Education, Home, Punjab

Today 34 patients discharged from Home and Hospital Isolation

Jalandhar, August 9, 2020:A total of 34 more patients including 10 from the local civil hospital,  nine from COVID Care Centre in Government Meritorious School, two from a private hospital and 13 home isolation today were cured and discharged. Now in Jalandhar, 2141 patients so far have won over COVID …

Exclusive, World

Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows

BEIRUT 9 August 2020 – Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly angry demonstrations over this week’s devastating explosion. The protesters said their politicians should resign and be punished for negligence they …

Exclusive, Home, National

India to halt imports of 101 defense items – Rajnath Singh

MUMBAI 9 August 2020 – India will hold off on importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said a separate budget of nearly 520 billion rupees ($7 billion) has been created for domestic capital procurement …

Health, Home

Punjab decides to conduct Walk-in-interview to recruit 323 Medical Officer’s posts

CHANDIGARH:To overcome the shortage of Specialists during COVID-19 pandemic, the Health & Family Welfare would conduct the walk-in-interview to fill 323 posts of Medical Officers (Specialists) on a regular basis. Disclosing this here today, Health Minister  Balbir Singh Sidhu said that in addition to strengthening the health Infrastructure, the Captain …

Punjab

With 312 FIRs 406 arrests crackdown on Illicit liquor smugglars

Ferozepur, August 8, 2020- Tightening noose around the bootlegging and smuggling of illicit liquor, the excise and police departments have jointly launched a biggest ever crackdown on this menace in Ferozepur district. The authorities have so far lodged 312 FIRs with the arrest of 406 cartels involved in this despicable …