CHANDIGARH: Unlike several other states across the country that have witnessed a massive exodus of migrant labour following an unplanned lockdown in the wake of the COVID19 scare, Punjab is an exception. The poor migrant labour, mainly from Uttar Pradesh […]
Thirteen residents of Majhupur village were booked for assaulting family members of the woman sarpanch over the distribution of wheat flour on Sunday evening. Those booked claim that the sarpanch’s family forcibly entered their houses to check their kitchens to […]
Accusing the government of taking insufficient measures to deal with the situation arising out of unprecedented 21-day nationwide lockdown declared by the Centre to prevent spread of coronavirus, a PIL has sought the Supreme Court’s immediate intervention to tackle the […]
As many as 25 people were booked for assaulting volunteers of a gurdwara who were serving langar (free meal) and a police party at Lohar village of Khadoor Sahib subdivision in the district, police said on Sunday. Nine of the […]
PATIALA: Four days after some BPL and labourer families climbed to the roof of their houses and banged empty plates in protest after being left with no money and food, the Patiala district administration has prepared a list of needy […]
Amid lockdown due to Covid-19 spread, sanitation workers of the Municipal Corporation cleaning up the streets were found be without any safety gear. The workers who lacked proper gloves and face masks while sweeping the city clean alleged low availability […]
The prisoners convicted and facing trial under POCSO Act, Section 376, 379-B of IPC, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, for acid attack and foreign nationals will continue to remain inside the jails. The Punjab Government is set to […]
While the Central government is yet to announce any financial package for unorganised sector workers, Kerala took the lead, followed by Uttar Pradesh last week, and Punjab and Uttarakhand, on Sunday. Mehboob Alam, 45, a daily wager, who loads and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/CHANDIGARH: Liquor has slipped past the lockdown net in Kerala and Punjab, thanks to the trickledown effect of classifying beverages of all types as “essential” items. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday cited the “peculiar” situation arising out of the […]
Locals of Singhpura village and kin of Dalit girl Nimita (19), who had committed suicide, held a protest on Wednesday and Thursday against employees of the district hospital over delay in conducting autopsy. It was on Thursday, two days after […]
