Chandigarh Punjab on Thursday reported 26 more deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the toll to 517, while the highest single-day spike of 1,049 cases took the state’s infection tally to 20,891, according to a bulletin. Thirteen fatalities were reported in Ludhiana, seven in Jalandhar and one each in Amritsar, Ferozepur,Read More

Chandigarh In an important development, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today directed the DGP to book those directly involved in the spurious liquor case for murder under Section 302 of the IPC. Promising justice to the victims, the Chief Minister also mooted enhancement of punishment for spurious liquor manufacturing andRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he will not tolerate any political interference in the hooch tragedy case, and directed the DGP to book those directly involved for murder under Section 302 of the IPC. Promising justice for the victims of the case, the chief ministerRead More

Chandigarh Punjab on Wednesday reported 894 new cases of COVID-19 to take the total tally in the state to 19,856. As many as 29 people lost their lives to coronavirus in the last 24 hours to take the death toll to 491 in the state. There are 6,422 active casesRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab government issued ‘Unlock 3’ guidelines on Friday to open up a few sectors of the state’s stalled economy—a development that comes two days after the central government issued its own directives. Punjab allowed board and universities examinations to be held. Following the Centre’s lead, the state governmentRead More

Chandigarh Punjab reported 663 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths on Friday, the state’s medical bulletin said—the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases the state has seen yet. Ludhiana’s COVID-19 numbers continue to rise alarmingly—the district reported 248 new coronavirus cases and six of Friday’s 16 deaths, the highest ofRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday directed the three-member committee constituted to probe the missing 5 crore tablets of de-addiction drug buprenorphine naloxone to expedite its investigation.The committee, set up on June 29, comprises Special Task Force chief Harpreet Singh Sidhu, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Kahan SinghRead More

Chandigarh Punjab on Thursday reported 511 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus has reached 15,456. The number of active cases in the state stands at 4,577. As manyRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar said on Tuesday that the state must first look out for the interests of its own people—a statement that comes after the Supreme Court’s hearing of the water-sharing battle between Punjab and Haryana over the controversial Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal pushed it back intoRead More

Chandigarh Punjab reported a record one-day increase in coronavirus deaths on Tuesday with 19 fatalities, while the infection tally rose to 14,378 with the highest spike of 612 cases in the last 24 hours. Six fatalities were reported from Ludhiana, three each from Patiala, Sangrur, Tarn Taran and Amritsar, andRead More