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 […]
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 […]
Around 10,000 security personnel have been deployed in Punjab’s Ferozepur district ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, which is being opposed by some farmer unions. An anti-drone team has also been deployed in the border district, officials said.Modi is visiting Punjab after a gap of two years and is set to lay the foundation […]
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi here on Tuesday said if the Congress returns to power in next year’s state Assembly polls, it will provide the youth one lakh jobs within a year and also launch a programme to help them go abroad. Channi said the youth will be given free coaching of English language tests […]
Punjab on Tuesday reported a big jump in fresh COVID-19 cases with 1,027 more people getting infected, taking the infection tally to 6,06,927 in the state, where two more people died from coronavirus. So far, the virus has claimed 16,653 lives in the state, according to a medical bulletin.Punjab has been witnessing a surge in […]
The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government in Punjab on Tuesday imposed a night curfew in the state amid fears over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Issuing fresh guidelines, the state government said that the night curfew will begin at 10 pm and continue till 5 am, adding that authorities can impose Section 144 CrPC accordingly.All […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at home. “I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch wid (with) me in last few days, kindly isolate urself (yourself) and get urself tested,” Kejriwal tweeted. The […]
Amidst apprehensions of a Covid third wave propelled by the Omicron variant, a special committee constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday recommended virtual mode of hearing cases. A note issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association’s Honorary Secretary Vishal Aggarwal said: “Seeing the current situation, it has been […]