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Punjab workers' board disableswebpage after data privacy lapse

Patiala, Sept. 16 -- The Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare (BOCW) Board has disabled a webpage that allowed public access to the personal details of over seven-lakh registered co... Read More


7L Punjab workers' data at risk without 2-step verification

Patiala, Sept. 15 -- Sans two-step authentication, the sensitive personal data - such as bank accounts and family particulars - of over seven lakh construction workers registered with the Punjab Build... Read More


3-day health drive starts in affected areas

Patiala, Sept. 14 -- In the aftermath of devastating floods, the health department is set to roll out a three-day campaign across all 2,303 flood-affected villages across the state from Sunday. The mo... Read More


PPSC reschedules PCS exam to Dec 7

Patiala, Sept. 13 -- The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), which had been without any member for weeks, got two members on Friday when governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered Sanjay Garg and ... Read More


Prelim exam on Oct 26, but PPSC without any members

Patiala, Sept. 12 -- Though the process to fill 322 posts by the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination (PCS) has already begun with preliminary exam scheduled on October 26, all... Read More


Govt cancels allotment of Sanaur MLA's Patiala house

Patiala, Sept. 12 -- The Punjab government on Thursday cancelled the allotment of government accommodation to rape-accused AAP's Sanaur MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has been on the run since Sep... Read More


Patiala officials blame Hry's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding

Patiala, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab government on Monday blamed Haryana's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding in border villages of Patiala district. After an inspection of the siphons of Hansi-Butana canal, e... Read More


After floods, threat of diseases looms large

Patiala, Sept. 8 -- Though the floodwater begins to recede across Punjab, the hardships for the flood-hit residents is far from over. The state health department has already sounded an alert over the ... Read More


Punjab objects to opening of SYL canal Gates

Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab government has objected to neighbouring Haryana's decision to open sluice gates of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal amid concerns raised by farmers in Patiala district... Read More


Punjab objects to Hry releasingSYL Canal water into Tangri river

Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab government has objected to neighbouring Haryana's decision to open sluice gates of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal amid concerns raised by farmers in Patiala district... Read More