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2022 missing land record case: SIT quizzes Majithia for 3 hours

Patiala, Aug. 26 -- The special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2021 drug case on Monday quizzed senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, lodged in Nabha jail, in connection with the 2022 land ... Read More


Punjab govt to track health staff's attendance with geo-fencing

Patiala, Aug. 24 -- Amid frequent furloughs and malpractices by health employees, the Punjab government has decided to roll out the "mSeva" mobile app attendance system, featuring real-time attendance... Read More


Patiala DC orders probe into blaze at Patran factory that killed one

Patiala, Aug. 21 -- Patiala deputy commissioner (DC), on Wednesday, ordered an inquiry into a fire incident at a pressure cooker manufacturing factory in Patran, wherein a worker was killed and four o... Read More


Punjab: MBBS dreams hit fund crunch wall for students from humble backgrounds

Patiala, Aug. 17 -- Neeraj Kumar cracked NEET-UG, and his marks (493/720) were enough to secure him a seat at Government Medical College (GMC), Patiala, achieving the first part of his dream to become... Read More


Strike by PRTC, Punjab Roadways employees keeps buses off the road for third day

Patiala, Aug. 17 -- Chaos continued to prevail at various bus terminals across Punjab on Saturday as the strike by 8,000 contractual employees of the state transport undertakings (STUs) - Pepsu Road T... Read More


Health care a worry as Punjab jails burst at seams; government orders survey

Patiala, Aug. 13 -- With Punjab's prisons housing over 37,000 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of just 26,000, the state government has ordered an urgent, evidence-based health infrastructure sur... Read More


Punjab: Amid harassment plaints, Patiala MC caps 'shagun' for eunuchs

Patiala, Aug. 12 -- Against the backdrop of public nuisance and harassment complaints against eunuchs while seeking 'shagun' (money given during celebratory events), the Patiala Municipal Corporation ... Read More


Punjab: 'Humiliation' in meetings affects health officials' morale: PCMSA

Patiala, Aug. 11 -- Pointing out that doctors were being subjected to "humiliation and intimidation" during video-conferences by director-level officials , the Punjab Civil Medical Services Associatio... Read More


Bikram Majithia's arrest is vendetta, says Harsimrat

Patiala, Aug. 10 -- The state government is resorting to "vendetta" politics, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said after tying rakhi (sacred thread) to her brother Bikram Singh Majit... Read More


Single pre-exposure rabies vax as effective as 2-visit schedule: Study by 2 Punjab medical colleges

Patiala, Aug. 10 -- A single-visit rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) schedule is as effective as the conventional two-visit protocol, a clinical trial by Government Medical College, Patiala, and ... Read More