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Live-ins like termites, destroy social fabric: Women's panel chief

Patiala, March 1 -- Punjab state women commission chairperson Raj Lali Gill on Friday expressed concerns over the rising number of live-in relationships. Gill, who was in Patiala to chair the Lok Ada... Read More


Punjab: Now, 16 & above can be treated at OOATs

Patiala, Feb. 28 -- The Punjab government has decided to reduce the minimum age to receive treatment at government-run Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) centres from 18 to 16 years. This me... Read More


Woman drug peddler's house demolished in Patiala

Patiala, Feb. 28 -- The Patiala administration on Thursday demolished the house of an alleged woman drug peddler, who has 10 FIRs registered against her name, officials familiar with the matter said. ... Read More


Govt to hire rehabilitated drug addicts as counsellors at OOATs

Patiala, Feb. 27 -- The Punjab health department will employ rehabilitated drug addicts as counsellors at government-run Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) centres across the state. The depa... Read More


Health dept promotes docs against whom it had sought police action

Patiala, Feb. 23 -- The recent promotion orders of six doctors to the post of senior medical officers (SMOs) by the Punjab health department have sparked a row. The promotion orders dated February 10... Read More


Only a section within SAD opposing Takht's edict: Giani Harpreet

Patiala, Feb. 21 -- Giani Harpreet Singh, who was recently sacked by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) from his post of Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar, said on Thursday that it was only... Read More


Key meet between farmer leaders & central panel today

Patiala, Feb. 14 -- A 28-member delegation of farmers will participate in a meeting to be held on February 14 with the Centre to resolve the agitating farmers' issues, including legal guarantee of min... Read More


Striking farmers' delegation set to hold talks with Centre today

Patiala, Feb. 14 -- Ahead of their scheduled meeting with the representatives of the Union government on Friday, agitating farmers from Punjab on Thursday expressed hope of a breakthrough and urged th... Read More


Will take part in central panel's Friday meeting, says Dallewal

Patiala, Feb. 13 -- Fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Wednesday said he would participate in a meeting of the Central government panel, to be held in Chandigarh on Friday on farmers' dema... Read More


Punjab govt's anti-drug drive sparks data privacy concerns

India, Feb. 12 -- The Punjab government's anti-drug programme has allegedly breached the privacy of drug addicts by requesting the Punjab health department to share personal details of thousands of ac... Read More