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7 lakh acres to be under DSR cultivation: Agri dept

Patiala, May 14 -- The Punjab agriculture department has set a target of seven lakh acres to be sown under the direct seeded rice (DSR) system of paddy cultivation to save water this kharif season. Th... Read More


200 detained as farmers scuffle with cops near Preneet's residence

Patiala, May 9 -- Angered over protester's death - During a protest against Preneet recently, a farmer died allegedly after being pushed by BJP leader Harvinder Singh Harpalpur. - The protesters hav... Read More


Prof Arvind's tenure ends, IAS officer KK Yadav to take charge as acting V-C of Punjabi University

Patiala, April 26 -- With Punjabi University vice-chancellor (V-C) Prof Arvind's three-year tenure coming to an end on Thursday, senior IAS officer and secretary higher education KK Yadav is set to ta... Read More


Patiala health dept raids store, seizes expired food items

Patiala, April 20 -- The health department raided a departmental store on Saturday and seized 27 expired food items. The raid was conducted after a child reportedly fell ill after eating an expired ch... Read More


Preneet again faces farmers' ire during poll campaign

Patiala, April 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Patiala and wife of former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Preneet Kaur, again faced farmer's ire during her campaign ... Read More


PSPCL sets up control room to prevent crop from catching fire

Patiala, April 13 -- Ahead of the wheat harvesting in the state, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has already set up a control room to prevent the wheat yield from catching fire caused b... Read More


Fire at Shambhu border, no casualty

Patiala, April 12 -- A massive fire broke out at the Shambhu barrier, where scores of farmers continue to sit on protest, on Thursday afternoon. Though no casualty was reported, a tractor trailer and ... Read More


18-yr-old gang-raped at Nabha college, two arrested

Patiala, April 10 -- Two people were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 18-year-old student on a government college premises in Nabha, police said on Tuesday. Patiala Police said the victim is a fi... Read More


After Punjab, Haryana's assurance, farmers postpone rail roko protest

Patiala, April 10 -- After meeting officials of the Punjab and Haryana governments on Tuesday, farmer unions who have been protesting at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders announced to postpone their 'r... Read More


BJP's Patiala nominee Preneet faces farmer's ire during campaign

Patiala, April 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Patiala, Preneet Kaur, faced farmer's ire during her campaign in Patran town on Sunday. Preneet, who recently switched from C... Read More