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Punjab imposes daily night curfew, full weekend lockdown amid COVID-19 spi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 26 (ANI): Punjab government on Monday announced daily lockdown from 6 pm to 5 am and a weekend lockdown from Friday 6 pm to Monday 5 am in view of surge in COVID-19 infections.
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COVID-19: Punjab to order 30 lakh Covishield doses for 18-45 age group vac
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed the State Health Department to order 30 lakh Covishield doses for vaccination of the 18-45 age group, with directions to use Chief Minister Covid Relief Fund for meeting the vacci
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COVID-19: Punjab govt provides 147 oxygen concentrators to worst-hit distr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 25 (ANI): In order to ensure adequate supply of medical oxygen to the needy critical patients on life support, the Punjab government has provided 147 oxygen concentrators to the worst-hit districts in the Malwa region of the state, which were reporting t
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Pakistan: Over 100 TLP clerics placed on terrorism suspects list amid dead
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): As violence by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan's (TLP) supporters continues to rage in Lahore and other cities, Pakistan's Punjab government has placed more than 100 clerics of the outlawed group on the list of terrorism and sectarianism suspects.
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Night curfew extended, cinemas, bars and gyms to remain shut in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Punjab government has announced a fresh set of curbs to control the spike in the daily COVID-19 tally and extended the night curfew timings from 8 pm to 5 am.
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Illegal mining checks by drone technology in Punjab's Nawanshahr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Punjab government is making all-out efforts to curb the problem of illegal mining in the state and for that, the police and the mining department is using drone technology.
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30 pc of funds in Punjab govt schemes to be spent on SC welfare schemes: A
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Punjab government on Wednesday announced that at least 30 per cent of funds under all government schemes will be spent on the welfare of the state's Scheduled Castes (SC) population.
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Centre writes to Punjab, says contact tracing not done properly, RTPCR dec
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Punjab government after the central team visited the state to monitor Covid-19 surge stating that contact tracing has not been done in many districts and RTPCR testing has also decreased.
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COVID-19: Punjab govt bans political gatherings, extends night curfew till
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): With the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a total ban on political gatherings till April 30. Violators, including political leaders, will be booked under the DMA and Epidemics Act,
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Punjab govt to fast-track growth of digital network, provide broadband acc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 6 (ANI): Despite having a telecom infrastructure density almost double to that of the national average, the Punjab government has decided to increase it further to ensure fast track growth of digital communication network and provide affordable and universa
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Punjab reports 3,019 new COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 4 (ANI): Punjab reported 3,019 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Sunday.
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Punjab to vaccinate all persons above 45 years of age in April
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): With an aim to contain the spread of COVID in the state, Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Saturday ordered to vaccinate all persons above 45 years of age by end of April.
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