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Power unions announce joint protest against PSPCL land sale, Draft Electricity Bill

Patiala, Dec. 13 -- All major PSPCL and PSTCL unions on Friday announced a joint protest campaign opposing the proposed sale of power sector land and assets, key provisions of the Draft Electricity Am... Read More


Punjab CM cracks whip on lapses in road work; orders notice, payment freeze

Patiala, Dec. 12 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday ordered a show-cause notice against a contractor and freeze on further payments after detecting irregularities in the construction o... Read More


Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls: State poll panel orders transfer of Nabha BDPO

Patiala, Dec. 10 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered the immediate transfer of Nabha block development and panchayat officer (BDPO), Baljit Kaur Dhillon, over complaints of interference... Read More


'Demands unmet': Roadways contract staff to continue strike in Punjab

Patiala, Dec. 2 -- A day after the Punjab government announced that the strike by contractual employees of PRTC and Punbus had been withdrawn following a meeting with state transport minister Laljit S... Read More


Punjab CM announces university to honour Guru Tegh Bahadur at Anandpur Sahib

Patiala, Nov. 26 -- A day after the Punjab government granted holy city status to Amritsar's walled city, Talwandi Sabo and Anandpur Sahib, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced that a wor... Read More


Patiala: 2 Bambiha gang members held after high-speed chase, shootout

Patiala, Nov. 24 -- Police on Sunday arrested two notorious shooters, allegedly associated with Bambiha gang, after a high-speed chase that also saw an exchange of fire on the outskirts of the city. ... Read More


PSEB engineers announce statewide agitation from Nov 26 over 'political interference'

Patiala, Nov. 21 -- The PSEB Engineers Association on Thursday announced a statewide agitation from November 26, accusing the Punjab government of unprecedented political interference, unjustified pun... Read More


Opposition flays Punjab government's plan to hand over civil hospitals to private firms

Patiala, Nov. 8 -- The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for its proposal to hand over four district civil ... Read More


Punjab: Patiala court initiates PO proceedings against AAP MLA Pathanmajra

Patiala, Nov. 8 -- A local court here has initiated proclaimed offender (PO) proceedings against absconding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Sanaur, Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, after he failed to appear ... Read More


Bus-truck collision in Patiala leaves conductor dead, 10 hurt

Patiala, Nov. 1 -- A man lost his life and 10 others were injured after a Punjab Roadways bus and a truck collided head-on near Tricone City on Sirhind Road in Patiala early Friday morning. Bus conduc... Read More