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Row over inauguration of toilet at school in Barnala

Barnala, April 11 -- A recent inauguration of a toilet at a government school in Ghunas village, under Bhadaur constituency in Barnala, has sparked a row with locals, opposition leaders terming it a p... Read More


18 trees axed illegally, alleges activist; no violation, says DC

Sangrur, April 9 -- With the authorities axing 18 trees for a project in the Sangrur civil hospital, a local activist has accused the administration of ignoring a stay order issued by the Punjab and H... Read More


Dallewal hospitalised after falling ill during rally in Barnala

Barnala, April 8 -- Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was attending the mahapanchayat organised by Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), Sidhupur, at Dhanaula Mandi in Barnala, was admitted to a private ... Read More


Dog bite cases in state up by nearly 50% in 2 yrs

Sangrur, April 7 -- Punjab saw a 47% rise in dog-bite cases in two years - going from 15,519 in 2022 to 22,912 in 2024, an RTI filed by HT revealed. The number of dog-bite cases stood at 582 in 2021,... Read More


Dog bite cases in state up by nearly 50% in 2 yrs

Sangrur, April 7 -- Punjab saw a 47% rise in dog-bite cases in two years - going from 15,519 in 2022 to 22,912 in 2024, an RTI filed by HT revealed. The number of dog-bite cases stood at 582 in 2021,... Read More


PGI satellite centre in Sangrur struggling to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme

Sangrur, April 5 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) satellite centre in Sangrur is struggling to fully implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme stemming from a delay... Read More


'Delay' in Sangrur civic body chief election hindering devp: Cong

Sangrur, April 3 -- As many as nine Congress councillors from Sangrur have written to the chief election commissioner (CEC) of Punjab, alleging Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and the administration were 'delay... Read More


Punjab plans converting tech institute into medical college

Sangrur, April 1 -- The Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology at Lehragaga town in Sangrur, which has been closed for over three years, may soon be repurposed into a medical ... Read More


Mann extends olive branch to miffed farmers

Sangrur, March 30 -- After walking out of a meeting with Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders earlier this month when they refused to cancel their March 5 protest, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday ext... Read More


After walkout, Punjab CM Mann extends olive branch to miffed farmers

India, March 29 -- After walking out of a meeting with Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders earlier this month when they refused to cancel their March 5 protest, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday exten... Read More