New SP takes charge in Kanniyakumari district
The Hindu
New SP of Kanniyakumari district, R. Stalin, prioritizes safety of women and children, focuses on crime prevention and drug rehabilitation.
R. Stalin, a 2020-batch IPS officer, assumed office as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kanniyakumari district on Friday. He succeeds E. Sundaravathanam who has been transferred.
Mr. Stalin had served as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Karaikudi and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Coimbatore City (North). He said that his primary focus would be on ensuring the safety of women and children. Accordingly, awareness campaigns will be conducted in schools and colleges.
“More attention will be paid to crime prevention measures using basic policing and using technologies,” he added. Strict action would be taken against both sellers and users of drugs and rehabilitation measures for drug users would be implemented in partnership with other departments.

Doctors prescribing branded medication instead of general medicine to patients has been a persistent issue. Clause 1.5 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002, prescribes that every physician should, as far as possible, prescribe drugs with generic names. It is to be written legibly and preferably in capital letters and he/she shall ensure that there is rational prescription and use of drug. Similarly, as per the Medical Council of India (MCI) guidelines (2016) and National Medical Commission (NMC) advisory (2022), doctors must prescribe medicines by their generic names rather than brand names.

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