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UIDAI flags multiple birth certificates, probe ordered

Patiala, Nov. 13 -- After the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) flagged cases of multiple birth certificates carrying different dates of birth for the same individuals, the Punjab gover... Read More


440 fresh stubblefires push state's tally past 4k mark

Patiala, Nov. 10 -- With 440 fresh cases on Sunday, just two short of the state's highest single-day spike, the total farm fire count of the state crossed the 4,000 mark. The Malwa region continues to... Read More


AAP MLA Pathanmajra flees to Australia, leaves Punjab cops red-faced

Patiala, Nov. 9 -- Facing a rape case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has been evading arrest for over two months, is learnt to have fled to Australia, leaving the Punjab Pol... Read More


Punjab mulls handing over 4 civil hospitals to pvt players

Patiala, Nov. 7 -- The Punjab health department is considering a proposal to hand over several government-run civil hospitals to private entities under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, sparki... Read More


Language dept flags 'violation' in Ayurved varsity recruitment process

Patiala, Nov. 1 -- The recruitment process initiated by Guru Ravidas Ayurved University (GRAU), Hoshiarpur, for 38 teaching faculty positions at Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala, has come under s... Read More


600 farm fires in 3 days as harvesting nears end

Patiala, Nov. 1 -- Though nearly 80% of paddy harvesting has been completed across Punjab, the state continued to experience a sharp surge in stubble burning incidents on Friday when it reported 224 f... Read More


Punjab reports 202 new farm fires; total rises to 1,418 this season

India, Oct. 31 -- With paddy harvesting reaching around 78 percent across Punjab, the state on Thursday reported 202 fresh farm fire incidents, taking the total tally to 1,418 so far this season. This... Read More


Day on, ex-DSP surrenders with revolver

Rupnagar, Oct. 31 -- On the run after opening fire at AAP leader Nitin Nanda during a wedding function on Wednesday, retired Chandigarh Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Dilsher Singh Chand... Read More


State reports 202 fresh field fires

Patiala, Oct. 31 -- Punjab on Thursday reported 202 fresh farm fire incidents, taking the total count to 1,418 so far this season. This marks the second consecutive day that the state has recorded mor... Read More


Another big surge takes field fire count in Punjab to 1,216

Patiala, Oct. 30 -- With the November 15 wheat-sowing deadline approaching, Punjab on Wednesday recorded 283 farm fire incidents - the highest single-day count this season. Experts from Punjab Agricul... Read More