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Recovery rate improves to 53.79% New Delhi, June 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) – With the confirmation of 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hrs, the total number of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate consequently rose to 53.79%. Currently, 1,63,248 active cases are under medical supervision.          The trend in the …

Public works worth Rs.50,000 crore to be carried out under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan New Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens. PM Modi will launch this Abhiyaan on 20th June, …

PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 Posted On: 18 JUN 2020 6:20PM by PIB Delhi New Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – (Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)

New Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today reviewed the situation arising out of OIL India Limited Oil Well Blow Out and fire in the oil well No. Baghjan-5 in Tinsukia District, Assam.              The Review Meeting was attended, amongst others by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, Minister of …

New Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – A message from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be highlight of the main event for International Day of Yoga 2020. The Prime Minister’s remarks will be televised at 6:30 am on 21st June 2020. The IDY this year is being observed on a large scale through the electronic and digital platforms by …

New Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has emphasized on the need to have a unified strategy in the Delhi-NCR region to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairing a meeting here today to review the preparations for management of COVID-19, Shri Amit Shah said that keeping in view the close knit urban structure of …

Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches India’s First Mobile I-LAB New  Delhi, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched India’s first mobile I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for COVID-19 testing for last mile testing access. It will be deployed in remote, interior and inaccessible parts of the country and have capability to …

FlyAmritsar Initiative & AVM appeals for more humanitarian flights to bring them home Amritsar, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – As India announced lockdown, thousands of migrant workers from Punjab and others parts of India got stuck in Gulf countries including the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar etc. More than 350,000 Indians registered to return home from the Gulf region alone. According …

International Webinar on Biodiversity and human health Amritsar,  June 18 ( Punjab Post Bureau) – The Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences under the dynamic leadership of worthy Vice chancellor organized International Webinar on Biodiversity and human health: New hits to fight Diseases in collaboration with Faculty Development Centre of Guru Nanak Dev University and Spinco Biotech Ltd.             The webinar …

Must to save Water and Reduce Costs – Dr. Mehal Singh Amritsar, June 18 (Punjab Post Bureau) – In view of declining underground water table due to extensive cultivation of rice in Punjab, a new technique of direct sowing of rice which saves on substantial amount of water was today adopted at the Khalsa College’s extensive agriculture farm. On the …