Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 16 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that the government has to implement COVID-19 protocols strictly even if it irks people as they cannot afford to see piles of bodies.

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Haryana Board of Secondary Education (HBSE) has cancelled exams of Class 10 and postponed exams of Class 12.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that all Class 5, 8, and 10 students be promoted to the next class, without taking any examination.

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A day after several parts of the country recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said there will be no heatwave conditions on Thursday.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab has again achieved the first rank in operationalising Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) in the country as per the ranking of states for 2020-21 released by the Centre, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Wednesday.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Punjab government is making all-out efforts to curb the problem of illegal mining in the state and for that, the police and the mining department is using drone technology.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Punjab government on Wednesday announced that at least 30 per cent of funds under all government schemes will be spent on the welfare of the state's Scheduled Castes (SC) population.

A woman has alleged that her husband and in-laws repeatedly harassed her for dowry, abuse and beat her up, despite police intervention. A resident of Haryana's Kalka, the woman was married to a Patiala based man in 2016, and after continuous harassment left the house the following year only to reunite with her husband again in 2018 in police's presence.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to postpone board exams for classes X and XII in wake of a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that the state demanded 15 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Centre but received only 4 lakh doses which are sufficient for vaccination till April 15.