Punjab to map, train quacksto provide basic medical care

Patiala, Sept. 1 -- In a bid to bring informal clinics operating across the state into the formal healthcare net, the Punjab has directed all civil surgeons to prepare a comprehensive list of unregist... Read More

Punjabi University announces complete rollback of fee hike

Patiala, Aug. 31 -- Yielding to students' weeks-long agitation, Punjabi University on Sunday announced a complete rollback of the fee hike for the 2026-27 academic session following a meeting with the... Read More

At 34%, Punjab has highest monsoon deficit among northern states

Patiala, Aug. 28 -- Punjab is staring at a severe monsoon deficit, having recorded 34% less rainfall than normal since June 1, making it one of the worst-affected states in the northern region this ye... Read More

Punjab reconstitutes workers' welfareboard under new social security code

Patiala, Aug. 27 -- The Punjab government has reconstituted the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (BOCW) under the Code on Social Security, 2020, weeks after admitting that... Read More

'Lapses' in patient care: Nangal SMO suspended

Rupnagar, Aug. 25 -- Punjab health department has suspended Dr Esha Verma, senior medical officer (SMO) at Nangal civil hospital, and transferred the hospital's pathologist, Dr Surinder Kaur, to Jalan... Read More

H1N1 cases climb to 93 in Punjab, Ludhiana worst hit

Patiala, Aug. 23 -- Amid a rise in H1N1 (swine flu) cases in several parts of the country, Punjab has recorded 93 confirmed infections since late July, with the majority reported in Ludhiana, the stat... Read More

6 yrs on, Punjab yet to enforce law to regulate pvt health facilities

Patiala, Aug. 21 -- Even as 19 states and Union territories in the country have already implemented the Clinical Establishments Act aimed at regulating private health facilities, Punjab has yet to enf... Read More

Punjabi varsity partially rolls back fee hike; protesters unmoved

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Though Punjabi University, Patiala, on Tuesday announced a partial rollback of the fee hike for various academic courses, the students continued their week-long sit-in outside the ... Read More

Pet pitbull mauls couple out to inspect rental property in Patiala

Patiala, Aug. 13 -- A couple suffered multiple injuries after they were attacked by a pitbull dog on Tuesday evening in the Ghuman Nagar area, with the CCTV footage of the incident going viral on soci... Read More

Video shows pitbull attacking couple on house hunt in Patiala; woman undergoes surgery

India, Aug. 12 -- A couple suffered multiple grievous injuries in an attack by a pitbull dog outside a house in Patiala on Tuesday evening, an incident that has raised fresh concerns over the safety o... Read More

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