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Drug stores to sport new sign soon

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, OCT. 8. Something familiar may be missing when you go to your neighbourhood medical store a few days from now. There will not be a `red cross' on the signboard or elsewhere on the premises. Because the Red Cross emblem belongs only to the Red Cross Society according to the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960, to which India adheres. However, this legislation has not been strictly enforced so far. Under the law, abuse of the Red Cross emblem is punishable with a fine of Rs. 500 and forfeiture of goods or vehicles.

An agreement has been reached between the Red Cross Society and the Bangalore City Chemists and Druggists' Association that the emblem will be eased out of all medical stores in the city soon. The association secretary, M.J. Ravindra Kumar, said here on Friday that most members of the associations had agreed to change over to the internationally accepted `green cross' as an alternative.

"Most shops will be repainting their premises for Dasara and will be able to paint on green crosses without much difficulty. A few shop owners have fears about losing business if the familiar symbol is missing and we have explained to them that it will be a total changeover and people will be informed about it through the media," he said.

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