Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment have tested positive for COVID-19 and have mild symptoms. “I have isolated myself at home and prayers requested from friends”, the adviser said on his official twitter account on Thursday
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Budget for 22 public sector varsities approved; KP Governor for ensuring financial discipline
The separate senate meetings of three more public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chaired by the Governor/ Chancellor Shah Farman Monday approved the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. So far the senate meetings have given approval to 22 out of a total 32 public sector universities of the province. The budgets for the fiscal […]
Medical expert warns Germany Euro 2020 fans not to travel to England
German football fans have been warned not to attempt to travel to Wembley for Tuesday’s Euro 2020 last 16 tie against England by a senior official of the World Medical Association, because of the highly infectious Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. Germany’s nail-biting 2-2 draw with Hungary put them into the knockout stages where […]
Doctors urge global action against climate-linked health risks
Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organization on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change. Around two hundred people wearing white medical coats and facemasks marched or were pushed in wheelchairs two kilometres (1.2 miles) through Geneva’s international district to the […]
Japan medical groups warn over Olympics
A Tokyo medical group warned Thursday that the Olympics should be held without spectators because of virus risks, while a doctors’ association urged outright cancellation, warning of potential “disaster”. Several parts of Japan are under virus states of emergency over a surge in infections, and the public is largely opposed to holding the Games this […]
Lille goalie Maignan undergoes medical ahead of AC Milan move
Lille’s French international goalkeeper Mike Maignan underwent an AC Milan medical on Tuesday as he prepared to sign for the Serie A club. After the medical Maignan, who helped Lille win the French league title on Sunday, was shown on Italian TV entering AC Milan club’s headquarters. An official announcement of the transfer was expected […]
Pioneering Uruguay set to begin exporting medical marijuana
Already the first country in the world to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Uruguay now aims to go further by becoming the first in Latin America to export it for medicinal purposes. It’s taken a year to get to this point but in Nueva Helvecia — 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital Montevideo […]
Merit list discrepancies in medical admissions
The Admission Board of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) on Friday declared the admissions undertaken and issued by National University of Medical Sciences to be held in abeyance pending review in view of discrepancies in the merit lists. According to the press release, the merit lists as issued by NUMS for admission to MBBS […]
Littering the streets costs you Rs 10,000 in Chandigarh
On the first day of the challan drive, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on March 1 issued 45 challans of Rs 10,000 each, for littering. Forty more challans of Rs 5,000 each were also issued for littering plastic in public. Rs 10,000 challans were mostly of eating joints and multinational restaurants. “Most of the eating joint owners […]