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No new govt medical college in Punjab until 2028, admits minister

Patiala, March 10 -- Despite the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ambitious 2022 budget promise to establish 16 medical colleges within five years, Punjab is unlikely to see a new state-run medical ... Read More


Soaring debt a big worry: Kataria

Patiala, March 10 -- A day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government presented its last budget of the tenure, governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday stated that the rising outstanding debt remains a ... Read More


No new govt medical college in Punjab until 2028, admits health minister

India, March 8 -- Despite the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ambitious 2022 budget promise to establish 16 medical colleges within five years, Punjab is unlikely to see a new state-run medical fac... Read More


Wheat crop likely to be hit by early heatwave conditions in Punjab

Patiala, March 7 -- Punjab is witnessing unusually high temperatures for early March, with maximum temperatures soaring nearly 7.5 degrees Celsius above normal, raising concerns among wheat farmers ab... Read More


Radiologist crunch cripples diagnostic services in Punjab

Patiala, March 4 -- Punjab is grappling with an acute shortage of regular radiologists, severely affecting diagnostic services in government health institutions across the state. A recent manpower ana... Read More


New PRTC buses painted in 'AAP's yellow-blue' colours

Patiala, March 4 -- After government schools and hospitals in the state, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) buses are now being painted in yellow and blue - a colour combination associated with t... Read More


Rajindra hospital Conducts 1st Cochlear Implant Surgery

Patiala, March 3 -- Four-year-old Guneet Kaur had never responded to a single sound due to severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. A resident of Kularan village in the Samana block of Patiala d... Read More


Can drop 'Rajiv Gandhi' from name: RGNUL body

Patiala, March 1 -- The academic council of the Patiala-based Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) has approved a proposal to change its name to National Law University, people aware of the... Read More


Brace for a cruel summer: IMD

Patiala, March 1 -- An above-normal number of heatwave days are likely in Punjab during the March-May period, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its outlook for hot weather season forec... Read More


Row erupts over Patiala law varsity move to drop Rajiv Gandhi's name

Patiala, March 1 -- The academic council of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) has approved a proposal to drop former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's name from the institution and renam... Read More