The Punjab government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for epidemiological surveillance and response in the context of new variant SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in United Kingdom. Giving details, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that instructions have been issued to all deputy commissioners and civil surgeons regarding surveillance and testing of passengers travelling from […]
Farmers agitating at Ghazipur border cleared one side of the road on Tuesday evening to facilitate the traffic. The road connecting Delhi with Uttar Pradesh was blocked completely by farmers in the morning. Additional District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, Shailendra Kumar Singh said, “We insisted the farmer leaders to open the Ghazipur road which was closed since […]
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to hold Akhand Paths from January 2 onwards to commemorate the sacrifice of Sant Ram Singh Singhri wala and 42 others who lost their lives during the ongoing farmer agitation. A decision to to hold Akhand Paths was taken at a meeting which was presided over by Sukhbir Singh […]
Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday affirmed that he will be sitting on hunger strike on December 23, on the occasion of National Kisaan Diwas in protest against the farm laws. Vijay Inder Singla tweeted, “On the occasion of #KisaanDiwas, I shall be sitting on a hunger strike in protest against @BJP4India […]
Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore has extended the term of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) vice-chancellor Dr Raj Bahadur by three years. His tenure was due to end on January 13 next year. Dr Bahadur was appointed to the post in 2015 and got his first three-year extension in 2018. An order issued […]
In the ongoing Trident Cup t-20 cricket tournament being organised jointly by Ludhiana district Cricket association and Hara cricket academy, Ludhiana, Star studded Punjab Red beat Jalandhar XI by 5 wickets in their first league match and gained 2 pts. Jalandhar XI won the toss and elected to bat on a bright sunny day. A useful third […]
Agitating farmers on Tuesday blocked Delhi’s Ghazipur border completely, as the protest entered 27th day. “Ghazipur border has been closed for traffic from Delhi to Ghaziabad. It was already closed for traffic from Ghaziabad to Delhi. Traffic has been diverted from Nizammudin Khattha, Akshardham and Ghazipur Chowk for onward journey via Anand Vihar, Apsara, Bhopra, […]
The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert of dense fog in Haryana from December 23 to 25. Severe winters and cold wave will prevail in many districts of the state. The residents got some relief from the cold on Monday due the sun. Ambala and Rohtak recorded the lowest daytime temperatures at 19.6 °C, […]
Respite from the harsh cold in Chandigarh due to the sun will last for few days only as the temperature is going to fall again. According to the Meteorological Department, the days will become colder and the night temperature will fall further. The morning and evening fog will return with the arrival of cold winds […]