- Punjab Govt urges media persons to take all health precautions during job
CHANDIGARH: To ensure safety and well-being of frontline journalists during Covid19 pandemic, the Punjab Government on Thursday urged the media fraternity to strictly follow all health protocols and guidelines issued by health authorities from time to time in the larger interest of the state.
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- Punjab Health Ministers of four States share best practices to contain COVID-19
CHANDIGARH: Health Ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry through video conference late last evening, shared best practices adopted in their states to contain the spread of covid-19.
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- Punjab Covid-19 death toll reaches 11, total positive cases 122
CHANDIGARH, April 9- The death toll of Covid-19 disease today reached at 10 with two more deaths reported from Ropar and Jalandhar districts. The total number of corona virus positive patients is 122 now with Mohali having largest count of 37.
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- Covid-19 patient of Chatamli in Ropar died at PGI Chandigarh, creamted in native village
ROPAR:Mohan Singh(55) a resident of village Chatamli in this district who was infected with Corona Virus and died during treatment in PGI Chandigarh was today cremated in his native village.
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- Pay us pending 1850 crore to enable us to pay the staff’s salary: JAC
MOHALI: Due to the non-payment of salaries from last few months, the future of more than 1 lakh teaching and Non- teaching staff members of around 1650 Unaided Colleges of Punjab hangs in the air. The salaries have not been paid since the last 5-10 months in various colleges. Moreover, because of coronavirus lockdown, staff is still hopeless to get their salaries in near future.
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- No action plan for resuming train services from Apr 15: Railways
NEW DELHI:The Indian railways on Thursday denied all media reports that claimed confirmed decision has been made to resume 'train operations' from April 15, after the 21-day nationwide lockdown ends.
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- RCED sets up tools to offer free online course to youth to enhance learning
CHANDIGARH: Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (RCED ) has set its tools to offer free online courses to help the youth enhance their learning during the lockdown period. Our team of dedicated trainers is already running live sessions of Tally, Office Administration and BPO courses. We are planning to launch online English speaking classes with the objective of helping the learner master communication skills in the comfort of his/her home.
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- KMV Initiates Fit KMV Campaign Online # KMV Cares
JALANDHAR: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Heritage & Autonomous institution, Seat of Women Empowerment, Ranked No.1 in India by India Today Ranking (various categories) has always excelled in the various co-curricular activities along with the academics. During this period of lockdown, the students of KMV are still actively involved in sports activities in their homes.
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- CM orders sealing of COVID-19 hotspots in MP
BHOPAL:Hotspots of coronavirus outbreak -- Indore, Bhopal and Ujjain -- should be completely sealed to check spread of infection from and to these towns, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed the officers during a review meeting.
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- Himachal's lone CPI-M MLA donates salary to fight COVID-19
SHIMLA:As a goodwill gesture, Himachal Pradesh's lone Communist Party of India (Marxist) Legislator Rakesh Singha has announced to donate his salary as a lawmaker for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight Covid-19.
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- Patiala police arrests local youth for posting derogratory messages on his facebook
CHANDIGARH: In a major crackdown against the persons, who are posting derogatory and objectionable messages on various social platforms, the Patiala Police has registered a criminal case against Akashdeep for posting such messages against a community to create communal disharmony amongst members of different communities.
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- Restaurants, auto, realty sector to take 1-2 yrs to revive: Report
NEW DELHI:As the coronavirus crisis and subvsequent nationwide lockdown severely impact the Indian economy, a FICCI survey has said that few sectors like restaurants, auto and real estate may take around 12 to 24 months to recover.
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- Jharkhand reports first death due to coronavirus
BAKARO(Jharkhand):A 75-year-old man died of coronavirus in Bokaro district of Jharkhand in the wee hours of Thursday, the first death in the state due to the infection.
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- TN police paints vehicles violating lockdown
CHENNAI:Tamil Nadu Police in Salem district on Thursday started giving a dash of yellow paint on the front and back fenders of vehicles as a measure to restrict their movement.
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- Kanika Kapoor to be questioned after April 20
LUCKNOW:Kanika Kapoor, who was discharged from hospital on April 6 after being successfully treated for coronavirus, will be interrogated by the Uttar Pradesh Police after she completes the 14-day quarantine period, as advised by the doctors.
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- Rajasthan reports 30 new cases including 9 Jamaatis
JAIPUR:A total of 30 more coronavirus positive cases, including nine Tablighi Jamaat members and three of their contacts, have been reported in Rajasthan on Thursday taking the total tally to 413, confirmed health officials.
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- Balbir Singh Sidhu pays surprise visit to Civil Hospital Phase - 6
MOHALI:With a view to assess the ground situation regard to the corona virus treatment, the Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu today paid a surprise visit to the Civil Hospital, Phase - 6 here today.
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- Lucknow man stuck in Bareilly found dead
BAREILLY(UP):A 28-year-old resident of Lucknow was found hanging in a guesthouse in Bareilly, police said.
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- Noida: UP govt launches helpline number for public needs
NEW DELHI:Soon after the 22 hotspots in the Noida district were identified to be sealed to contain the spread of coronavirus, the administration has launched an integrated control room for meeting the needs of the public during these restrictions.
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- College Principals’ Association Non-Govt. Affiliated College demand release grants Samra
JALANDHAR: Dr. Gurpinder Singh Samra, Principal, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar and President, College Principals’ Association Non Govt. Affiliated Colleges has reiterated the demand to the Government of Punjab regarding the release of impending financial aid and grants for the government aided colleges of the state.
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