Premature termination of health insurance; 45.6 lakh beneficiaries sans cover in Punjab
The “immediate termination” order by Punjab government’s health department came in December 2021, leaving the beneficiaries, requiring medical attention, to fend for themselves or just leave the treatment midway. AS MANY as 45.6 lakh beneficiaries of Centre’s and Punjab’s Ayushman Bharat – Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana (AB-MMSBY) are sans any health insurance cover in […]Read More
Explained: Pakistan’s ‘truck art’ – its ride to recognition and a special tribute to Moosewala
About Moosewala’s popularity in Pakistan, Rizwan Mughal from, son of a truck artist from Rawalpindi, said: “It is because of his humble beginnings and struggle in life that people here connect with him. His songs were close to real life. There is a huge craze for Punjabi songs here.” A tribute to popular singer-songwriter Sidhu Moosewala in […]Read More
Windscreen beggars: Concerted efforts needed to end child begging
Begging by cleaning windscreens of vehicles like cars and jeeps at traffic signals, especially by small children, while the vehicles waiting for the light to turn green, has become a new trend in the holy city during the last few months. A group of five to six children, carrying water bottles and small wipers, can […]Read More
How Pakistani Judiciary Dealt With Demand to ‘Return’ Lahore Gurudwara to Muslims for Worship
The Lahore high court resolved a knotty issue involving Muslims and Sikhs over a place of worship the former insisted had been a mosque and which the latter claimed was a gurdwara. The judiciary should go strictly by law while dealing with religious disputes. If this happens, there will be fewer controversies and no section […]Read More
Food safety index: how it is worked out, how the states have performed
The SFSI is released annually for a financial year. For instance, the latest SFSI, released on World Food safety Day, June 7, is for the fiscal 2021-22. This is the fourth edition of the SFSI since its inception in 2018-19. Last week, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released the State Food […]Read More
Why BJP’s Punjab Expansion Spree Rings Hollow
Political experts say the BJP’s current expansion in Punjab makes it clear that it wants to take Sikhs along and show that the party is not against them. However its lack of Muslim representation remains a sore factor. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will soon not have a single Muslim representative in parliament and assemblies, the […]Read More
‘Worrisome’: Geneticists, Historians, Others on Reports of Govt Study of ‘Racial Purity’
Although the ministry of culture had already refuted any such proposed study, the signatories in an open letter appealed for ‘public disavowals of any present or future project related to race.’ A number of geneticists, historians, academics, writers, former bureaucrats, among others have written to the Union ministry of culture to express concern over the reports that […]Read More
Facebook Inaction: Whistleblower Documents Name BJP MP Vinod Sonkar in ‘Fake Account’ Controversy
The second pro-BJP network, on which Facebook allegedly took no action, had 54 inauthentic accounts and is one which whistleblower Sophie Zhang believes was associated with the personal account of Sonkar. New Delhi: Internal company documents provided by Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang to India’s parliamentary committee on information technology have specifically named BJP MP Vinod […]Read More
“He Seemed Suffocated…”: Harbhajan Singh Picks India Star’s Form As “Most Shocking Moment” Of IPL 2022
Mayank Agarwal was not at his free-flowing best in IPL 2022 and Harbhajan Singh said that he came under pressure after getting captaincy. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 saw the rise of many emerging stars, while some reputed names could not meet the expectations. The franchise cricket league also got a new champion in […]Read More
How illegal weapons, ammunition find its way to gun enthusiasts in Punjab
With over four lakh active gun licence holders, Punjab stands third on the list of states with active gun licences in the country. HIGHLIGHTS Besides Pakistan, illegal arms are also being smuggled from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Licensed gun houses are also involved in illegal sale of ammunition Keeping a gun is more than […]Read More
