Chandigarh Over 3,100 metric tonnes of wheat was procured on the first day of procurement in Punjab on Wednesday, an official statement said. The procurement agencies had purchased 18,309 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat on the corresponding day of last year. Different procurement agencies, including Food Corporation of India, procuredRead More

Chandigarh The number of coronavirus cases rose to 186 in Punjab on Wednesday with two more people testing positive for the infection. So far, the infection has claimed 13 lives in the state. The fresh cases were reported from Patiala and Sangrur, a medical bulletin said. Mohali is the worst-hitRead More

Chandigarh Punjab has reported six coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the number of cases in the state to 176. Jalandhar and Pathankot each reported two cases, while SAS Nagar and Ludhiana each reported one. Besides, one patient is critical and two are on oxygen support in theRead More

Chandigarh Mohali, Pathankot, Sangrur and Jalandhar reported new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking Punjab’s tally to 151. Test results of a 78-year-old woman who died in Mohali on Tuesday confirmed she had the virus. The latest death takes the state’s death count to 11. Dr Manjit Singh, Civil Surgeon, saidRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab Government on Friday decided to extend the curfew in the state till May 1, a government spokesperson said. The decision, taken at a Cabinet meeting that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh chaired through video-conference, is meant to check community spread of the coronavirus pandemic, and particularly toRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab government on Thursday made wearing face masks for people mandatory in public due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh made this announcement on his Facebook page. “Masks are compulsory in Punjab now. Health Secretary is issuing a detailed advisory for the people. Just remember toRead More

Chandigarh The coronavirus breakout may end Punjab’s wait to get the Clinical Establishment Act as the government is planning to bring an ordinance to end the plunder by private doctors. The draft of the act has been hanging fire in the state for the past eight years. According to sources,Read More

Chandigarh While thanking the Akali chief for giving suggestions to combat the current crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said there is neither any time nor necessity to hold an all-party meeting as demanded by Sukhbir Badal. The Chief Minister said the state government was already takingRead More

Ropar Punjab reported 11 new cases coronavirus on Monday, taking the state’s tally to 79, officials said. Ropar, Kapurthala, Mohali, Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib districts reported new coronavirus cases. The state has recorded six coronavirus deaths so far. Wife, son of Ropar patient test positive Two days after a residentRead More

Chandigarh Punjab reported eight more coronavirus positive cases on Saturday, taking the state’s tally to 65. The state health department’s media bulletin says three new cases have been reported from Amritsar, two from SAS Nagar, and one each from Jalandhar, Pathankot and Faridkot. In Amritsar, three family members of aRead More