Order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the matter of Bhisham Kinger Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to deteriorating medical infrastructure in Punjab, especially Malerkotla district. An affidavit filed before the court showed that certain vacancies of doctors at Malerkotla have …
On December 6 last year, the NGT’s supervising committee had inspected the Chadha Sugar Mill where in May, thousands of kgs of molasses had leaked into the Beas. The Punjab government has prepared an action plan to clean up the Beas, almost two months after a supervisory committee formed by …
MOHALI: The municipal corporation has decided to impose complete ban on usage of polythene bags in the city. The agenda point put up during the recent MC house meet has been duly approved. Interestingly, earlier the civic body had announced ban on the usage of polythene bags but since then …
CHANDIGARH: In view of rising cases of swine flu and deaths due to the disease, the Union health ministry has sent a team to Punjab assess the situation and assist the states in strengthening their response mechanism to contain the ailment. While 30 deaths and 301 cases were reported from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dinesh Kumar Chadha Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 31/01/2019 regarding illegal mining in District Rupnagar, Punjab. A report submitted by a Joint Committee of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Director Mining, State of Punjab and the Punjab …
Heritage city to get clean and safe drinking water under Rs 699-crore project, all major roads to be revamped The Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Capt Amarinder Singh, announced a slew of infrastructure projects of over Rs 150 crore for the development of Patiala on Saturday. The CM also announced that …
Residents of Raniwala village turn superstitious Two people of Raniwala village in the Lambi Assembly segment have died due to swine flu in the past 10 days and one villager is undergoing treatment for the disease at Faridkot. Several villagers have turned superstitious. A majority of people in the village …
PATIALA: The Patiala Municipal Corporation (PMC) is finding hard to manage its garbage dump in the absence of any solid waste management plan. A number of plans chalked out to manage the garbage by running projects like the door-to-door collection and segregation of waste have not achieved any success yet. …
District Health Department providing Tamiflu tablets for free at civil hospital A sizeable number of suspected as well as confirmed cases of swine flu have surfaced in the district in the past one month. As per the records of the District Health Department, more than one hundreds suspected and four …
Last year, four cases of swine flu were reported in Chandigarh and two patients had died. The swine flu was more violent in 2017 when 63 people were tested positive for this flu, and six lost their lives to it. THE DEATH of two people at PGIMER due to swine …
Market-based solutions instead of command-and-control regulation could allow economic growth to coexist with cleaner air One out of every eight deaths in India in 2017 was caused by air pollution, according to a study. That’s almost twice as many deaths caused by cancer. This is a grim warning to India’s …
Compared to 906 MW in Punjab, it produces only 148 MW In 2016 when the BJP-ruled Haryana unveiled Solar Power Policy, it had made lofty claims of setting up projects to generate 4,000 MW, but it is nowhere near the target, courtesy policy paralysis. The total installed capacity of solar …
PATIALA: Selling power during peak hours and then purchasing it during the lean period has helped Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) save millions, according to its chairman and managing director (CMD) Baldev Singh Sran. In November and December last year, PSPCL purchased 358 MUs (million units) for Rs 111 …
PATIALA: Even as the district administration and the health department had chip-in all its efforts to curb the dengue menace last year, it all seems to have turned futile with a large number of dengue cases reported in the district. The administration in Patiala was the only in Punjab to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurwinder Singh Boparai Vs State of Punjab dated 16/01/2019 regarding dumping and burning of garbage taking place at Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, Punjab. The Municipal Council, Sultanpur Lodhi is not taking the requisite steps for compliance of the Solid Waste …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sacred Heart Public School Chopra Education Society Vs Municipal Council & Others dated 14/01/2019 regarding illegal dumping and burning of garbage near a school by the Municipal Council, Kapurthala. The smoke generated by the fires is causing hazardous pollution, threatening …
Office-bearers and activists of various organisations launched a coordinated movement against degradation of environment due to irrational use of plastics. Ahmedgarh SDM Dr Poonam Preet Kaur inaugurated the event by distributing reusable biodegradable carry bags among teachers and students of MGMN Senior Secondary School, which was declared to be a …
Order of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission in the matter of Nabha Power Limited Vs Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. dated 09/01/2019. Nabha Power Limited (NPL), has filed the present petition under Section 86 (1) (b) read with Section 86 (1) (f) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Article …
CHANDIGARH: The state of Punjab, which has the lowest forest cover and percentage of land under green cover in the country, is finally taking initiatives to better its position. The 2017 Forest Survey of India assessment has already shown an increase of 66 sqkm in tree cover outside recorded forest …
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Tuesday bagged the ‘Jaivik India Award’ for promotion and implementation of organic farming. Punjab Agro managing director Sibin C received the award from Union minister for commerce and industries Suresh Prabhu at a function in New Delhi. The International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) …
LAHORE - The Punjab AIDS Control Programme (PACP) during the year 2018 conducted AIDS and Hepatitis tests of 42,000 inmates and 33,000 truck drivers apart from other initiatives, said spokesman for PACP. HE said that the Punjab AIDS Control Program set up 38 testing centers in all jails of Punjab, …
