Chandigarh on Wednesday reported 229 new cases of Covid-19, a massive jump from 128 cases recorded on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 12.7 per cent.The cumulative number of cases has reached 66,493. As many as 1,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.The number of active cases has reached 665 as 63 patients […]
In a “major security lapse”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday after which he returned from poll-bound Punjab without attending any event, including a rally. The Union Home Ministry directed the state government to file an immediate report, saying it did […]
Holding the Charanjit Singh Channi government squarely responsible for the gross security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, that eventually led to cancellation of all his programmes, today, former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has demanded dismissal of the government and imposition of President’s rule in the state. In a statement issued […]
The minimum temperatures on Tuesday hovered above normal limits in Punjab and Haryana, while at 8.1 degrees Celsius the mercury in Gurugram was the lowest in both the states. Amritsar recorded a low of 10.6 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana’s minimum settled at 12.4 degrees and Patiala recorded a low of 11.3 degrees Celsius, according to […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said one of his missions is to reduce the usage of steel and cement in road construction as these companies indulge in cartelisation. Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said that he is not very happy with the approach of steel and cement companies and stressed that there was […]
India’s domestic cricket schedule was thrown into chaos on Tuesday when the BCCI decided to postpone major tournaments including Ranji Trophy and the Col CK Naidu Trophy due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. With as many as six members of the Bengal contingent including five players testing positive along with a […]
In a bid to check menace of stray cattle and ensure its upkeep in Gaushalas/Cattle Pounds, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday approved a sum of Rs.6.65 crore, out of which Rs. 4.03 crore would be spent to clear outstanding liabilities of 20 Government Cattle Pounds and Rs. 2.62 […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Tuesday announced a hike in the monthly honorarium of over 53,000 Anganwadi workers, mini-Anganwadi workers and the helpers. He also declared that all these workers would be now eligible for regular increase in their honorarium annually from January 1, 2023.Channi also distributed appointment letters to 67 ‘safai sewaks’.Addressing a […]
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the BJP is the only party that can take care of the state’s security and economic challenges and he slammed the Congress and AAP for making poll promises which can’t be fulfilled. Amarinder Singh also claimed his party’s alliance with the BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal-Sanyukt for […]