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49 more farm fires in Punjab; Tarn Taran, Amritsar worst hit

Patiala, Oct. 25 -- Punjab on Friday reported 49 new cases of stubble burning, taking the total number of farm fire incidents in the state to 561 since September 15. The latest figures from the Punja... Read More


Rajoana urges Akal Takht to take up mercy petition with Centre on priority

Patiala, Oct. 25 -- Death-row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, on Friday appealed to the Akal Takht to push the Union governme... Read More


Punjab CM seeks relaxation in paddy procurement specifications from Centre

Patiala, Oct. 24 -- In the wake of the damage caused to the paddy crops due to the floods in the state, chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday urged the Centre to give relaxation in the unifor... Read More


Punjab CM Mann vows to turn state's youth into job givers, not job seekers

Patiala, Oct. 24 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that his government is committed to transforming the destiny of the state's youth by equipping them to become job givers instead of jo... Read More


DIG's graft arrest: Why was Punjab govt unable to detect corruption, questions guv

Patiala, Oct. 18 -- Taking a dig at the AAP-led Punjab government over the arrest of DIG HS Bhullar in a bribery case amid its ongoing anti-corruption drive, Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Fri... Read More


Patiala: Punjabi university develops non-invasive method for early skin cancer detection

Patiala, Oct. 13 -- Researchers at the department of electronics and communication engineering in Punjabi University claimed to have developed a non-invasive method for the early detection of skin can... Read More


Polio campaign targets nearly 16 lakh children across 13 districts in Punjab

Patiala, Oct. 13 -- Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Sunday launched the state-level pulse polio immunisation drive at the community health centre in Chanarthal Kalan of Fatehgarh Sahib. Unde... Read More


Punjab: Farm fires tally climbs to 116 with 14 new cases

Patiala, Oct. 12 -- As the paddy harvesting season gathers pace in Punjab amid dry weather, farm fire incidents have also begun surging. On Saturday alone, the state reported 14 new incidents of farm... Read More


Sanaur MLA Pathanmajra's anticipatory bail plea junked once again

Patiala, Oct. 10 -- A Patiala court on Thursday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has been untraceable for over a month. This is the secon... Read More


Punjab: 225-kg adulterated paneer seized in Patiala village

Patiala, Oct. 8 -- As much as 225-kg adulterated paneer was seized from a dairy unit in Chutehra, a village in Samana block of Patiala, food safety officials said on Tuesday. During the surprise check... Read More