Schools reopen for Classes V-XII

Amritsar: Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Wednesday issued orders to reopen schools from Class V to Class XII from January 7. The timings of the schools will be from 10 am to 3 pm as students will be allowed to attend regular classes. Meanwhile, the District Education Officer has been waiting for the official notification in this regard from the Education Department. “We are yet to receive official letter regarding standard operating procedures and instructions for reopening of schools from Class V to Class XII. However, we have informed all school heads regarding the decision,” said Satinderbir Singh, DEO (Secondary). TNS

2 Covid deaths, 23 +ve reported

Amritsar: Two persons succumbed to Covid-19 contagion on Wednesday. The deceased were Ravinder Singh, 50, of Jujhar Singh Avenue and Lakhbir Kaur,60, of Sohian kalan village. In addition, the district health authorities reported 23 new positive cases, taking the number of positive cases to 14,625. Of these, 11 were contacts of positive cases and 12 were of influenza-like Illness. On the other side, 32 patients recovered which took the total tally to 13,832, while the number of active cases in the district is 232. TNS

Robbers decamp with gun, Rs2.54L

Tarn Taran: Five robbers stole a double barrel gun and other valuable articles from the house of Nishan Singh on Sunday night when he was away to his relatives. Nishan Singh in his complaint to the police said that he had gone to his relative with his wife, while his mother and a sick relative was at the house. The robbers with covered faces entered the house searched almirah and took away his double barrel gun, 25 cartridges, Rs2.54 lakh and gold ornaments . The Sadar police have registered a case in this regard. OC