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Patiala/Bathinda, July 8
On a call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, farmers held protests against the central government over the hike in the prices of petrol, diesel and gas cylinders across the state on Thursday.
Carrying gas cylinders on their shoulders with banners of farm unions in their hands, the protesters gathered at Samana, Patran, Patiala (urban), Patiala (rural), Nabha and Sanaur in Patiala district against the hike in prices.
A farmer said, “We have gathered outside the office of the district administrative complex in Patiala in protest against excessive hike in the prices of commodities. We parked our vehicles on roadsides without obstructing the traffic.” Ranjit Singh Swajpur, Patiala president of the BKU (Krantikari), said, “The central government, with legislation such as the three farm laws, is working in the interest of corporate houses. People are getting poor as they have been rendered jobless.” In Fatehgarh Sahib, farmers led by local SKM lea
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Amritsar, May 6
The numbers are swelling! The district reported 25 deaths on Thursday, which is the highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic, taking the toll to 1,057.
The health authorities also reported 492 new positive cases with which the count increased to 35,600.
Of the deceased, two men died at private hospitals in Jalandhar, while one woman died at Civil Hospital, Gurdaspur. The district had till Thursday reported a maximum of 18 deaths in a single day.
Meanwhile, to cater to the increased demand of beds for Covid-19 patients, the district administration has allowed four more private hospitals to admit level-II and level-III patients. With this, the number of beds for level-II category patients increased by 30 and reached 866. With addition of 16 more beds for level-III patients, the total number has gone up to 526.