Kamaldeep Singh Brar

From the red area, where high-risk Covid patients are treated, or to flu corner, junior doctors have been deployed at every step and serving round the clock taking instructions from their senior mostly over phone.

After coming to power in 2017, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had constituted an Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the sacrilege and the subsequent police firing.

Immigration officials in Amritsar confirmed that so far there has been no indication from Union government to open the website for registration to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.

No police action was initiated against these 18 after the FIR was lodged in 2018.

The letter to Judge Harbans Singh Lekhi, written by SIT member IGP Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, alleges that CJM, Faridkot, has “close family linkage” with the family of Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal, who have been examined during the investigation in the case.

Head of the family Brij Lal (60), his son Bunty (25), two daughters-in-law Amandeep Kaur (24) and Jaspreet Kaur (28), and family driver Gursahib Singh (35) were found murdered in the house.

But the problem with the plan is that most ASHA workers come from a poor family background and work with no fixed salary. Majority among them in the state do not have smartphones.

To arrest Covid mortality rate, state wants high-risk individuals shifted out of containment zones.

Several instances of attack on ASHA workers doing their duties has triggered protests against such incidents in the city.

The GMC at Amritsar is a referral center where critically ill Covid-19 patients from eight districts of Punjab are being shifted.

The Indian Express has learnt that the Department is facing difficulty in conducting tests here amid rumours of patients not getting proper treatment at Government Medical College, Amritsar.

"On the first day of official opening of religious places, the number of devotees increased to 30 to 40 per cent," said a medical officer who was responsible for keeping a check on devotees entering the Golden Temple.

Asked by mediapersons whether this meant he supported the demand for Khalistan, he said, “If the government gives us Khalistan, what more can we ask for? We shall accept it. Every Sikh wants Khalistan.”

The statement was made as Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was responding to questions at a press conference on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of Operation Blue Star.

Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal said: “SGPC has been fighting case for over three decades to claim the compensation for the damage cause by Operation Blue Star."

In the 35-year-old case, Rs 1,000 crore damages have been sought from the central government for carrying out the 1984 Operation Blue Star.

The 11 symptomatic cases were reported at the district’s flu corners and their source of infection has not been pinpointed yet.

The boundary of the Golden Temple is now properly fenced and devotees are discouraged from going further. There were very few devotees inside the Golden Temple premises on Wednesday as word about increased restrictions spread.

Punjab Cabinet Minister for Medical Research and Education O P Sony Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Covid-19 testing lab at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital Amritsar that will allow around 3,000 samples to be tested daily.