Patiala

Punjab records 6 Covid deaths, 124 fresh cases

11:46 pm July 10, 2021

Chandigarh: Punjab on Saturday reported six COVID-19 deaths and 124 new cases, taking the number of fatalities and infections to 16,177 and 5,97,469 respectively, according to a medical bulletin. The six deaths were reported from Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala and Tarn Taran. The death toll also includes three fatalities which were not reported earlier, […]

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Punjab man shoots dog with rifle, held

10:00 pm May 5, 2021

Chandigarh: A man was arrested for allegedly killing a dog with a rifle in Punjab’s Patiala district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Duttal village on Tuesday, Station House Officer (SHO) Ranbir Singh said, adding a complaint was received from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in this regard. A […]

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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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R-Day violence: Man who climbed Red Fort tomb arrested

Red Fort violence: Deep Sidhu arrested by Special Cell; Court sends him to 7-day police custody

11:58 pm February 9, 2021

 New Delhi : Actor-activist Deep Sidhu who was ”a prominent player” behind the violence at the Red Fort on Republic Day has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. Later in the day, a city court sent him to seven-day police custody after police alleged that Sidhu was one of the main instigators of the violent incidents at the […]

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Cold wave conditions continue in Odisha

Minimum temperatures hover above normal levels in Punjab, Haryana

8:52 pm January 7, 2021

Chandigarh: 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 […]

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