The Delhi Airport on Thursday issued a fog alert for all passengers. According to the authorities, low visibility procedures are in progress at the Delhi Airport.

All flight operations are currently normal and the passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, the authorities added.

Many trains are also running late owing to the dense fog and visibility level today.
12 trains are running late and two trains were rescheduled in the Northern Railway region due to fog.

IMD said in a statement, dense to very dense fog and cold day conditions are likely to continue over North-West India during the next three-four days.

It said, “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue over northwest India during the next three days and the intensity will decrease thereafter.”

People in the wee hours were seen huddled around the bonfire.

“My shop gets opened 5 A.M. For survival I have to overcome the cold,” an e-rickshaw mechanic who was seen around the fire told ANI.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the minimum and maximum temperatures in January 2023 are most likely to remain below normal over many parts of central India and adjoining areas of peninsular, east and northwest India.

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has proposed merging the existing National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBES) as an autonomous board under the National Medical Commission, which will also be in charge of conducting the NExT exam.

The ministry has also proposed amendments to the existing NMC Act as part of which all cases by medical colleges in matters related to the National Medical Commission (NMC) should be jurisdiction of the high court of Delhi instead of the current practice of filing pleas in high courts in different states.

“It has been decided to make amendments in the NMC Act 2019 to incorporate provisions for setting up a fifth autonomous board, namely Board of Examinations in the Medical Sciences under the NMC,” a public notice on the draft National Medical Commission (Amendment) Bill 2022 issued on December 29 said.

Since NBES is also giving degrees under the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and NMC under the Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Master’s in Surgery (MS), it was felt that keeping them under one regulatory control will lead to better and standardised medical education in PG courses, an official said.

Besides, the draft bill also proposees incorporating provision in the parent Act that jurisdiction in the cases filed by medical colleges/institutions in matter related to NMC shall be Delhi High Court only.

It also proposes providing provision for parents, their relatives/complainants to prefer an appeal in the Ethics and Medical Registration Board/National Medical Commission against the decision of the State Medical Council in complaints related to medical negligence or professional misconduct.

So far patients/their relatives or complainants, in such cases, have been asked to approach the court if they were dissatisfied with the verdict of the state medical commission.

The NMC (Amendment) Bill, 2022 has been put out in public domain to solicit comments/suggestions within 30 days from the date of issue of this notice. (Agencies)

The Supreme Court observed that cinema hall owners are fully entitled to set their terms and conditions for sale of food and beverages inside the halls.

“Suppose someone starts getting jalebis. Owner would not want anyone wiping their hands on the seats,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha.

Chief Justice Chandrachud said, “A cinema hall owner has the right to regulate the entry of food and beverage. Whether to consume what is available is entirely upon the choice of the movie goer. Viewers visit the hall for entertainment.”

The court further said that the cinema hall owners may not want “tandoori chicken to be bought in the hall” but clarified that no one was forcing cinema goers to buy popcorn.

The bench said that a movie goer has a choice to not consume the food and beverages served inside the theatres.

A cinema hall is the private property of the owner and he is entitled to put such terms and conditions as he deems fit provided the same are not contrary to public interest or safety, the bench observed.

The court said that viewer has to adhere to the rules of the cinema hall and it is evidently a matter of commercial decision of the theatre owner.

“The cinema hall is not a gym where you need healthy food. It is a place of entertainment. It is privately owned, so it is the owner’s prerogative,” the court said.

The top court said this while setting aside the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order which had directed the multiplexes and movie theatres not to prevent cinema goers from carrying their own food and beverages inside the movie halls.

The top court was hearing a batch of appeals filed by theatre owners and Multiplex Association of India challenging a 2018 verdict of the High Court.