Ludhiana

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 […]

COVID-19: Antibodies found in 27.7 pc of people in Punjab’s containment zones

8:12 pm August 20, 2020

Chandigarh: Antibodies against the COVID-19 infection have been found in 27.7 per cent of people in Punjab’s containment zones, according to the findings of a sero-survey. This was Punjab’s first exclusive survey and was conducted in five containment zones from August 1 to 17 among a systematically selected random sample population of 1,250 people. There […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Mercury plummets as rain lashes Haryana and Punjab,

10:38 pm May 31, 2020

Chandigarh: Rain lashed many parts of Haryana and Punjab, including their common capital Chandigarh on Sunday leading to a sharp fall in the mercury. The maximum temperature in Chandigarh settled at 31.9 degrees Celsius after the city received 50 mm of rains, according to the Meteorological Department here. Narnaul, which received 58 mm of rain, […]

Muted Eid celebration in Assam due to COVID-19 outbreak

People offer Eid prayers at home in Punjab, Haryana

7:45 pm May 25, 2020

Chandigarh: Eid celebrations remained subdued in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday as people offered prayers at home in the wake of coronavirus lockdown. Muslim clerics extended wishes to people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan. At several places including Ludhiana, Qadian in Gurdaspur, Malerkotla […]