Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

Amaong the victims, nine died in Jalandhar, six in Ludhiana, four each in SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr), Amritsar and SAS Nagar (Mohali), three in Hoshiarpur, two each in Gurdaspur and Muktsar and one in Ferozepur.

In just over a year since after the first case, 6,396 Punjab Police personnel — 7.8 per cent of the 82,000-strong force — have tested positive, of which 6,139 recovered and 56 lost their lives. Currently, there are 201 active cases in the Punjab Police.

This is the second Covid wave being witnessed in Punjab after the single-day highest count of 2,896 cases was reported on September 17 last year. Last it was on October 5 that daily cases had crossed 1,000-mark and 1,062 cases were reported.

While night curfew is back in six districts of Punjab -- Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala, Ludhiana and Patiala -- many other districts are also reviewing the situation depending upon the number of cases being reported on a daily basis.

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Police said that 22-year old Shailendra Kumar, who worked as a laborer in a factory, barged into the rented room of his neighbor and allegedly slit throats of Rajnish and Manish (aged 6 and 8) with a cutter and then hanged himself with ceiling fan using a rope.

Six days after the crime, the woman's body was recovered from village Daad, where the accused allegedly dumped it after packing it in a plastic bag.

FIR has been registered after Pawan Kumar, assistant manager of the airport, alleged that he had received the call on February 18. After the probe, police said that it has been found that the call was fake, while further probe is underway.

Police said that an FIR was registered against Anuradha Naggar, also a BJP leader and former councillor, for allegedly not getting tenants registered and verified, living in the several rooms owned by her, in Chhawni Mohalla area of Ludhiana.

For four consecutive days, the state has been recording more than 300 fresh cases per day.

Dr Rajesh Bhaskar, nodal officer, Covid 19, Punjab, said that with reopening of schools, cases have been added in Nawanshahr, Ludhiana and other districts with many students and teachers testing positive.

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Police said that during investigation it was found that Jain along with one Sandeep Kumar, had consumed drugs in the room. A syringe was also found from the spot.

Police said the MLA, her husband and other supporters protested and blocked the national highway on Wednesday after results of Punjab local body polls were announced.

Police said the MLA, her husband and other supporters protested and blocked the national highway on Wednesday after results of Punjab local body polls were announced.