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Anti-begging drive: Half of Punjab dists don't have child care institutes

India, July 25 -- The Punjab government has announced a stricter approach to combat child begging under "Project Jeevanjot-2", but the initiative faces challenges due to the lack of child care institu... Read More


Nearly half of dists in state do not have child care institutes

Sangrur, July 25 -- The Punjab government has announced a stricter approach to combat child begging under "Project Jeevanjot-2", but the initiative faces challenges due to the lack of child care insti... Read More


8 addicts flee after attacking cop, nurse

Sangrur, July 24 -- Eight drug addicts escaped from a government-run de-addiction centre in Punjab's Sangrur district after attacking a policeman and a nurse with steel plates during dinner time on Mo... Read More


8 addicts attack cop, nurse before escaping from Sangrur de-addiction centre

India, July 23 -- Eight drug addicts escaped from a government-run de-addiction centre in Punjab's Sangrur district after attacking a policeman and a nurse with steel plates during dinner time on Tues... Read More


Dragon fruit takes roots in Punjab, farmers eye profits

Sangrur, July 14 -- As Punjab grapples with depleting groundwater levels and diminishing returns from the traditional wheat-paddy cycle, dragon fruit cultivation is quietly taking root. Several farmer... Read More


Decks cleared for med college and hospital, tenders by month end

Sangrur, July 4 -- The long-awaited Sant Attar Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences in Mastuana Sahib is one step closer to reality, with tenders for construction expected to be floated by the en... Read More


Mann, Bittu spar over Dhuri ROB

Sangrur, June 30 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the construction work of a double-lane railway overbridge (ROB) in Dhuri would begin soon. He said the railway granted clearance after "... Read More


50-foot breach in canal submerges 150 acres of farmland in Sangrur

Sangrur, June 20 -- A 50-foot breach in the Neelowal canal on Thursday submerged about 150 acres of agricultural land near Khadial village in Sangrur district, destroying paddy and maize crops. The in... Read More


Punjab: Canal breach submerges 150 acres of farmland in Sangrur

India, June 19 -- A 50-foot breach in the Neelowal canal on Thursday submerged about 150 acres of agricultural land near Khadial village in Sangrur district, destroying paddy and maize crops. The inc... Read More


Keshav from Punjab's Tapa town bags AIR 7

Sangrur/Patiala, June 15 -- Keshav Mittal, 17, from Tapa town in Punjab's Barnala district secured all-India rank (AIR) 7 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG, scoring 680 marks out... Read More