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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


Tamil Nadu cops detain Pandher, other farm leaders in Coimbatore

Patiala, April 8 -- Several Punjab farm union leaders, including Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Morcha secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher, were detained at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The four-member de... Read More


Delhi-based parties want to repress Punjab: Sukhbir Badal

Patiala, April 3 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday appealed to Punjabis to support his party to save the state from the onslaught of outsiders asserting that Delh... Read More