Over 5K challaned for not wearing face masks

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 01:13 PM Jun 09, 2020 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 8

As many as 5,037 persons have been challaned in the district and fined Rs 17,69,900 so far for not wearing masks. Besides, over 146 persons were issued challans for spitting in public places. A sum of Rs 26,900 was collected from them as fine.

DC Apneet Riyat said 135 teams had been deployed by the district administration to monitor 2,203 persons who had been home quarantined in the district.

Civil Surgeon Jasvir Singh said so far 4,691 samples had been taken, of which 3,862 samples were tested negative and reports of 669 samples were yet to arrive.

He said the district Covid count had reached 136 cases, of which 14 were active and five persons had died. As many as 24 samples were found invalid

Meanwhile, samples of 396 persons were taken today.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles