8.3 lakh migrants in Punjab register to return to their states amid lockdown

May 05, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 5 : Punjab Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu on Tuesday said 8.30 lakh migrants have registered to head out of...

97 migrants died onboard Shramik trains during COVID-19 lockdown: Piyush Goyal

Sep 19, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 20 : Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that 97 migrants died onboard Shramik special trains during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.

Farmers in Ludhiana face shortage of labourers as they begin paddy cultivation

Jun 11, 2020

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 11 : As cultivation of paddy crop begins, farmers in Ludhiana are facing a shortage of labourers as migrants went...

Punjab govt helps 1.10 lakh migrants to reach their home states amid lockdown

May 13, 2020

Chandigarh [India], May 13 : The Punjab government on Wednesday informed that it has spent more than Rs 6 crore to fund the movement...

Punjab CM urges Centre to change criteria for allocation of 'chana whole' from per household to per person

May 16, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 16 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to change the criteria for allocation of...

Poor internet puts future of 34 million students from Pakistan's Punjab province in jeopardy

Dec 06, 2020

Punjab [Pakistan], December 6 : Lack of internet services during the COVID-19 lockdown has put the academic future of as many as 34 million...