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Chandigarh: Punjab’s ambition to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 faces significant hurdles, with the Centre flagging a higher-than-national-average TB burden and gaps in screening, diagnosis, preventive treatment and patient care. It has also raised concerns over maternal mortality, immunisation coverage and non-communicable diseases.The Union ministry of health and family welfare, in the National Health Mission…

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Wednesday announced that the first groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Rs 2,200-crore Bulk Drug Park in Una district will be held in Sept, with infrastructure works worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore already tendered.Agnihotri said the state govt remained committed to the project and expressed confidence that…

Shimla: Light to moderate rainfall continued across large parts of Himachal Pradesh, with isolated areas receiving heavy showers, even as the weather department has issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in the coming days.According to the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, light to moderate rain is likely across most parts of Himachal on July 9, with…

Mandi: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) that provides daily forecasts for the entire Indian Himalayan Region, said a statement from the institute on Wednesday.Developed by a team led by Prof Derricks Praise Shukla of IIT Mandi’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the…

Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that the state will constitute ‘Prakriti Shree Anna Prerak Kisan Committees’ in every district to promote natural farming. These panels will be tasked with motivating farmers, visiting villages and acting as a bridge between cultivators and the govt.The announcement came during the ‘Prakritik Kheti Samvad’…

Jind: Preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed July 17 visit to Jind gathered pace on Wednesday, with Haryana BJP president Archana Gupta stating he will flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train during the visit.Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, along with Archana Gupta, reviewed preparations at a meeting of party office-bearers at PWD rest…

Kullu: The outrage over the death of a woman post-childbirth at the Regional Hospital here escalated on Wednesday, as thousands of people staged a protest outside the offices of the superintendent of police (SP) and the deputy commissioner (DC), Kullu, demanding a high-level probe and police action against those responsible.Braving continuous rain, protesters assembled at…

Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested two employees of the Haryana Labour Welfare Board for their alleged role in the multi-crore IDFC First Bank-AU Small Finance Bank funds diversion case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 27.Special CBI judge Vijayant Sehgal has remanded both accounts officer Jugal…

Kullu: In the wake of a spate of trekking accidents, missing person cases and rescue operations in the Dhauladhar range, the Kangra administration has made registration mandatory for trekkers on 10 high-altitude routes.The district administration warned that those violating the rules could be made to bear the cost of their rescue.The order, issued by Hemraj…

Hisar: A day after talks with the administration failed, nine farmers, including a differently abled protester, climbed electricity transmission towers in Sirsa on Wednesday. Carrying cots, food and water, they vowed not to come down until their demand for higher compensation for land used for high-voltage transmission towers is met.The protest unfolded at Vaidwala village,…