Centre’s directive to pay full wages to workers may push industry to bankruptcy: Amarinder to Modi
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider directives to industry and commercial establishments to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown period, saying it may push them to bankruptcy.
Seven arrested for attacking police team in Punjab, chopping ASI’s hand
Seven people, including five Nihang Sikhs, were arrested from a gurdwara in Punjab on Sunday, hours after an attack on a police team in Patiala in which an assistant sub inspector's hand was chopped off, police said.
Indication of Punjab moving towards community transmission stage of COVID-19: Amarinder Singh
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Friday there were indications that Punjab was moving towards the community transmission stage of coronavirus outbreak, but asserted his government was gearing up for every challenge and announced mass testing in COVID-19 hotspots from next week.
Punjab Govt announces extension of the coronavirus lockdown in the state till May 1
Punjab Govt announces extension of the coronavirus lockdown in the state till May 1
COVID-19: Waiver or moratorium? Parents confused about announcements on school fee relaxations
To pay or not to pay, waiver or moratorium--parents of school children are confused with announcements of several state governments offering relaxations for school fees during the coronavirus lockdown period in the country
Animal safety measures in place at Punjab’s Chhatbir Zoo after tiger test COVID-19 positive in US
Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park or Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab has put in place a series of measures for animal safety including minimizing interface between animals and humans after a tiger in a US zoo tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Thursday.
UP labourers stranded in Punjab amid lockdown seek help to reach home
"Papa, please come home soon", two-year-old daughter of tile mason Tinku Singh, who is stuck in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid the country-wide lockdown, tells him on every call.
Poultry farmers in Punjab, Haryana stare at losses due to feed shortage
Poultry farmers in Punjab and Haryana are facing acute shortage of feed because of the nationwide lockdown to check spread of coronavirus, and fear that their birds will die if supply is not restored.
