Hoshiarpur, May 30 Veteran Congress leader and two-time MLA from Hoshiarpur’s Tanda, Surjit Kaur Kalkat, passed away following prolonged illness in Mohali. She was 91. Kalkat had won from the Tanda assembly constituency in 1980 and 1992. She was a cabinet minister in the Harcharan Singh Brar-led government in Punjab.Read More

Chandigarh, May 30 Punjab on Sunday registered 2,627 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 127 more fatalities while Chandigarh recorded 182 new instances of the infection and five deaths in a day, officials said. With Punjab witnessing a decline in the number of fresh cases of the infection for the pastRead More

Amritsar, May 28 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday demanded from the Pakistan government the safety and security of Sikhs living there. SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur raised the demand raising concern over reports of threats to members of the Sikh community in Pakistan. In a statement issued by theRead More

Chandigarh, May 28 With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Government has announced a cut of 50 paise to Re 1 per unit for domestic power consumers in the state. The tariff for the commercial consumers and small and medium industry will remain unchanged,Read More

Chandigarh, May 27 With as many as 188 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported so far in the state, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered ramp-up of stocks of alternate drugs to treat the disease, in view of the shortage of Amphotericin, making Punjab the first state inRead More

Chandigarh, May 27 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced extension of the restrictions in the state till June 10, but ordered the limit on the number of passengers in personal vehicles to be removed, in view of decline in the positivity and number of active Covid cases. TheRead More

New Delhi, May 26 Leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said on Wednesday that they were prepared to continue their agitation against the three central farm laws and one on the MSP till 2024 when the next general elections are due. Speaking at a conversation organised by the Indian WomenRead More

Chandigarh, May 25 Six months after they descended on the Delhi border seeking repeal of the three farm laws, the protesting farmers may have been forgotten by the Centre amid the Covid surge, but their movement is still alive. Farmers at several places in Punjab put up black flags atopRead More

Mansa, May 24 Ten patients succumbed to Covid-19 in the past 25 days alone in Makha village, one of the smallest villages, in Mansa district. The Sarpanch of the village has exhorted residents to get themselves tested and vaccinated on priority.

Chandigarh, May 24 American multinational Pfizer has refused to deal directly with Punjab government, an official said on Monday—a development that comes after another American pharmaceutical, Moderna, similarly refused any dealings directly with the state government. Moderna and Pfizer have similarly turned down deals with the Delhi government under ChiefRead More