Mohali Moved by the incident that took place on Thursday in which cremation of the body of renowned ‘Ragi’ and Padam Shri Nirmal Singh was opposed owing to his demise from COVID-19, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu made an appeal to the public not to panic as cremation ofRead More

Beijing China will observe a national day of mourning on Saturday for martyrs, including the “whistleblower” Dr Li Wenliang, who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak and the over 3,300 people who died of the infection in the country. During the commemoration, national flags will flyRead More

Madrid More than 900 people died in Spain over the past 24 hours for the second day running, government figures showed on Friday, although the rate of new infections and deaths continued to slow. Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll after Italy with the virus so far claiming 10,935Read More

New Delhi The Finance Ministry on Friday released over Rs 17,000 crore to states to help them tide over the economic crunch due to coronavirus. The allocation of the 15th Finance Commission grant is divided into two components: Rs 6,195 crore as revenue deficit grant to 13 states with RsRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the citizens to step outside of their homes this Sunday at 9 pm for 9 minutes to light a lamp and demonstrate collective will of the country in the determined fight against Covid19 while adhering to social-distancing norms. ‘’This Sunday onRead More

Madrid Confirmed coronavirus cases approached one million around the world on Thursday as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the US prepared for what President Donald Trump warned would be “horrific” days ahead. The virus claimed thousands more lives in its relentless march across the globe, including nearly 1,000 newRead More

New Delhi With 235 more people being confirmed positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,069 and the death toll to 53 in the country on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the countryRead More

New Delhi Air India on Thursday temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 employees, including pilots, who were re-employed after retirement, as all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended in the country till April 14 to curb the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. “Since almost allRead More

Chandigarh Taking the COVID threat head-on, the Punjab government has said all residents of Punjab, coming back from other states will be screened, even if they do not have any foreign travel history in past 14 days. The orders have been issued under The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. All deputyRead More

Chandigarh, March 31 The Sikh community of Sydney has spent over $4,000 Australian dollars on a food donation program for elderly folks stuck in self-isolation. The group—“Turbans of Australia”—have so far donated more than 1.5 tons of food. The food will be delivered to residents, who are unable to purchaseRead More