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Punjab Police use drones to track black marketers of essential com
Updated : 7 hours, 52 min ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge, the Punjab Police on Friday launched drone surveillance to crack down on black marketers amid a shortage of essential commodities in the state.
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1,100 detained in Ludhiana for violating lockdown
Updated : 8 hours, 1 min ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ashwani Kapoor on Friday said that 1,100 people were detained in the district for allegedly violating the nationwide lockdown.
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Decision on extending curfew beyond April 14 depends on situation:
Updated : 8 hours, 31 min ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that any decision on extending the curfew beyond April 14 would depend on the prevailing situation in respect to coronavirus lockdown, according to the Chief Minister's Office.
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COVID-19 cases in Punjab surge to 51, 5 deaths till now
Updated : 10 hours, 42 min ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 3 (ANI): A total of 51 people have been confirmed positive for coronavirus in Punjab and five people have died due to the infection till now, said the state health department on Friday.
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Hima Das, Mirabai Chanu urge people to follow lockdown and stay ho
Updated : 15 hours, 6 min ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): Indian sprinter Hima Das and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday urged countrymen to stay at home and follow the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The comments came soon after they attending a meeting with Prime Minister Nar
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Punjab police felicitate sanitation workers with kits
Updated : 16 hours, 52 min ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Punjab police distributed masks, gloves and personal protection equipment (PPE) to the sanitation workers here on Friday amid the nationwide lockdown imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak.
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Indian citizens support PM Modi's call for Sunday, April 5
Updated : 18 hours, 13 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The people at large have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for lighting Diyas, candles or switching on flashlights on Sunday, April 5 as a mark of our togetherness in the fight against coronavirus.
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Punjab extends crop procurement date upto June 15
Updated : 18 hours, 44 min ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Punjab government has extended the crop procurement date from April 15 to June 15 in order to assist the farmers in selling their farm produce. This comes in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
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Chandigarh University 'CU-AID' campaign kicks off in Tricity; staf
Updated : 18 hours, 35 min ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India] April 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): Social Distancing is the key that would help India to stop itself from entering into the third stage of community transmission and recently the Union Government instructed States and UT's to observe social distancing while serving the poor.
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Police provide food items to people in Punjab
Updated : 21 hours, 56 min ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): Police in Amritsar distributed food items among the needy amid lockdown on Thursday, in wake of coronavirus outbreak.
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Punjab CM bans all gatherings, orders tracking of Nizamuddin retur
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): In the light of Nizamuddin Markaz incident, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday prohibited all gatherings including religious in the state, and said the state government will impose a ban on all congregations, irrespective of
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No migrants' issue in Punjab: Amarinder Singh assures Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 1 day, 9 hours ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi that the state did not have an issue with the migrant workers in the light of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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