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9 more dengue patients
Nine more dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals of the city in the last 24 hours, said the focal person of the dengue surveillance cell, Dr Shakil Malik, on Monday. He said a total of 39 dengue patients have so far been admitted to different hospitals, of which 11 patients were sent home after proper medical treatment at the hospitals.
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CDA fails to enforce environment protection laws
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to enforce Environmental Protection Regulations (EPRs), 2008, since its issuance last month. The EPRs were issued on July 30 to conserve environment and keep the city clean. People, especially those living in downscale areas, are however flouting them with impunity. The CDA's Environment Directorate too seems least bothered about enforcing the regulations, as no action has been initiated against their violators so far.
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Poor parking facility causing snarl-ups at Aabpara Market
Absence of a parking lot in Aabpara Market causes terrible traffic mess everyday especially during rush hours, affecting motorists and causing road accidents. During a visit to the market on Monday, Daily Times found a lot of shopkeepers and customers parking their vehicles haphazardly in front of the market and on a major stretch of Khayaban-e-Suharwardy.
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Plastic recycling poses risk to citizens' health
A large number of factories associated with the informal recycling industry in the city burn plastic in residential areas and release hazardous fumes into the air. While the people worst affected by the burning of tons of plastic every day are the workforce employed at such factories
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Smugglers injure six forest dept employees
One range officer and five guards of forest department sustained serious injuries on Sunday when some timber smugglers ran their vehicle over them in Shungli Bandy area of Teshil Oghi, Mansehra district. The forest department had deployed a team on Jabor Road near Shingle Bandy forest to restrict illegal cutting. According to police, the forest department team signaled a suspected vehicle to stop, but the driver of the vehicle laden with timber did not stop and ran it over the forest team.
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Pattern and severity of Dengue is changing: AKU study
Experts at the Aga Khan University Hospital examined in-house data from 2000 to 2005 and have reached the conclusion that not only were more patients reporting with Dengue but the third and most fatal stage was occurring in more cases.
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World Bank pledges $5.52 million for carbon finance project
The World Bank will provide $5.524 million (of which $2.869 million long-term debt) to proposed Carbon Finance project "Lahore Composting" (Saif Group, Pakistan, the sole owner of Lahore Compost Ltd-LCL) to avoid generation of methane emission from biodegradable wastes and improve cultivated land by using compost as a natural soil conditioner.
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National conference on water shortage from August 26
The Agricultural Foundation of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Pakistan Science Foundation will organise a two-day conference on August 26-27 National Agriculture Research Council. This national moot is proposed to devise strategies for meeting the challenges of water shortage. The two-day conference would promote and stimulate interest in important aspects, which hitherto have not received due attention. All interested are invited to attend the proceedings of the conference.
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'Food productivity enhancement plan to be expanded in Punjab'
Food security and productivity enhancement programme of small farmers has been expanded in 1012 villages at a cost of Rs 100 million in Punjab. Official sources told Business Recorder here Sunday that the programme would jointly be carried out by federal, provincial and district governments in Punjab. In Sialkot district, the programme would be carried out in 72 villages and under the programme each village would be provided funds amounting to Rs 1.95 crore for the implementation of the programme while initial work on the project has been initiated in area.
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Gastroenteritis on the rise
About 150 people have reportedly been admitted to the hospitals and health centres of the district for gastroenteritis during last 48 hours.