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Linemen booked, force used as protesters blocked gates: Police

Patiala, June 7 -- A day after a police lathicharge on protesting apprentice linemen outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters left over 20 people injured, Patiala police... Read More


20 apprentice linemen hurt as cops resort to lathicharge

Patiala, June 6 -- Police on Friday resorted to a lathicharge to disperse apprentice linemen protesting outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters here after they blocked ... Read More


Low HPV vax coverage threatens Punjab's fight against cervical cancer

Patiala, June 5 -- Over three months after the Punjab government rolled out its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, with a target to cover 3.11 lakh girls aged 14, only 26,339 have receiv... Read More


Power shocker: Inflated bills leaves Punjab consumers fuming

India, June 3 -- Power consumers across Punjab got a shocker after receiving inflated bills amounting to lakhs of rupees, allegedly due to technical glitches following a software migration undertaken ... Read More


Power shocker: Inflated bills leave consumers fuming

Patiala, June 3 -- Power consumers across Punjab got a shocker after receiving inflated bills amounting to lakhs of rupees, allegedly due to technical glitches following a software migration undertake... Read More


Two-fold jump in wheat husk prices pushes cow shelters into crisis

Patiala, May 31 -- A sharp rise in the prices of wheat husk, locally known as "tudi" - an essential component of cattle feed - has begun to severely impact "gaushalas" (cow shelters) and dairy farmers... Read More


Boyfriend held for murdering 25-yr-old woman in Patiala

Patiala, May 31 -- The 25-year-old woman found dead in a blue plastic drum near the DMW flyover in Patiala on Tuesday was strangled to death by her boyfriend, police said on Saturday. Cracking the cas... Read More


Vanishing medicines, ghost patients haunt OOAT clinics

Patiala, May 24 -- Rattled by disappearing buprenorphine tablets and ghost patient entries at Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics, the Punjab health department has launched a statewide... Read More


Mann vows strict enforcement of SC guidelines on stray dogs

Patiala, May 23 -- Amid rising public concern over stray dog attacks across Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that the state government will implement the Supreme Court's recent... Read More


Punjab ageing faster than national average: Govt data

Patiala, May 23 -- Punjab's total fertility rate (TFR), the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years, has declined to 1.4 in 2024, according to the latest G... Read More