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Mamata asks PM to intervene in GST impasse, joins non-BJP CMs in 'protest'

Asserts that Centre must borrow to meet GST shortfall at this critical hour of Covid-19 pandemic, says states will reciprocate

Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora tests Covid-19 positive

Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Arora, who represents the Sunam assembly constituency, said he had been having body ache since Sunday. "I got myself tested for coronavirus and was found positive on Monday, Arora said. Arora had tested negative on August 25. He had attended a one-day monsoon session of the Punjab Assembly on August 28 in a PPE kit.

Punjab revises health services fee in govt hospitals, draws flak from Oppn

The Punjab government has revised fees for several medical services in the government hospitals in the state with effect from September 1, drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Are politicians potential super-spreaders?

Younger caseload, older fatalities in Punjab, Bihar polls may be held on schedule, informal schools become centres of learning--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Cricketer Suresh Raina's 58-year old 'relative' killed in attack by robbers

The incident took place at Thariyal village in Punjab's Pathankot district on the night intervening August 19 and 20, police said

Govt holding NEET-JET at the cost of students' lives: Punjab minister

Slamming the Union government for its decision to conduct the NEET and JEE next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said on Thursday

Punjab to collectively move apex court for NEET, JEE exams deferment

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has asked his Advocate General to coordinate with opposition-ruled states for filing a collective review petition in SC, seeking a deferment of NEET and JEE exams

Punjab minister, two MLAs test Covid-19 positive ahead of assembly session

A Punjab minister and two MLAs tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the Vidhan Sabha session on August 28. Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Tuesday said he contracted the infection. I have been tested positive for COVID-19 & has quarantined myself at my Chandigarh residence. I request all those persons who came in contact with me during last few days please get tested for coronavirus infection. Otherwise, I am at present not having any physical problem, Arora wrote on his Facebook page. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wished him a speedy recovery. Wishing my Cabinet colleague Industry & Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora Ji who has tested positive for #Covid19 a speedy recovery. Look forward to him joining us at work soon, said the CM in his tweet. Arora, who is a legislator from Hoshiarpur seat, was the fourth minister of Amarinder Singh-led Congress government to have contracted the virus. The one-day session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha will be ...

Rains in parts of Haryana, Punjab; temperatures hover below normal

The maximum temperatures hovered below normal limits in Haryana and Punjab on Friday, as rain lashed a few parts of the two states

Spurious liquor row: BJP seeks CBI probe into Punjab's hooch tragedy deaths

Accusing the government in Punjab of shielding the illicit liquor mafia, BJP leaders and activists staged a protest demanding a CBI probe into the death of over 100 people in the recent hooch tragedy

Costly medical studies in govt colleges is leaving Punjab short of doctors

A part of the reason why India is short of doctors is that medical education is expensive and those who have the means to acquire it either prefer to work in private health facilities or migrate

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh promises jobs, debt relief for landless farmers

Pitching for the revival of the state economy, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announced relief for landless farmers and said his government will help youth get six lakh jobs over the next two years

Congress MP trains guns on Punjab DGP over withdrawal of police security

Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday hit out at Punjab Police chief Dinkar Gupta accusing him of withdrawing his security cover because of political interference.

Punjab ramps up viral testing of coronavirus to 20,000 tests per day

Countering the surge in Covid-19 cases upfront, Punjab government has upgraded the viral testing of infection in the state to 20,000 tests per day

Centre grants Rs 110 crore for setting up technology hub at IIT Ropar

The central government has approved Rs 110 crore to set up a technology innovation hub at IIT, Ropar, the premier engineering institute said

Punjab hooch tragedy: SAD takes out protest march, demands govt's dismissal

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) alleged that the liquor mafia in the state had paid money to the Congress to "thwart" any probe into the "illegal liquor trade"

Punjab reports biggest single-day spike of 1,063 coronavirus cases

Punjab reported 23 more Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll due to the disease to 539 in the state, while a record single-day spike of 1,063 cases took its tally to 21,930

Madhya Pradesh and Punjab CMs spar over GI tag to basmati rice

Exporters say granting GI tag to basmati grown in MP will lower its value in the global market, while MP contends its inclusion will help lakhs of farmers get better price

One more dies due to spurious liquor in Punjab; death toll now at 105

The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 105 with one more person reported dead in Gurdaspur's Batala

Story in numbers | Covid-19 lockdown helped Punjab fight drug addiction

Around 570,000 needed help for cannabis-related problems, while 200,000 needed help for pharmaceutical sedatives-related problems, according to the report