Punjab

On Camera, Teen Attacked By Pitbull, Locals Struggle To Rescue Him

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 29, 2020

A video of a pet pitbull attacking and injuring a 15-year-old boy in Punjab's Jalandhar surfaced today, showing the dog continuously biting despite being hit by many people several times.

No Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus Infection In Punjab, Haryana: Officials

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Wednesday January 29, 2020

No confirmed case of coronavirus infection - which has killed over 100 people in China - has been reported in Punjab and Haryana so far, officials have said. Sixteen people with travel history to China are being monitored in Punjab.

Punjab Records 16 Cases Of Suspected Coronavirus, Haryana Reports 2

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Sixteen patients in Punjab and two in Haryana have been quarantined over suspicions of coronavirus infection, ministers in both the states said on Tuesday. Amritsar, however, has recorded one death due to swine flu.

Amarinder Singh Urges PM Modi To Raise Issue Of Locust Attack With Pakistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Concerned over the spate of attacks on crops by swarms of locusts in neighbouring areas of southern Punjab bordering Rajasthan, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Union Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to immediately take up the issue with the government of P...

Mohali Man In Isolation Is 1st Suspected Case Of Coronavirus In Punjab, Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

A 28-year-old Mohali resident, who returned from China recently, has been admitted to the isolation ward of PGIMER in Chandigarh after showing novel coronavirus-like symptoms, an official said today. This is the first suspected case of novel coronavirus in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh region.

Punjab Woman Who Stuffed Son In Bed Box To Elope With Lover Arrested

Chandigarh News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The boy, two-and-a-half-year-old, was found dead in a compartment inside the bed. The boy's father, Dashrath, had accused his wife of stuffing the boy into the bed and eloping with her lover.

''States That Passed Anti-CAA Resolution Ruled By 1 Party'': Ajit Pawar

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, said that resolutions against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have been passed in States like Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal as they are ruled by one party, unlike Maharashtra.

Thermal Sensors At Punjab Airports As India Preps For Coronavirus

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Thermal sensors have been installed at the Amritsar airport in Punjab to screen incoming passengers for the novel coronavirus infection that, though largely restricted to China, has triggered a global scare with cases reported in the US and Europe

Punjab Boy Dies After Mother Stuffs Him In Bed Box To Go With Lover: Cops

Chandigarh News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday January 27, 2020

A two-and-a-half-year old boy was found dead in a compartment inside the bed of his parents in Burail, a village near Chandigarh, police said on Monday.

Sukhbir Badal Denies Reports His Party Won't Contest Punjab Polls With BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday indicated that the alliance with the BJP was in place in Punjab, days after its ally decided to contest the Delhi elections alone.

Bengal Assembly Passes Anti-CAA Resolution, Fourth State To Do So

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 27, 2020

Bengal became the fourth state today to pass a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing the BJP "Brand Ambassador of Pakistan". Similar resolutions have already been passed by Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-ruled Punjab and Rajasthan.

Amarinder Singh Invokes Guru Nanak's Message Of Secularism On Republic Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Invoking Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's message of "na koi Hindu, na koi Musalman", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Sunday vowed to protect the country''s secular fabric.

Comedian Bharti Singh Asks Court to Scrap Case on "Hurting Sentiment"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Comedian Bharti Singh has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, wants an FIR scrapped, in which she along with actress Raveena Tandon and filmmaker Farah Khan wascharged for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a TV show.

Doctors To Screen Flyers At Amritsar Airport From Monday Amid Coronavirus Scare

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020

The Punjab government has asked all district hospitals to put in place necessary arrangements to tackle any emergent situation in view of the outbreak of novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China, and said a team of doctors will be stationed at Amritsar international airport starting Monday for screening passengers flying in.

Rajasthan Passes Resolution Against Citizenship Law After Kerala, Punjab

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday January 25, 2020

Congress-ruled Rajasthan today passed a resolution against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in the state assembly demanding repeal of the law amid countrywide protests. Rajasthan is the third state in the country to pass an anti-CAA resolution after Kerala and Punjab.