Man Aman Singh Chhina

Not far from where CM Amarinder stays, villagers complain of administrative apathy

On Thursday evening, Punjab Chief Minister Captian Amarinder Singh tweeted that "policemen who were unreasonable with the people" would be posted to police lines.

The highest shortfall of milk supply was in Hoshiarpur at 71 per cent but this was because the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh has ordered a lockdown and stopped lifting milk from Punjab.

While most grocery shops remained shut, a few shops did manage to open their shutters and were quickly swamped by customers. Eggs, milk, vegetables, fruits, bread were some of the most demanded items.

Lt Gen Panag said while the Army may not have plans to deal with such a pandemic ready beforehand, it would have reacted to the situation and charted out a blueprint by now.

Official travel has been curtailed and large gatherings are being avoided. Most of the meetings are being held through video conferencing. All institutes and clubs have been closed for the time being.

The Indian Express spoke to a cross-section of political leaders to seek their views on the subject in light of the decision of Himachal Pradesh government to suspend visits to several temples in the state.

Officials say that the focus at present is to ensure that if there are any infections of the virus, these be segregated and quarantined and also to ensure that there is no secondary infection.

Officials say that the focus at present is to ensure that if there are any infections of the virus, these be segregated and quarantined and also to ensure that there is no secondary infection.

A senior officer at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi said that all possible arrangements have been made to make the stay of those being quarantined comfortable.

It is learnt that total of 90 courses were to commence in the period between March 16 and April 15 which involved the movement of 6000 personnel of all ranks from various units to the training establishments.

The Amarinder Singh government is under fire from all sides for its failure to renegotiate power purchase agreements and cut tariff.

Coronavirus: No plan to close Golden Temple, any other gurdwara, says SGPC; Punjab DCs told not to grant permission for mass gatherings

The directions, which have been disseminated down the chain of command in the three services, state that serving personnel and their families returning from Italy, Islamic Republic of Iran, Singapore and Republic of Korea will be quarantined for 14 days.

The provisions of the budget were not discussed threadbare by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during the session, but were perfunctorily commented upon.

Amid the commotion, the Speaker adjourned the House for a brief period.

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had told the House Tuesday that the government would table a white paper on the PPAs signed by the previous SAD-BJP government in the Assembly soon. He had been carrying a draft white paper in his hand at the time of making this statement.

The issue has been a hot topic of discussion in military circles especially after many disabled pensioners received a meagre sum of Rs 100 or less as pension for the month of February, after the State Bank of India deducted income tax with arrears.

MLAs of both parties rose in unison against the 'harsh treatment' they received from the Punjab Bhawan officials and pointed out that even though the Chief secretary of the state-ranked lower than a MLA, he had a permanent room reserved for him at the Punjab Bhawan while MLAs were often turned back or given a room in the ordinary 'B' block.