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Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2024-04-17): The traditional celebrations of Ram Navami involve music, chanting, and the narration of stories from the Ramayana. Temples are adorned with flowers, and images of the infant Rama are bathed and clothed, symbolizing his divine arrival in the human realm. These practices are believed to have been passed down through generations, maintaining a living connection to the spiritual and cultural practices of Vedic times. [...] Ram Navami, the festival marking Rama's birth, is celebrated on the ninth day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra (March-April), symbolizing not just the birth of a prince but the descent of divine governance on Earth. The festival is observed with great reverence, involving storytelling, re-enactments from the Ramayana, music, fasting, and feasting, serving as a reminder of the virtues Rama embodies. [...] These celebrations are a manifestation of cultural richness and devotional spirit, making Ram Navami a time of spiritual renewal and communal harmony. The image above vividly captures the essence of these rituals and celebrations, depicting a vibrant scene of devotees engaged in various festive activities.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2024-09-29): Rama Navami (Sanskrit: राम नवमी, romanized: Rāmanavamī) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, one of the most popularly revered deities in Hinduism, also known as the seventh avatar of Vishnu.[5][6][7] He is often held as an emblem within Hinduism for being an ideal king and human through his righteousness, good conduct and virtue.[7][8] The festival falls on the ninth day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the lunar cycle of Chaitra (March–April), the first month in the Hindu calendar.[9] It is also part of the Chaitra Navaratri festival in spring.[10] Rama Navami is a holiday for government employees in India.[11] [...] Outside of India [edit]Rama Navami is one of the Hindu festivals that is celebrated by the Indian diaspora with roots in Uttar Pradesh and other states.[30] The descendants of Indian indentured servants who were forced to leave India due to famines and then promised jobs in colonial South Africa before 1910 in British-owned plantations and mines, and thereafter lived under the South African apartheid regime, continued to celebrate Rama Navami by reciting the Ramayana and by singing bhajans of Tyagaraja and Bhadrachala Ramdas. The tradition continues in contemporary times in the Hindu temples of Durban every year.[31] [...] External links [edit]- Media related to Ramanavami at Wikimedia Commons - Rama Navami Special – Shri Raam Nam Mahima Archived 20 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2023-04-04): Video of Ram Navami procession carried out "safely" in Pakistan. [...] Marred with violence, vandalism and stone pelting, the recent Ram Navami celebrations witnessed massive communal tensions across several states in north India such as West Bengal, Bihar and Gujarat . Social media platforms have since been flooded with unverified visuals to show the violence during the Hindu festival. In this backdrop, a video of a "peaceful" Ram Navami procession purportedly from Pakistan has raised many eyebrows online, with users wondering "how Hindus are not safe in a Hindu-majority country." [...] We could thus conclude that the viral post claiming to show a "safe" Ram Navami procession in Pakistan is false. The video actually shows a Shobha Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar, and not Pakistan.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2023-04-06): A video of a Hindu procession is being shared on social media with the claim that it belongs to Ram Navami festival celebrations that took place in Pakistan. The post’s description in Hindi translates to ‘Ram Navami is safe in Pakistan, but it’s unsafe in India, why?…‘ Let’s fact-check this claim through this article. [...] Fact: The video shows a ‘Shobha Yatra’ procession taken out by Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar on the occasion of this year’s Sri Rama Navami. Hence the claim made in the post is False. [...] To sum up, visuals of Ram Navami celebrations held in Srinagar, India, is shared as celebrations of Ram Navami in Pakistan.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2024-03-10): Morning briefing: Ram Navami declared holiday in Bengal; Hardeep Nijjar's killing video out, all latest news [...] In a significant move, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has declared Ram Navami on April 17 as a public holiday. The announcement comes amid past instances of violence during Ram Navami processions, which the BJP has used to criticise the ruling Trinamool Congress. The BJP alleges that the state government aims to restrict Hindu religious processions and views this decision as an attempt by Mamata Banerjee to redeem her perceived anti-Hindu image. The move coincides with the Trinamool Congress preparing to kick off its Lok Sabha election campaign. Reacting to the announcement, BJP's Amit Malviya acknowledged the step but questioned whether the government would ensure the safety of Ram Navami processions. Dig deeper
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2024-04-16): Among the major festivals which Hindus celebrate, Ram Navami is a significant one as it marks the birth anniversary of Lord Rama.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2024-04-17): #SuryaTilak: Sun rays graces Ram Lalla’s forehead in Ayodhya’s Ram temple; divine ceremony begins! @siddhantvm with the latest updates#RamNavami #LordRam #RamLala #Ayodhya pic.twitter.com/yGtJ6dFvDl— News18 (@CNNnews18) April 17, 2024
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2023-04-06): A video of a Ram Navami procession in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir is being shared with the false claim that the video is from Pakistan, showing Hindus safely celebrating the festival. [...] In the viral video, the participants are interviewed who say they feel safe celebrating the festival. The video is being shared with the caption which translates to, "Ram Navami is safe in Pakistan and not safe in India, what does it mean? Hindus are in danger in Hindu majority country India itself" [...] BOOM found that the viral video is from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir which is from a news report by Voice Of America (VOA) Urdu on a Ram Navami procession that was taken out by the Kashmiri Pandit community.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2020-01-07): Fact-Check: This Video of Ram Navami Celebrations is Not From Pakistan ‘Shikara’ Review: Competent Acting Lifts an Otherwise Safe Film [...] Fact-Check: This Video of Ram Navami Celebrations is Not From Pakistan
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2017-04-07): The Nawada violence didn’t find much space in the Ramnavami reporting in English dailies of the national media. It was restricted to agency feeds on their websites while the print pages were preoccupied with alarmist script. Such script had a narrative that English press had woven in wake of unprecedented Ramnavami celebrations seen in the neighbouring state of West Bengal this year. [...] Such prisms of looking at Ramnavami festivities exposes naiveté of a major section of English media on three counts. They constitute the visible disconnect in reporting the ritualistic idioms of festivities and wilful indifference, if not ignorance, to the needs of identity politics assertion and consolidation in the region. [...] Secondly, the point of Ramnavami celebrations of this scale being unprecedented in West Bengal is no case for alarm. India has a history of festivals spreading to different parts of the country either spawning originally as a product of greater cultural interaction or for raising political consciousness. In pre-independence phase, one may remember how Lokmanya Tilak used Ganesh Utsav as an annual public event for harnessing the collective spirit pursuing nationalist objectives. It was a form of cultural appropriation of identity for political objectives of the national movement. While a different set of factors can also shape spread of festivals. In post -independence phase, for instance, the growth in popularity of rakshabandhan is attributed by many to Hindi movies like Chhoti Behen (1959). In their approach to assimilating festivities, societies aren’t static entities, they are open to influences.
Claim: Visuals of ‘safe‘ Ram Navami celebrations in Pakistan (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-04-04)
Evidence (2022-04-11): In Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city, a Ram Navami procession on Sunday was attacked with stones by a Muslim mob. The visuals of the attack are being circulated on social media. Khargone is about 300 kilometres from state capital Bhopal. [...] Violence also erupted in Bengal’s Howrah. Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, shared visuals of violence and tweeted, "Ram Bhakts aren't safe in WB. Howrah Police Commissionerate personnel thrashed participants of a Ram Navami procession at Shibpur. Many got injured."
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes claims about affordable healthcare, specifically about essential medicines. This article is a fact check of the claims.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-16): After cardiac stents, the government now caps prices of knee implants [...] Currently, a patient has to spend at least Rs 1.5 lakh to buy a cobalt chromium knee implant of the same quality. This means the order will bring the price such orthopaedic knee implants down by a whopping 65%. The NPPA’s directive comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, said that the government is going regulate knee implant prices like it had done with the prices of cardiac stents. In February, the NPPA had passed an order capping the prices of stents used cardiac procedures.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-17): A government price cap on stents and artificial knee implants comes at a time of rising demand for cardiac disease and knee-replacement surgery. But the price caps could deter companies from selling the latest, mostly imported technology, prices of stents may not fall as steeply as the government claims, and hospitals could increase "incidental expenses"--from operation theatre charges to surgeon fees --to compensate, according to a FactChecker analysis. [...] Chemicals minister Anant Kumar tweeted that knee-implant prices have been reduced 65%, from a range of Rs 54,720 to Rs 113,950–implants come in many varieties–to a range of Rs 158,324 to Rs 900,000. [...] While the knee-implant price cap was "a great move", Nilen Shah, consultant orthopedic surgeon at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospitals, said it was misleading to claim prices would drop 40% or 60% because implants are never sold at maximum retail price but always at a discount.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-08-13): As per the Regulatory/NPPA notification, Apollo have revised the patient billing price of stents w.e.f. 1st April 2024 as per the details given below:
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2019-07-12): The government, which had in 2014 capped the prices of stents and knee implants, is now working on a proposal to formulate a pricing policy for over 6,000 medical devices in the country such as pacemakers, hearing aids, glucometers, and blood pressure instruments. [...] The government regulates only 24 medical devices under drug pricing laws. Of the 24, three medical devices — condoms, cardiac stents, and knee implants — were brought under the price control mechanism by the Modi government. [...] "The policy in no way should undermine or weaken the price controls imposed on stents and knee implants that have proven to be beneficial to the public," she said.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-03-10): On February 13, the Union government capped prices of stents — a tiny metal tube inserted into the narrowed coronary arteries — by nearly 85%, drastically reducing the cost of angioplasty. The price cap is just one example of how a life-saving medical device can be made affordable when the government intervenes to regulate prices. Prior to the price capping, a stent contributed heavily to the cost of an angioplasty. A patient had to shell out anywhere between Rs50,000 and Rs1.5 lakh for a stent, depending on its brand and range. But, now, no stent, however advanced, can cost more than Rs30,000. The fall in stent price has brought relief to patients with heart ailments, but other medical devices that are equally life-saving or essential to improving health are still unaffordable because prices are not regulated by the government.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-10-03): To learn more, Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers compared the prices that large hospitals in the U.S. and four E.U. countries — France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom — reported paying for cardiac implants between 2006 and 2014. The study, published in Health Affairs, specifically focused on two types of implants: cardiac stents and cardiac rhythm management devices. All European prices were converted to U.S. dollars. [...] - Prices of both drug-eluting and metal cardiac stents declined during the study period in four of the five countries. However, prices of cardiac defibrillator devices remained more stable. [...] The variation in prices paid for similar and identical cardiac implants suggests that device effectiveness is not the only factor influencing price setting. Price variation cannot be explained solely by differences in regulatory requirements: prices varied among E.U. countries, which operate in a single harmonious market with no trade barriers. In-country price differences suggest that various aspects of the purchasing relationship between hospitals and manufacturers may be contributing to the difference seen. Past research has pointed to factors such as physician preference for using certain devices. Competition and other market factors may also play a role. Additional research is needed to pinpoint mechanisms that policymakers and others can use to help control device prices.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2014-11-01): Prices For Cardiac Implant Devices May Be Up To Six Times Higher In The US Than In Some European Countries - PMID: 30273022 - DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1367 Prices For Cardiac Implant Devices May Be Up To Six Times Higher In The US Than In Some European Countries Medical devices are estimated to account for 6 percent of health expenditures in the US and 7 percent in European Union (EU) countries. Cardiac implants are a large segment of the market, but little is known about their prices. Using 2006-14 data from a large hospital panel survey, this article provides a systematic comparison of prices of cardiac implants between the US and four EU countries. The data reveal that prices were two to six times higher in the US than in Germany, where cardiac implants were generally the cheapest. Prices also varied between EU countries. Prices of coronary stents and pacemakers were higher in France and Italy than in the UK, where prices were similar to those in Germany. The data also confirmed findings of prior studies that found significant price variation between hospitals within a given country. This study found that within- and between-country variations were similar in magnitude. While these findings can help assess whether technology-related policies effectively control the prices of cardiac devices, future research is necessary to establish a causal relationship between prices and several possible explanatory factors and help policy makers understand which mechanisms are available to control device prices.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-11-04): Keeping the Independence Day promise of PM Narendra Modi to take measurable steps to harness healthcare costs, the government has announced to curb the price of knee implants in the country. With private hospitals reportedly indulging in unethical profiteering by charging unreasonable and extravagant rates and doing, the government has taken a decision to cap the retail price of knee implants. Under a special provision in the drug pricing law that allows the government to intervene in extraordinary circumstances in public interest, nearly 70 percent cost is slashed down keeping the knee implants in the range from Rs 54,000 to Rs 1.14 lakh which is lower than the current knee implant cost surgeries. Every year around 3 crore patients undergo knee implants surgery and with this move, over 3 crores arthritis patients in the country are expected to be benefitted with the estimated saving of 1500 crore annually. In February also, the government has taken steps to rein in the cost of coronary stents by slashing their maximum price by up to 85 per cent. This decision does not surface as a surprise as the NPPA had already released analytic data showing unethical trade margin on orthopedic knee implants. Earlier this month, in the analysis of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, it was found that manufacturers, distributors, and hospitals are illegally profiting up to 450% trade margins on these widely used knee implants. Against an earlier exorbitant MRP of Rs 1,58,324, now the knee implants surgery involving cobalt chromium will cost Rs 54,720. Similarly, knee implant cost involving special metals like oxidized zirconium and titanium have seen the decline of 70%, to 76,600 from Rs 2.49 lakh.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-17): The prices of orthorpedic knee implants will fall at least by 50 percent as National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) today announced the maximum allowable retail prices of such products for the first time. The most commonly used complete knee implant made of cobalt chromium will now carry a ceiling price of Rs 54720 plus GST, 65 percent less as compared to the earlier price of Rs 1,58,324. Implants made of special metal like titanium and oxidizedc zirconium will cost 69 % less - from an existing price tag of Rs 2,49,251 to a ceiling price of Rs 76600 + GST. Revision implants for second surgery will also cost 59% less - Rs 1,13,950 + GST from an earlier price of Rs 2,76,869.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-18): A government price cap on stents and artificial knee implants comes at a time of rising demand for cardiac disease and knee-replacement surgery. But the price caps could deter companies from selling the latest, mostly imported technology, prices of stents may not fall as steeply as the government claims, and hospitals could increase "incidental expenses"–from operation theatre charges to surgeon fees –to compensate, according to a FactChecker analysis. [...] Chemicals minister Anant Kumar tweeted that knee-implant prices have been reduced 65%, from a range of Rs 54,720 to Rs 113,950–implants come in many varieties–to a range of Rs 158,324 to Rs 900,000. While the knee-implant price cap was "a great move", Nilen Shah, consultant orthopedic surgeon at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospitals, said it was misleading to claim prices would drop 40% or 60% because implants are never sold at maximum retail price but always at a discount.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-17): New Delhi: India’s drug pricing regulator capped the prices of knee implants on Wednesday, in a move that is expected to reduce product prices by as much as 69%. [...] The most widely used complete knee implant (cobalt chromium) will now cost Rs54,720, excluding goods and services tax (GST) as against Rs1.58 lakh earlier, according to a notification issued by government’s price regulator. [...] The price of drug eluting or drug-coated stents were slashed by NPPA to about Rs30,000 from as much as Rs2 lakh. The move, which was preceded by several rounds of deliberations with companies, had upset manufacturers who said the new prices dissuade research and development.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2017-08-17): After cardiac stents, Centre slashes knee implant prices [...] A day after PM Narendra Modi announced in his Independence day speech that prices of knee surgery would be brought down, country’s drug price regulator — National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed the selling price of knee implants from Rs 54,000 to Rs 1.14 lakh, nearly 70% lower than most surgeries currently cost. Goods and Services Tax will be extra. [...] "After cardiac stents, we have now decided to bring knee implants under price control," said Ananth Kumar, minister for chemicals and fertilizer, which NPPA comes under.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-10-03): The dramatic divergence in the prices of stents and pacemakers was the most striking finding from an analysis of what hospitals in five countries pay for cardiac implants. [...] To shed light on the situation, two London-based researchers analyzed survey data collected from hospitals every quarter between 2006 and 2014. The findings, published in Health Affairs, suggest the prices of cardiac implants vary significantly from market to market. [...] The differences in the prices of stents and pacemakers was particularly pronounced. Prices of stents generally trended downward in all countries across the years analyzed in the research paper but the magnitude of the difference between the highest and lowest fees increased.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-01-12): Pricing: In July 2017, the Indian government introduced price controls on cardiac stents, and the selling price dropped by up to 70% as a result of this populist move. That order was followed by a similar cap on knee implants later in the year. The devices were price capped after inclusion in the National List of Essential Medicines. Currently, 37 medical devices are classified as drugs and regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Of these, cardiac stents, drug-eluting stents, knee implants, condoms, and intra-uterine devices are included in the National List of Essential Medicines and are subject to price caps. In February 2020, the Indian government levied a five percent ad-valorem health tax on imports of a variety of medical, dental, surgical, and veterinary devices. Several medical device segments (such as orthopedic knee implants) that were previously exempt from customs duties were withdrawn from the duty exemption.
Claim: Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants reduced by 50 to 70%” (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2006-09-01): 70 Longstreth WT Jr, Shemanski L, Lefkowitz D, et al., 2004.