Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

The total infections in the state reached 2,60,020 and total active cases in Punjab are 25,855.

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.

After receiving the first jab of the vaccine, Harbans Kaur urged other district residents to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.

With 65 fresh deaths Tuesday and 59 deaths Monday, the toll in Punjab due to Covid reached 6,813.

Ladhar said the farmers’ protests against the three farm laws has now become a 'Jan Andolan' (movement of the masses) and people from all sections of society are now standing with them.

The drive was to start from April 1 earlier, but it began on March 26 with a mobile vaccination camp in Partap Nagar, in the ward of Congress councillor Mamta Ashu.

The Indian Express explains the rational behind the first of its kind move in Punjab.

DC Varinder Kumar Sharma said that the Covid-19 vaccine is available in sufficient quantity and asked the officials to ensure proper training of staff to be deputed for the mobile teams.

Amid the ongoing protest against farm laws, the focus is also now on the proposed changes in the labour laws with more than 300 retired government officers set to be a part of Kirti Kisan Mahapanchayat this Sunday that will be attended by farmer leaders as well.

On Wednesday, Punjab recorded 39 Covid deaths and 2,634 new cases, as per the state bulletin. For the eighth consecutive day, it recorded more than 2,000 fresh cases.

State on Monday had recorded 58 Covid deaths, the maximum in a day this year. Tuesday was the seventh consecutive day when state added more than 2,000 fresh cases amid a second wave being witnessed in Punjab

Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said the decision on expanding the ambit of the vaccination drive was taken to ensure the safety of the wider population from the pandemic.

On Tuesday, Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma announced start of the land acquisition process for 40 square yard area that stands in the way of a wider and direct passage to the house. Sukhdev Thapar had spent his early childhood in this house.

Of 13 accused, four are from UP. On March 2, two persons -- Hemant from UP and Anoop Kumar from Ludhiana -- were arrested following a raid by police. They were allegedly operating a drug racket from a rented premises in Chhawni Mohalla

In Punjab itself, over 25,000 new cases than 400 deaths have surfaced in March itself, pointed out a panel of doctors from Ludhiana while answering various queries of the public in a Facebook live session Friday afternoon.