Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Even as the state of Punjab has notified the master plan for Ludhiana, the ones for Patiala, Bathinda and Jalandhar are in the process of being finalised. As a public interest litigation (PIL) on encroachments and other issues in the three cities came up for hearing before Punjab and Haryana …
Jalandhar: Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal has urged people not to burst crackers and eat sweets during Diwali. He said instead of spending money on crackers and sweets, people should purchase saplings from nearby nurseries and plant these at public places such as schools, colleges, hospitals and other vacant places.
After a year, dengue has staged a comeback in a big way in the city. Though the district health authorities have no information in this regard, but seven patients suffering from dengue have been rushed to the DMC at Ludhiana. Two dengue patients belonged to the family of the PPCC …
An incident in which certain Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) officials bypassed the stipulated regulations by engaging public sector consultancy firm WAPCOS to draft a report on
The Union Government has brought small and marginal farmers within the scope of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The necessary amendment to Schedule 1, para 1(iv) of the NREG Act has been effected by the government. Earlier only members of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, persons living below …
Jalandhar: Setting up of a large number of thermal plants can prove to be a curse for Punjab. Asserting this, Dr HS Virk, a nuclear physicist and director of a research centre in a local institute, on Friday said the latest scientific studies made in leading international institutions had proved …
In a heartening follow-up to the release of Rs 50 crore each by the Centre and the state government for the cleaning of the Buddha Nullah, a team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) today visited the city for a ground-level assessment of the problem before recommending a unified …
Centre starts laying down criteria The Union government has started the exercise for the payment of subsidy on fertiliser direct to farmers. But it will take a few months to evolve criterion for its disbursement. The Centre had convened a meeting of officials of states in Delhi on Friday in …
Jalandhar: The Punjab government has been urged to set up a commission to find out the cancer-causing agents in the Malwa region where many persons have died due to this disease. Dr Hardev Singh Virk, nuclear physicist, today said soil analysts, soil chemists, radiation experts, epidemiologists, hydrologists and cancer experts …
The information system has detailed groundwater level data, groundwater quality with regard to major ions and pesticide residues information. The Project has been supported as a pilot project in the country by NRDMS, Department of Science and Technology to provide the web site at all village Knowledge Centers in the …
As the Punjab government has failed to set up any medical commission to find out why cancer has become a major killer and what is leading to its spread, especially in the Malwa region, experts continue to differ on the cancer-causing agents there. Joining the debate with other scientists, who …
Sow Coarse Grains, Govt Tells Farmers This is a dark cloud without any silver lining. The monsoon winds that send hearts and minds soaring throughout the country
Groundwater table is declining in the state of Punjab over the decade more than 50 cm per year. This resource can be optimally used and sustained only when quantity of water is assessed at micro level. The present study was aimed to estimate the gap in demand and supply of …
Allaying Fears, Minister Says Enough Stock Of Tamiflu Available In Country New Delhi: A concerned health ministry reiterated its plea to Indians asking them to desist from travelling to swine-flu affected countries till the pandemic was brought under control.
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: With new cases of swine flu reported from Jalandhar and Hyderabad on Monday, the total number in the country has gone up to 30. The new cases include a 48-year-old woman, and two girls
Chandigarh: The city hospitals continue to be on high alert after the first case of swine flu in Punjab was reported from Jalandhar on Sunday. From today, the UT Health department will start surveillance of general flu cases coming to the health centres and dispensaries. The same is being done …
