Punjab

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 […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

Farmers’ welfare UP govt’s top priority: Adityanath

11:04 pm October 16, 2020

New Delhi: Amid widespread agitation against the three central farm laws in Punjab and Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that the farmers’ welfare and the growth of agriculture sector in the state are his government’s top priorities. Enlisting a slew of pro-farmer measures by his government in Uttar Pradesh, the […]

Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder who fought terrorism in Punjab shot dead

6:41 pm October 16, 2020

Amritsar: Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu who fought terror ism in Punjab was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tarn Taran district on Friday, months after the government withdrew his security cover. The motorcycle-borne men pumped four bullets into 62-year-old Sandhu when he was at his office adjoining his home at Bhikhiwind in the district and escaped, police said. He was taken to […]

Punjab farmers to intensify stir against farm laws

9:05 pm October 15, 2020

Chandigarh: Various farmer outfits in Punjab on Thursday announced to intensify their stir against the recently enacted agriculture laws and said they would not allow BJP leaders to propagate the so-called benefits of the new legislations. The protesting farmers said they would burn effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the state on October 17 […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Delhi’s air quality worst in 8 months

8:26 pm October 13, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality hit an eight-month low and was recorded just a notch shy of the very poor category on Tuesday, largely due to calm winds and low temperature that allowed accumulation of pollutants. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, an increase was […]