Jalandhar

Five deaths, 111 fresh Covid cases in Punjab

11:53 pm July 14, 2021

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 […]

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148 more Covid deaths in Punjab, 3,724 cases

11:43 pm May 28, 2021

Chandigarh: The death toll in Punjab reached 14,180 on Friday with 148 more fatalities, while 3,724 new infections took the tally to 5,59,795, according to a health bulletin. The number of active cases declined to 44,964 from 48,231 on Thursday, the bulletin stated. Twenty deaths were reported from Ludhiana, 19 from Amritsar, 13 from Sangrur and 10 […]

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3,329 fresh COVID-19 cases, 63 more deaths in Punjab

10:33 pm April 14, 2021

Chandigarh: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Punjab surged to 2,82,505 on Wednesday as 3,329 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll climbed to 7,672 with 63 new fatalities, according to a medical bulletin. Of the latest deaths, 11 were reported from Amritsar, seven from Jalandhar and six each from […]

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3,003 new COVID cases in Punjab, 53 deaths

10:41 pm April 13, 2021

Chandigarh: The coronavirus tally in Punjab rose to 2.79 lakh on Tuesday with 3,003 new infections, while 53 more deaths took the toll to 7,609, a health bulletin said. There are 28,184 active cases, while 2,612 more coronavirus patients recuperated, taking the number of recoveries to 2.43 lakh, the Health Department said. Seven people died […]

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NHRC bats for 'right to water' for citizens

Solar-based water supply project set up in Punjab’s Jalandhar

10:55 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: Punjab’s water supply and sanitation department has set up first-of-its-kind solar-based water supply project at Jagrawan-Muradpur and Talwara villages of the Jalandhar district. An official spokesperson on Tuesday said that besides installing 150-metre deep tube-wells, 25,000 litres capacity water tanks have also been constructed to provide piped water supply to every household in these villages. The solar-based pilot projects […]

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