Chandigarh, May 23 US-based manufacturer, Moderna has refused to deliver vaccines directly to Punjab citing policy that allows it to deal only with central government for such purpose. State nodal officer for vaccination, Vikas Garg said that all vaccine manufacturers were approached for direct purchase of various Covid vaccines, includingRead More

Chandigarh, May 23 With 172 more Covid-related fatalities, the toll in Punjab reached 13,281, while 5,094 fresh cases took the tally to 5,38,994 in the state on Sunday, according to a medical bulletin. The active cases have declined to 57,505 from 61,203 on Saturday, it said. The number of recoveriesRead More

Chandigarh, May 20 The Punjab and Haryana High court has granted protection to a couple who are in a live-in relationship, observing that social acceptance of such relationships is increasing. The order by Justice Sudhir Mittal, passed on Tuesday, comes days after another Bench of the high court observed inRead More

Chandigarh, May 20 The Punjab government on Thursday decided to provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension and free education up to graduation to all those children orphaned in the Covid pandemic, as well as families that have lost their breadwinning member, beginning July 1. Chief Minister AmarinderRead More

Sonepat (Haryana), May 19 Two farmers from Punjab, who were part of the group protesting here against the new farm laws, passed away with one of them found Covid positive, officials said on Wednesday. The two farmers – Balbir Singh (50) and Mahender Singh (70) – residents of Patiala andRead More

Chandigarh, May 18 While Covid cases have started to decline in Punjab, the high rate of deaths remains a concern for the authorities. Record 231 daily deaths in Punjab The state reported 231 deaths on Tuesday, which is the highest-ever single day toll. The previous single-day highest toll was 217,Read More

Chandigarh, May 18 Punjab on Tuesday registered a record 231 deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the toll to 12,317, while 7,143 fresh cases took the tally to 5,11,652, according to a medical bulletin. The state’s single-day recoveries, which were registered at 8,174, again surpassed the single-day infections of 7,143. TheRead More

Chandigarh, May 18 Villages achieving cent per cent COVID vaccination target in Punjab will get Rs 10 lakh as a special development grant, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said here on Tuesday. The idea behind this grant is to incentivise villages to give up vaccine hesitancy, he said while interacting onlineRead More

New Delhi, May 18 States like Tamil Nadu, Assam and Punjab may see the peak of the second wave of coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, the SUTRA model that charts the trajectory of Covid-19 suggests. However, the relief is that Delhi and states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Read More

Chandigarh, May 17 The crisis in the Punjab Congress has deepened further with Jalandhar Cant MLA Pargat Singh on Monday alleging that Capt Sandeep Sandhu, political secretary to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, threatened him of a police case for raising voice against the CM on the issue of sacrilegeRead More