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3 deaths a day, Kapurthala has Punjab’s worst Covid-19 fatality rate

Authorities in the district, which recorded 1,570 positive cases in the past one month, are struggling to curb the spread of the disease

Jalandhar’s Ujjwal and Avval shine bright as JEE Main top scorers in Punjab

Focus on JEE Advanced that National Testing Agency is holding on September 27 for admission to IITs

Kapurthala records 400% jump in infections in a month

The district had 388 positive cases and 12 deaths till August 5, which have now shot up to 1,541 infections and 67 fatalities.

Gritty girl of Jalandhar who took on phone snatchers says her only fear was missing online classes

Hospitalised with wrist injury, Kusum Kumari says her father, a daily-wager, bought the smartphone for her only two months ago and couldn’t afford another one

No action against Jalandhar hospital found overcharging for covid-19 test

In his inquiry report, assistant commissioner (grievances) Randeep Gill found that hospital had charged Rs 5,500 for the test on July 21; the government has fixed maximum charges for the test, including taxes, at Rs 2,400

Jalandhar not meeting covid-19 testing target

The district has just one testing lab that has a capacity of 100-150 tests a day. This has led to a delay in tracing and shifting positive cases and increases the risk of virus spread

Jalandhar police fine 400 persons a day for not wearing mask

Urban areas have more cases than the rural segments. The rural police have issued 23,142 challans to people roaming in public places without a mask and collected Rs 1.1 crore fine

Covid-19: Only 4 Punjab districts have level-3 beds in govt-run hospitals

Only three govt medical colleges and Jalandhar civil hospital have 350 such beds for treating patients with severe infection; besides, some private care providers have the facility

Kapurthala without a single bed to treat critical covid-19 patients

A critical patient needs attention on ventilators equipped with two high-flow nasal oxygen therapy machines, multi-para monitors, pulse oximeters, infusion pumps and suction machines.

Breeder crushes dog under car, Maneka Gandhi pleads to CM for his arrest

Police has taken immediate action, said deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Sundeep Singh and registered a case under Sections 429 IPC, 11(1) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960

Jalandhar OOATs see addicts drop out of treatment after lockdown relaxation

The availability of drugs with the addicts or shortage of medicines in de-addiction centres

Heavy rain leaves Punjab’s Jalandhar in deep waters

Jalandhar was included in the smart city list in September 2016, but the MC has covered only 8% of the area with storm water drainage

Probe finds Jalandhar private hospital overcharged for Covid-19 test

Inquiry report handed over to health dept says government order capping expenses at Rs 2,400 is inclusive of all expenses, including taxes, so money charged by hospital for PPE kits holds no ground

Punjab warned of locust attack; Ferozepur on high alert, Jalandhar among five districts on threat list

Food and Agriculture Organisation says locust groups in neighbouring Pakistan and Rajasthan likely to fly towards the state owing to the wind direction

No let-up in illicit liquor trade in Doaba

As elsewhere in the state, lockdown has seen a spike in smuggling as well as recovery. Police have recovered over 30,000 litre illicit liquor in the region this year

Scolded for playing PUBG, 20-year-old college student ends life in Jalandhar

Pulls trigger with father’s licensed revolver after being pulled up for playing online game over phone for hours on Wednesday night

Pvt ambulances fleecing covid-19 patients, Jalandhar admn fixes rates

The new charges for private ambulances applicable in the district are a minimum of Rs 1,000 for the first 15km, after this, every additional km will cost between Rs 10 and Rs 15 depending on the type of the ambulance

Jalandhar, Nawanshahr seek Rs 36 cr for flood control; state gives only Rs 3 cr

A senior administration officer said last year, floods had affected 1 lakh persons, of which around 60% were farmers. He added that the government had provided compensation worth Rs 33 crore

Despite collection of cow cess, Jalandhar has no cattle pound

The MC had approved Rs 50 lakh for constructing a cattle pound in Shahkot in 2019. However, the MC stopped work last year after spending Rs 34.51 lakh and is yet to resume work.

Punjab health dept asks PGIMER to audit Covid-19 tests being carried out by private hospital in Jalandhar

Special secretary, health, Isha Kalia says department survey found Patel Hospital reported 26% positivity rate of the 205 samples put through RT-PCR tests for Covid-19, much higher as compared to other government and private labs

With passengers scarce, transporters unwilling to ply buses

From the Jalandhar bus stand, over 1,600 time slots operated to Delhi, Jammu, Haryana, Amritsar and others; the figure has now come down to 160

Jalandhar: With spike in cases authorities finding it hard to shift patients

From 733 positive cases on July 1, the district now has 1,901 positive cases on July 24, with 65 cases reported on Friday

DC marks probe into Jalandhar pvt hospital overcharging for covid-19 test

Patel Hospital charged Rs 5,500 for the test from a local resident on July 21, even as the government-fixed maximum charges, including GST/taxes, are Rs 2,400.

Covid-19 fear: Passport appointments see 70% decline in Jalandhar

Only 250 appointments being made in a day now against the 790 before the Covid-19 outbreak.

Jalandhar pvt hospitals to treat covid patients from Aug; 211 beds to be added

The district administration has also asked the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences to start giving treatment to covid-19 patients from July 23

Applicants have to wait 2 months to get driving licence in Jalandhar

Farmers reduce area under paddy cultivation in Jalandhar, experts say it may help improve groundwater levels

Farmers say since migrant labour was unavailable in the wake of Covid-19 and local labour was expensive they decided to reduce area under cultivation

Body of Jalandhar student who drowned in Canada still not home due to pandemic

The 20-year-old drowned on June 16, two days before he was to receive his degree

Canadian govt seals borders; stranded Punjabi NRIs, students appeal govt to start special flights

The announcement has come as a disappointment for those waiting to return to Canada to continue their jobs, educational courses; conversely, those hoping to come to India are also stranded

Doaba farmers bring back migrant labourers for sowing, transplanting paddy

Many farmers pooled money to bring back expert migrant labour from UP, Bihar; others hired unemployed locals