Amritsar

‘Those who give dough can also have pizza’

4:03 pm December 13, 2020

New Delhi: A group of five friends set out from Amritsar on a cold Saturday morning. They didn’t have much time to organise a regular langar, so they collected ‘regular-sized’ pizzas from a Haryana mall and set up a stall at the Singhu border. Around 400 pizzas were distributed within minutes as a huge crowd, […]

31 more COVID deaths, 802 new cases in Punjab

10:53 pm November 18, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab reported 31 more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 4,541, while 802 fresh cases took the tally to 1,43,395, according to a medical bulletin. Six deaths were reported from Jalandhar, five from Ludhiana, three each from Sangrur and Hoshiarpur, two each from Fazilka, Bathinda, Muktsar and Rupnagar and one each […]

Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu cremated

10:56 pm October 17, 2020

Amritsar: A large number of people turned up on Saturday at the cremation of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, who was shot dead by two unknown assailants in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. Earlier, the family had refused to cremate the body unless the accused were arrested, but then agreed to conduct the last rites […]

Punjab reports 26 more COVID-19 deaths, 507 new cases

11:10 pm October 16, 2020

Chandigarh: Twenty-six more coronavirus-related fatalities were reported in Punjab, taking the death toll to 3,980, while 507 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 1,26,737 on Friday, according to a medical bulletin. Six deaths were reported from Amritsar, five from Ludhiana, three from Jalandhar, two each from Ferozepur, Rupnagar and Tarn Taran, and one […]

Max temperatures hover above normal in Pb, Hry

8:13 pm September 12, 2020

Chandigarh: Hot weather conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday with above normal maximum temperature at many places in the two states, the MeT department said. Chandigarh recorded a day temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, the Meteorological department said. In Haryana, Ambala and Karnal recorded their respective highs at 35.6 […]