Patiala, May 17 -- With no relief in sight, Bathinda was the hottest at 44deg Celsius in the state on Thursday. The heatwave conditions prevailed over the state with maximum temperatures reaching abov... Read More
Patiala, May 16 -- Fearing sale of counterfeit seeds of the government-recommended PR-126 paddy variety - a short-duration variety that saves water, the department of agriculture has already ordered t... Read More
Patiala, May 15 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a heatwave alert for Punjab between May 16 and 18. This is the first such alert for the entire state this summer season.... Read More
Patiala, May 10 -- With temperatures soaring over 42deg Celsius, Punjab's power consumption shot up by nearly 25 per cent during the first week of May when compared to the corresponding period last ye... Read More
Patiala, May 9 -- Two Congress candidates, Dr Dharamvira Gandhi from Patiala and Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Sangrur, filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Polling in Punjab ... Read More
Patiala, May 7 -- A vocal votary of a separate state of Khalistan for Sikhs, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann, 78, has been harping on Panthic issues while seeking to get ... Read More
Patiala, May 7 -- Having been instrumental in envisaging the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) and national food security schemes as a joint secretary in the Union government... Read More
Patiala, May 6 -- Punjab health minister and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) candidate from Patiala LS seat, Dr Balbir Singh, on Sunday blamed the poor administration for the unavailability of medicines and ... Read More
Patiala, May 5 -- On the findings of a three-member committee formed to probe the gangrape of a first-year student at Government Ripudaman College in Nabha, the director, Punjab higher education depar... Read More
Sangrur, May 5 -- A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the 'havan kund' of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur. The police have arrested head priest of the temple Ashok Shastri ... Read More