Chandigarh: Punjab on Thursday reported 178 more fatalities due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 14,004, while 3,914 fresh infections took the total number of cases to 5,56,089, according to a medical bulletin. The number of active cases dropped from 50,549 on Wednesday to 48,231, as per the bulletin. The state’s daily recoveries of 5,995 […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Cold weather conditions continued in Punjab and Haryana even as the minimum temperatures stayed above normal levels in both the states on Thursday. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded its low at 12 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above normal, an official of the India Meteorological Department said here. In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their respective minimums at 9, 12 and 13.5 degrees Celsius, up to seven degrees […]
Read MoreChandigarh : Cold wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, even as a thick layer of fog enveloped the two states in the morning. The minimum temperatures hovered well below the normal limits at most places, even though there was a marginal increase as compared to Tuesday’s temperatures. At a low of 1.8 degrees […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Piercing cold weather conditions prevailed on Monday in most parts of Punjab and Haryana which received overnight rains, Meteorological Department officials said. Fog reduced visibility in the morning at various places in Punjab including Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Adampur and Halwara, they said. As biting cold continued, minimum temperatures at most places settled below […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Fifty-four people tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab on Monday, pushing the case count to 1,877 in the state, according to the government’s medical bulletin. Of the fresh cases, 13 were reported in Jalandhar, 12 in Mansa, 11 in Fatehgarh Sahib, six in Gurdaspur, two each in Moga and Ludhiana and one each in […]
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