchkula at throwaway prices. Speaking to reporters, the minister said Hooda had himself signed …
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April 20, 2017 -
Haryana to launch special cleanliness drive
A special cleanliness drive will be launched from May 1 to June 15, 2017 involving all departments of the Haryana government to check the spread of malaria, dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the state. In this connection, the Public Health Department has been directed to make all water pipes free of leakage throughout the …
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April 18, 2017 -
Coming soon in Haryana: Dialysis facility for Rs.959
Good news for kidney disease patients, who need dialysis to survive. Dialysis facility will now be available in 14 Haryana districts for as low as Rs.959, instead of Rs.2,000 to Rs.3,000 being charged for the same in the market. Health Minister Anil Vij said the Haryana government has decided to expand the network of dialysis entres in the …
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March 3, 2017 -
Mayhem in Haryana Assembly over Vij remark on Gurmehar
The ongoing Budget Session of Haryana Assembly on Wednesday witnessed ruckus over Health Minister Anil Vij's comment on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur in which he has said that those supporting her were anti-nationals and should be thrown to Pakistan. Immediately after the Question Hour, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Jaswinder Singh Sandhu raised …
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March 2, 2017 -
Differences between Khattar, Vij come to the fore yet again
The difference of opinion between the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and sports minister Anil Vij came to the fore once again when the former on Saturday inaugurated a cricket league here in spite of latter's rejection to a request of the organizer for using photographs of the CM and sports minister inadvertisement of the …
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February 4, 2017 -
‘Gandhi will gradually be removed from currency notes’
Anil Vij, a minister from Haryana, on Saturday sparked a fresh controversy, saying Mahatma Gandhi will gradually be removed from currency notes and that Modi is a bigger brand name than Gandhi. "The day Gandhi came on the rupee, its devaluation started. Gradually, he will be removed from the notes also," Vij said. However, the …
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January 14, 2017