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New Delhi, April 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Health authorities have been strongly advocating the use of face masks to prevent corona infection. At the same time, wearing a mask for a long time is reportedly causing difficulties in breathing and congestion in the respiratory system. To address this issue, scientists at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, have developed …

Dr. Harsh Vardhan commends the collective efforts of all stakeholders in combating COVID-19 New Delhi, April 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The 13thmeeting of the high level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan, here today, under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of …

New Delhi, April 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Ministry of Home Affairs issued an Order yesterday on amendments in the consolidated revised guidelines on lockdown measures to allow opening of shops. (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1618049)  This Order implies that: In rural areas, all shops, except those in shopping malls are allowed to open. In urban areas, all standalone shops, neighborhood shops & shops in residential …

New Delhi, April 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath of office to Shri Sanjay Kothari as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) at a function, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on April 25, 2020.

Amritsar, April 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The department of Laws of Guru Nanak Dev University organized one day webinar for the students, faculty and members of the legal fraternity.  The theme of the webinar was “Nuances of Legal Practice in the Online Era”. It was a detailed one hour session about the scenario of digitization of legal practice in …

New Delhi, April 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.               Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today interacted with …

New Delhi, April 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the beginning of holy month of Ramzan.             “Ramzan Mubarak! I pray for everyone’s safety, well-being and prosperity. May this Holy Month bring with it abundance of kindness, harmony and compassion. May we achieve a decisive …

Amritsar, April 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  A full day online workshop on Book publishing, Article publishing and content platform demonstration was organized by Guru Nanak Dev University in collaboration with Springer Nature, a global publisher under the dynamic leadership of Vice Chancellor Prof. Jaspal Singh Sandhu who continuously motivated and supporting capacity building of teachers through online session. It …

New Delhi, April 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.          Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 in the light of the pandemic situation of COVID-19 has been promulgated. …

CSIR decides to develop/repurpose an approved immunomodulator Sepsivac® New Delhi, April 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Natural defense mechanism of the body (innate immunity) plays a key role in the fight against COVID-19 and other viral infections. It is a fast, first and efficient immune response for identifying and eliminating COVID-19 and other viruses. The majority of persons coming in contact …