Himachal on Alert as JN.1 COVID Variant Emerges: NHM Issues Fresh Advisory

Himachal on Alert as JN.1 COVID Variant Emerges: NHM Issues Fresh Advisory

Monday, 26 May 2025 | PNS | Shimla

Amid rising cases of COVID-19 and influenza across the country, the Himachal Pradesh Government has sounded an alert, urging all healthcare institutions in the state to strengthen their preparedness against the highly transmissible JN.1 variant. The National Health Mission (NHM) has issued a comprehensive advisory to hospitals, medical colleges, and...

Punjab Cabinet Amends Property Rules; Reforms Approved for Industry, Police and Governance

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

To strengthen municipal finances and foster administrative efficiency, Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved a series of policy decisions, including an amendment to streamline property payment procedures, a boost to industrial innovation, and reforms in police service rules.   At the heart of the Cabinet meeting was the approval of a key amendment...

Deptt monitoring Covid-19 situation, no cause for panic: Hry Minister

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

With Haryana reporting four new Covid-19 cases amid similar reports emerging from other parts of the country, Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao on Friday said the State Health department is closely monitoring the situation to ensure public safety and preparedness. She also said that there was no cause for panic. Haryana...

Junior resident doctor at PGI assaulted by baby’s attendants

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Police on Friday registered an FIR after a junior resident doctor at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh was allegedly assaulted by the attendants of the baby of a woman presently undergoing treatment. The incident took place on Thursday, Police added. In a statement,...

Govt Institution in Hry & a Square in Ladwa to be named after Maharishi Kashyap: CM Saini

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh/Kurukshetra

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday announced that a government institution in the state will be named in honour of Maharishi Kashyap. In addition, he also announced a grant of Rs 21 lakh each for the expansion of Kashyap Rajput Dharamshalas located at the pilgrimage sites of Kurukshetra...

Briefs

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS

Jagdish Jhinda elected head of Haryana SGMC KURUKSHETRA: Jagdish Singh Jhinda was unanimously elected as the president of the Haryana Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (HSGMC) in a meeting held in Kurukshetra on Friday. The decision was taken by 49 members, which included 40 elected and nine co-opted. On this occasion, the...

PSCHRC Orders Fresh Inquiry into Youth’s Mysterious Death, ASI Summoned for “Procedural Lapses”

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

/The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission (PSCHRC) has reopened the case of Bramhjit Singh Bawa’s mysterious death, directing a fresh inquiry and issuing a show cause notice to the investigating ASI for serious procedural lapses. PSHRC chairperson Justice Sant Parkash, while acting on a complaint by the...

Punjab Minister Slams Haryana’s “False Propaganda” on BML Canal Water Sharing

Saturday, 24 May 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

Amid growing tensions over water allocation, Punjab Water Resources and Soil and Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday issued a sharp rebuttal to Haryana’s claims regarding its share from the Bhakra Main Line (BML) Canal, accusing the neighbouring state of spreading misinformation and distorting facts for political mileage.   Dismissing...

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