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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


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


Punjab to hire 117 executives to monitor anti-drug drive

Patiala, Feb. 27 -- The Punjab government will recruit 117 field executives, one for each assembly constituency, for the better implementation of the second phase of its anti-drug campaign, 'Yudh Nash... Read More


Accused cop reinstated, claims Colonel Bath

Patiala, Feb. 27 -- Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, who was allegedly assaulted along with his son by Punjab Police personnel in March 2025, on Thursday claimed that one of the officers accused in the ... Read More


Rising temps may hit wheat yield & quality, say experts

Patiala, Feb. 24 -- The rapidly increasing temperatures in the past few weeks in Punjab may have an adverse impact on the wheat crop, say the agricultural experts. Agriculture experts noted that high ... Read More