Punjab

COVID-19: India’s case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

11:00 pm August 3, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, […]

Death toll in Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rises to 104

11:21 pm August 2, 2020

Chandigarh: The death toll in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 104 on Sunday with 18 more people reported dead after drinking spurious liquor, an official said. Seventeen of the 18 deaths were reported from the worst-hit Tarn Taran and one from Gurdaspur’s Batala. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s Media Adviser Raveen Thukral tweeted that the death toll in […]

SC asks Centre to ensure salaries paid to doctors on time

3:18 pm July 31, 2020

New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are yet to follow directives on timely payment of salaries to healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court, which said it cannot be “helpless” in implementing the directions. The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors […]

Over 10 lakh recovered COVID patients, 1.9 times of active cases: Health Ministry

11:51 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: The number of recovered coronavirus patients crossed the 10-lakh mark on Thursday and is now 1.9 times the total active cases while the fatality rate has dropped to 2.21 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. Addressing a press briefing, Officer on Special Duty in the Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan said 21 states and Union […]

No buyers, huge losses: COVID turns Eid insipid for goat sellers

7:09 pm July 25, 2020

New Delhi: Shakeel Khan came from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, around two weeks ago to sell his employer’s goats at Delhi’s famous caprine market near Jama Masjid. A week away from Eid al-Adha or Bakri Eid, he has not been able to find any buyers. With a little money left on him, the 22-year-old spends his […]