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To combat COVID-19, Amritsar administration installs disinfection tunnel in wholesale market

Amritsar: In order to fight the coronavirus, Amritsar administration on Thursday installed a disinfectant tunnel at the entrance of the one of the city's wholesale markets. This is a portable booth,...

9 April 2020 6:17 AM GMT

Punjab COVID-19 patient's family refuse to claim his body, district officials perform last rites

Amritsar: Amritsar district administration on Tuesday performed the last rites of a COVID-19 positive victim after his family refused to claim the body. 'On Monday, after a former employee of the...

8 April 2020 4:53 AM GMT

Punjab: 60-year-old woman ends her life fearing coronavirus infection

A 60-year-old woman in Punjab's Phagwara committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance, fearing she had contracted the coronavirus disease, police said on Sunday. Santosh Kaur, a...

6 April 2020 4:20 AM GMT

2-year-old COVID-19 Patient Gets 'Surprise Gift' from Punjab Hospital on His Birthday

New Delhi: A coronavirus positive child, who turned two on Saturday, got a 'surprise gift' from the staff of Punjab''s Nawanshahr civil hospital where he is admitted, officials said here. The...

5 April 2020 6:44 AM GMT

Punjab extends crop procurement date upto June 15

Ludhiana: Punjab government has extended the crop procurement date from April 15 to June 15 in order to assist the farmers in selling their farm produce. This comes in the backdrop of COVID-19...

3 April 2020 5:51 AM GMT

Police provide food items to people in Punjab

Amritsar: Police in Amritsar distributed food items among the needy amid lockdown on Thursday, in wake of coronavirus outbreak. While distributing the food items, police personnel here were seen...

3 April 2020 5:23 AM GMT

Punjab reports fourth death, +ve cases rise to 41

Chandigarh: As the country entered the seventh day of lockdown, the total number of Novel Coronavirus cases soared to 41 in Punjab, along with the fourth death, which was reported from Naya Gaon in...

1 April 2020 4:15 AM GMT

Punjab Govt extends application date for various recruitment drives

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has directed to extend the application date for recruitment drives conducted by all departments, PSU's, autonomous bodies, universities, Punjab Public Service...

31 March 2020 7:31 AM GMT

Punjab village sealed after 21-year-old tests positive for COVID-19

Patiala: Ramnagar Sainian village of Patiala district was sealed by the local administration, as a precautionary measure after a 21-yr-old resident of the village, who returned from Nepal, tested...

30 March 2020 6:18 AM GMT

Punjab reports second COVID-19 death, 62-year-old man dies in Amritsar: CMO

Amritsar: A 62-year-old coronavirus patient, undergoing treatment for the fatal infection at the Government Medical College here, died on Sunday evening, said an official, putting the total count of...

30 March 2020 5:59 AM GMT

Amarinder urges Sitharaman to release Rs 2,088 cr GST compensation for Punjab to mitigate COVID-19 crisis

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought urgent intervention by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to mitigate the crisis caused by COVID-19 outbreak in Punjab, including...

29 March 2020 5:56 AM GMT

Coronavirus: Curfew relaxed in Punjab

Chandigarh: The curfew clamped in Punjab to check the spread of coronavirus was relaxed on Wednesday to let people buy essential commodities, officials said. In many parts of the state, the curfew...

25 March 2020 7:06 AM GMT

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