Lahore schools ordered closed as city remains blanketed by smog

IANS | November 3, 2024 8:11 PM

Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) As residents of Lahore gasp for breath under persistent smog with the air quality index mark surpassing 1,000 once again on Sunday, making it the most polluted city in the world, the Punjab province government on Sunday announced the closure of all primary schools in the city in the coming week.

Most patients in GB Pant Hospital are from BJP-ruled states: AAP on AB-PMJAY

IANS | October 31, 2024 5:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) A day after Delhi’s former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, Delhi’s Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj visited patients in GB Pant Hospital and said 80 per cent of patients admitted to the hospital had come from BJP-ruled states.

Telangana bans egg-based mayonnaise

IANS | October 30, 2024 9:33 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 30 (IANS) The Telangana government on Wednesday banned mayonnaise, prepared from raw eggs, in the state after several instances of food poisoning linked to consumption of the dip.