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Patiala SSP goes on leave hours before HC hearing on audio clip controversy

India, Dec. 10 -- Patiala senior superintendent of police (SSP) Varun Sharma has proceeded on a week-long leave amid the controversy involving a viral audio clip and ahead of a Punjab and Haryana high... Read More


'Half of Malwa's farmers dependent on rented tractors, farm machines'

Patiala, Dec. 8 -- More than half of the farmers in Punjab's agriculture hotbed Malwa region do not own any modern agricultural equipment, a research study by Punjabi University has found. The finding... Read More


'Uranium presence in Punjab's groundwater highest in country'

Patiala, Dec. 8 -- Punjab's groundwater has the highest uranium concentration in the country, according to the Central Ground Water Board's Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2025, raising serious conc... Read More


Punjab Police summon Sukhbir, others in 'leaked audio clip' case

Patiala, Dec. 7 -- The Punjab Police has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and several other party leaders in relation to the FIR registered at the Patiala Cybercrime po... Read More


Health ministry in RS: Every 10th person in Punjab suffering from diabetes

Patiala, Dec. 6 -- Nearly every 10th individual in Punjab aged above 30 is suffering from diabetes, placing the state among the highest in the region when it comes to prevalence of non-communicable di... Read More


Leaked 'audio clip' triggers political storm, FIR filed

Patiala, Dec. 5 -- A political row erupted on Thursday with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) sharing an alleged leaked audio clip, accusing Patiala SSP Varun Sharma and other district cops of orchestrati... Read More


Punjab zila parishad polls: SAD accuses Patiala police of irregularities

India, Dec. 4 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday accused Patiala senior superintendent of police Varun Sharma and other district police officers of orchestrating a conspiracy to deter opposi... Read More


PRTC struggles to meet expenses as Rs.450-cr dues pending

Patiala, Dec. 3 -- With the Punjab government failing to reimburse Rs.450 crore to the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) against the free travel scheme for women travellers, the corporation's co... Read More


173 severe dog bite victims not given serum, probe ordered

Patiala, Dec. 3 -- The Punjab health department has ordered a probe after discovering that 173 victims of grade-3 dog bites were not administered the mandatory anti-rabies serum (ARS). The department ... Read More


Roadways employees agree to call off strike

Patiala, Dec. 1 -- Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) employees' strike, which had paralysed transport services in the state for over 72 hours, was called off afte... Read More