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National May 4, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin has directed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to ensure data collection for prevailing prices of different commodities from Ramazan Saasta/Saulahat Bazaar for wide coverage. This directive has created an awkward situation for the PBS because it was mandated to collect the prices under defined methodology finalised through rebasing exercise and any change in methodology would distort the whole data of collection p...

May 01 2021 Read 5 Times In a world where the global population continues to increase year-on-year, ensuring enough crops are produced to feed everyone is of paramount concern. Fertilisers are capable of enhancing crop yields and maximising the produce from a given set of resources, meaning they are integral to the ongoing security of food all around the world. While chemical fertilisers have been a popular method of maximising crop yields for decades, they can be damaging to the natural enviro...

National April 19, 2021 LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has directed all provincial governments to ensure that doctors prescribe medicines with their generic names in public and private sector in the country. The DRAP issued the order in response to public complaints on PM’s citizens’ portal against pharmaceutical companies and doctors’ collusion to rip off of the people through prescription and sale of costlier medicines under brand name. In a letter to secretar...

National April 19, 2021 LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has directed all provincial governments to ensure that doctors prescribe medicines with their generic names in public and private sector in the country. The DRAP issued the order in response to public complaints on PM’s citizens’ portal against pharmaceutical companies and doctors’ collusion to rip off of the people through prescription and sale of costlier medicines under brand name. In a letter to secretar...

Top Story April 19, 2021 LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has directed all provincial governments to ensure that doctors prescribe medicines with their generic names in public and private sector in the country. The DRAP issued the order in response to public complaints on PM’s citizens’ portal against pharmaceutical companies and doctors’ collusion to rip off of the people through prescription and sale of costlier medicines under brand name. In a letter to secreta...

Deb Haaland called the orders by her predecessors “inconsistent with the department’s commitment to protect public health; conserve land, water, and wildlife; and elevate science.”

Meeker-area fire is 80% contained An early season wildfire east of Meeker was 80% contained as of Tuesday evening after growing to 890 acres. What started out as an agricultural burn went out of control Sunday afternoon, topping 800 acres in size by Monday. It started on private land near mile marker 8 on Rio Blanco County Road 8. The Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Office, which has been posting updates on the fire on its Facebook page, had not reported any structures being lost as of a Tuesday even...

ConCourt not doing JZ favours SOWETAN"> By SOWETAN - 13 April 2021 - 07:28 Former president Jacob Zuma has until tomorrow to file an affidavit to the Constitutional Court in which he is directed to indicate what penalty the court should impose if he were to be found guilty of contempt. The court is dealing with an application from the state capture commission which wants Zuma imprisoned for two years for contempt following his refusal to appear before the commission even after he had...

NEW DELHI: Violating Covid will now cost Rs 1,000. The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Saturday announced it will levy a “fine of Rs 1,000 on individuals who refuse to comply with Covid safety norms such as wearing face masks that covers the nose and mouth and maintaining social distancing amongst others at the airport.” MIAL’s decision comes after Bengaluru Airport began levying a fine of Rs 250 on violators outside the terminal like in parking lot and Airports Authority of I...

DC’s directive Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner K.N. Ramesh instructed the district-level officers of various departments to utilise funds under the Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) within the stipulated time. He reviewed the progress of SCP and TSP works in his office on Tuesday. So far only 75% of the funds allocated were utilised. Last year by this time 95% progress was achieved, he noted. “The officers have to utilise the fund...