Health Dept gears up to deal with swine flu cases
Pvt hospitals asked not to charge over Rs 2,200 for ventilators The Health Department is all set to deal with swine flu cases in the district. The possibility of such cases increases in winter.
Jalandhar (D)
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HC stays NGT order on closing 19 tanneries in Jalandhar
Says closure of leather industries will have grave implications Ruling that the shutting down of leather industries in Punjab would have grave implications, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed
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Number of dengue cases rises to 670
The number of patients, who have tested positive for dengue in the Kapurthala district, have touched 670 in recent weeks. Out of the 1,237 suspected cases, who reported with dengue like symptoms at local
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39 test positive for dengue in Hoshiarpur district
As many as 39 persons have tested positive for dengue in the district this year. Most of the cases have been reported from the city. So far, 630 suspected dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals
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Health Dept on its toes as swine flu cases rise
Five persons suspected of suffering from disease died in a week As many as five persons who were suspected suffering from swine flu died during the past one week. Two of them tested positive. Of the
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Health Dept educates people on preventing dengue
Continuing their drive against vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikangunya, officials of the Health Department today carried out raids in several areas in the city to destroy mosquito larvae.
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EDUSAT lessons on dengue, chikungunya in govt schools
An EDUSAT session on awareness regarding dengue and chikungunya shall be relayed for the children of government schools across the state on May 16. In a letter to all DEOs of the state, the DGSE has
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Lung diseases on rise in city, courtesy tobacco, pollution
Despite majority of the districts in the state being declared a tobacco-free zone, there has been an upsurge in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the region. The disease is caused
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Post Dasehra, pollution control board for eco-friendly Diwali
PPCB video on ill-effects of firecrackers to be screened in cinema halls City residents can brace up for pre-Diwali advisories at cinema halls for going easy on crackers this Diwali. In a special video
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Dengue cases reach 341 in city
The total number of dengue patients in the district has reached 341, with as many as 37 more persons testing positive for the disease in the past three days. Meanwhile, 45 persons in the district have