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Medics worried over violence

Patiala, April 14 -- Two incidents of violence in government health centres in 24 hours have once again highlighted the threat to the healthcare professionals in the state. The Punjab Civil Medical Se... Read More


Victims' kin question police narrative, seek 'fair' probe

Patiala, April 13 -- Amid a sharp rise in police encounters across the state, families of those killed and injured have come forward to question the official narrative, alleging that the encounters we... Read More


Punjab launches drive to register gig workers for Ayushman scheme

Patiala, April 12 -- In a move aimed at extending social security benefits to gig workers, the Punjab labour department has launched a campaign to register platform-based workers such as those employe... Read More


Punjab health dept withdraws 'substandard' Antiseptic ointment

Patiala, April 9 -- The Punjab health department has issued an instant withdrawal of an antiseptic ointment gel from all the government health centres across the state after it was found 'to be substa... Read More


Punjab health dept withdraws 'substandard' Betadine ointment

Patiala, April 9 -- The Punjab health department has issued an instant withdrawal of the Betadine ointment gel from all the government health centres across the state after it was found 'to be substan... Read More


sarpanch's husband HELD with drugs in Patiala

Patiala, April 8 -- The anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) of Punjab Police, on Monday, claimed to have arrested the husband of the sarpanch of Patiala's Raipur Mandlan village with a large cache of dru... Read More


Dallewal breaks fast, vows to continue MSP law battle

Patiala, April 7 -- Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on a hunger strike since November 26, 2024 to demand a legal guarantee on minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and other issues raise... Read More


After 131 days, Dallewal ends his hunger strike, says MSP fight on

Patiala, April 7 -- Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday ended his hunger strike which he had started on November 26 last year to press for various demands, including a legal guarante... Read More


Woman tied to electric pole, thrashed for 4 hrs

Patiala, April 7 -- A middle-aged woman was tied to an electric pole and thrashed for nearly four hours by members of a family in Patiala's Jansua village who alleged that her 18-year-old son had elop... Read More


Dallewal breaks fast, vows to continue MSP law battle

Patiala, April 7 -- Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on a hunger strike since November 26, 2024 to demand a legal guarantee on minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and other issues raise... Read More