Chandigarh

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,783; number of cases climb to 52,952

10:29 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 35,902 while 15,266 people […]

Delhi: Fair price shops to remain open on all days

Shops in Chandigarh to open on odd-even basis from May 4

11:45 pm May 3, 2020

Chandigarh: All neighbourhood shops in Chandigarh will remain open from 10 am to 6 pm on an odd-even basis from Sunday, the union territory administration has said. However, malls, market complexes and big shops will remain closed. All shops in internal sector markets will remain open on an odd-even basis — even numbered shops will […]

No new coronavirus case in Himachal Pradesh in five days

10:04 pm April 28, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has not reported any fresh COVID-19 case in the past five days, a senior health official said on Tuesday. So far, 41 coronavirus cases have been reported in the state and the number of active cases is 10, the official said. Two people have died of COVID-19. The fatalities include a 70-year-old […]

India sees highest drop in work, social, household travels due to pandemic: Survey

COVID-19: 80 booked for not wearing masks in Chandigarh

11:14 pm April 13, 2020

Chandigarh: As many as 80 people have been booked so far for not wearing masks at public places in Chandigarh amid the coronavirus outbreak, police said on Monday. Last week, Chandigarh Police had made wearing three-ply masks mandatory in public places and warned that violators would be arrested and booked under section 188 of the […]

5 killed, 7 injured after being hit by truck in Gurgaon

9:15 pm March 29, 2020

Chandigarh: Five people were killed and seven more injured after being hit by a truck in Bilaspur area of Gurgaon in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The accident took place on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Manesar, they said. The deceased include a woman and a child, Bilaspur SHO Inspector Jai Prakash told […]