Chandigarh on Sunday reported 96 new cases of Covid-19 with a positivity rate of 5.50 per cent.The cumulative number of cases has reached 66,061. A total of 1,744 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.The death toll remains 1,079 while 64,661 people have been cured till date. The number of active cases has risen […]
A probe has been ordered into the stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on Saturday in which 12 people perished and 20 others were wounded. “A high level inquiry has been ordered into today’s stampede. The Inquiry Committee will be headed by Principal Secretary (Home) with ADGP, Jammu and Divisional Commissioner, […]
Chandigarh witnessed a single day spike of 49 cases, the highest in December today. The active case count in Chandigarh has now reached 170. On Thursday, the city had reported 17 cases of Covid-19 and no death due to the virus. Fourteen patients have been cured of the disease in the past 24 hours. 12,243 […]
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Thursday said all political parties in Uttar Pradesh want the Assembly elections to be held according to schedule while ensuring Covid protocol. The CEC also asked the state to step up coronavirus vaccination.The number of polling booths will be increased and the voting time enhanced by an hour, he […]
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused the BJP of offering money to its municipal councillors and said it will install CCTV cameras at their homes to prevent any poaching attempt. On contrary, Chandigarh Congress President Subhash Chawla said that the party’s elected representatives are also approached by AAP and BJP in order to gain […]
New entrant Aam Aadmi Party has emerged as the leading outfit in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls, winning 14 of 35 wards in the final results declared on Monday.Tl The BJP, which enjoyed a majority in the previous MC House, came a close second registering win in 12 wards while the Congress bagged eight seats […]
Two more people, including an 80-year-old man, were found to be infected with Omicron, taking the total cases of the latest variant of coronavirus reported in the city so far to three. Of the three cases, two have been discharged and there is now only one active Omicron case in the city, according to an […]
India will start vaccinating children between the ages of 15 to 18 from January 3 next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a sudden address to the nation tonight. Healthcare and frontline workers will be provided with “precautionary doses” from January 10 next year, he added. People above 60 years of age who have […]
Bharat Biotech on Saturday received approval for emergency use authorization of the Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine for children in the 12-18 years age group by the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI), said authorities. Covaxin is now the second vaccine cleared for use for children in India. In August, The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) […]