Punjab

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 […]

25-year-old woman shot dead in Punjab’s Phagwara

11:13 pm April 15, 2021

Phagwara (Pb): A 25-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by the father-in-law of her elder sister following a dispute over some family issue, police said on Thursday. The dead was identified as Meharjot Kaur of Patiala, said Inspector Sanjiv Kumar. Meharjot’s father Amrik Singh was also injured in this incident. The incident took place when […]

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 […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

April 11 to 14 can be observed as ‘Tika Utsav’, suggests PM Modi

9:36 pm April 8, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a challenging situation was emerging again due to COVID-19 and urged states to ramp up testing. Chairing a meeting with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country, he said many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab had crossed the peak of the first […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

7:47 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, sources said Monday. Modi”s last interaction with chief ministers was on March 17 during which he had expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in […]