Chandigarh: Five more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Wednesday as 111 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 5,97,929. So far, the infection has claimed 16,207 lives, according to a medical bulletin. The deaths were reported from Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Jalandhar and Patiala. The fatality count also includes three deaths, which were […]
Read MoreChandigarh: 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 […]
Read MoreChandigarh: The Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, in the area of skill development. According to a government statement, the MoU provides for the IIT’s technical education department to become an academic mentor for the state’s engineering colleges at Gurdaspur and Ferozepur, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Skill Institute at Chamkaur Sahib, five government polytechnics and […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon in the national capital, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27. However, rainfall activity over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh is likely to remain weak for the next three days, said Sathi Devi, the head of National Weather Forecasting Centre […]
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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