Chandigarh, March 25 Amid tighter restrictions and controls as part of the anti-COVID curfew/lockdown in place, Punjab Police on Wednesday went into mission mode to launch innovative and indigenous initiatives across districts to facilitate the door-to-door supply of essential goods through strategic tie-ups with Zomato, Swiggy, Verka, Amul, Mandi Pradhans,Read More

New Delhi The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1,70,000 crore package for the next three months for the vulnerable sections of the population. Bundled under the PM Gareeb Kalyan Scheme, the Covid relief package comprises cash transfers as well as food security which would be implemented from April 1,Read More

Kabul Afghan and foreign security forces were reported to have killed four unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers who attacked a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 25 civilians, mostly Sikhs. A child’s body was also recovered from the complex. Total deaths amongRead More

Chandigarh To streamline the supply of essentials in the curfew-bound Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday issued fresh directives, including instructions for issuance of passes to maintain critical services. A press statement issued by the government said the CM constituted a committee under the chairmanship of ACS (IndustryRead More

Chandigarh Instead of allowing relaxation for limited periods at district level during the current curfew in Punjab, the state government has now come out with curfew management guidelines.A government functionary said there would be no general relaxations in the curfew. The guidelines would be implemented at the district level byRead More

Chandigarh/Jalandhar With six more persons testing positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, the number of cases in Punjab have gone up to 29, including one death. According to the state health department, three fresh cases have been reported from SBS Nagar. All three cases are contacts of a positive case. ThreeRead More

Chandigarh All the Cabinet Ministers of the Punjab government have consented to donate their one-month salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, as the state grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. In a press communiqué, Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra said that this was a goodwill gesture of the PunjabRead More

Chandigarh With people not following the lockdown orders in Punjab ‘properly’, the state government has imposed a curfew till March 31. In a video message address to the people of Punjab, the chief minister said he was forced to take this extreme step “in the interest of the state, andRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab Chief Minister on Sunday issued orders for shutdown of all non-essential services and businesses with effect from Monday 6 am till March 31 to prevent the spread of Only essential services will be allowed to function. All Deputy Commissioners and SSPs have been directed to issue relevantRead More

Amritsar/Bathinda, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Janata curfew’ to prevent coronavirus spread evoked a good response on Sunday in Punjab. Most of the towns and cities witnessed deserted streets with shops and business establishments closed to mark the pan-India solidarity.Reports of the shutdown of shops and otherRead More