Police arrest 11 people for chopping off Punjab cop’s hand during Covid-19 curfew
Patiala/IBNS: The police have arrested 11 people, including a woman, for allegedly chopping off the hand of a cop when the personnel tried to enforce COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday morning in Patiala district of the state.
Punjab seeks Centre's intervention to send stranded NRIs back
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab NRIs Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Saturday demanded that Central Government should immediately intervene in the matter of the NRIs stranded in India due to lockdown and pave way for their home countries.
Sikhs for Justice pushes its separatist idea in India behind veil of COVID-19 aid
Chandigarh/New York/IBNS: Hinting to cause disruption in the country at a time when the nation is fighting COVID-19 outbreak, US-based Sikhs for Justice, which is banned in India, is promising Rs 2000 each for Coronavirus positive persons in the state of Punjab and asking people if they support SFJ or the governments led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, media reports said.
Ahead of Centre's call, Punjab extends anti-Coronavirus lockdown till May 1
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day ahead of the Centre's call, Punjab has extended the state-wide lockdown to stem the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus till May 1.
Punjab CM confirms community transmission of coronavirus, seeks Centre's help to fight the spread
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday confirmed community transmission of novel coronavirus in the state and urged the Centre to help the state governments in the fight against the deadly outbreak, said a media report.
Come forward for testing or face action: Punjab Health dept asks Tablighi Jamaat members
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Health Department on Tuesday gave a 24-hour deadline to all Tablighi Jamaat members of the Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz event, who were hiding out in the state, to report to the nearest police station, or else face criminal prosecution.
Punjab: No Place for Minorities
On March 31, 2020, a crowd of Islamist radicals attacked the Gurudwara in Nankana Sahib city. The crowd gathered in the evening in front of the main entrance of the Gurudwara and started throwing stones. The extremists threatened to eliminate every single Sikh faithful from the city and announced that they would give the location with an Islamic name.
Elderly woman commits suicide fearing Coronavirus infection in Punjab
Phagwara/UNI: A 65-year-old widow, suffering from common cold, reportedly committed suicide by consuming celphos at her residence in nearby village Khurampur on Saturday night over fear of getting infected by Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the police said on Sunday.
CRPF deployment in Jalandhar to enforce Covid-19 lockdown
Jalandhar/UNI: Six sections of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were on Wednesday deployed at vulnerable locations and hot spots of the city to enforce the ongoing lockdown to contain the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
India records fourth Coronavirus death from Punjab
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll in Novel Coronavirus increased to four in India as a patient passed away in the northern state of Punjab on Thursday.
Hoshiarpur/UNI: Four persons were killed when a speedy truck trailer hit their car near Adda Randhawa, 35 kms from here on Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road on Friday.
Will ensure Kartarpur corridor is not shut down: Capt Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday reiterated that his government will not let the Kartarpur Corridor shut down under any circumstances.
Mass suicide case: 5 get 8 yrs in jail, DSP to serve 4 yrs
Amritsar/UNI: A local court on Wednesday awarded eight years imprisonment to five accused, including a former DIG and two women, and four years sentence to the DSP in a mass suicide case.
Punjab: 15 die as firecrackers explode during Nagar Kirtan
Amritsar/UNI: About 15 people reportedly died, when firecrackers caught fire near Palasaur village in Tarm Taran district, during a religious procession on Saturday afternoon.
Punjab: Three-storey building collapses in Mohali, several feared trapped
Mohali/IBNS: Several people are feared to be trapped under the debris as a three-storey building that collapsed in Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday, media reports said.