Punjab

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi’s air quality may deteriorate to ‘severe’ on Saturday: EPCA

11:32 pm October 23, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality could deteriorate to ‘severe’ category on Saturday, the EPCA said on Friday, cautioning that one should go out only when absolutely necessary and wear mask at all times. As Delhi’s air quality worsened on Friday with several areas in the national capital recording ‘severe’ levels of pollution, Environment Pollution (Prevention […]

Thief shoots himself dead after opening fire at police

Punjab: Man kills wife, two minor children before turning gun on himself

10:44 pm October 22, 2020

Bathinda: A 42-year-old man allegedly shot dead his wife and two children before killing himself in Bathinda district of Punjab, police said on Thursday. Devinder Garg shot his wife Meena Garg, son Aarush Garg (14) and daughter Muskaan (10) with a pistol, they said. Thereafter, he ended his life. The deceased man had borrowed huge […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Punjab government cannot change laws made by Centre: Kejriwal

9:57 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Punjab government cannot change laws made by the Centre and asked if the farmers will get the minimum support price by the state assembly legislations. The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution rejecting the Centre’s new farm laws and […]

Delhi’s air quality improves slightly, likely to turn ‘very poor’ by Wednesday

11:48 pm October 20, 2020

New Delhi: Pollution levels in the national capital dipped slightly on Tuesday due to favourable wind speed, but the air quality is likely to turn ‘very poor’ on Wednesday. The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, stated the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution stood at 8 per cent on Tuesday […]

Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu cremated

10:56 pm October 17, 2020

Amritsar: A large number of people turned up on Saturday at the cremation of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, who was shot dead by two unknown assailants in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. Earlier, the family had refused to cremate the body unless the accused were arrested, but then agreed to conduct the last rites […]