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punjab clocks 33 farm fires, highest 1-day spike in season

Patiala, Oct. 19 -- Punjab on Saturday clocked 33 new cases of farm fires, marking the highest single-day spike in farm fire incidents that took the total to 241 this season, according to data from th... Read More


From hockey field to CBI net: Krishanu was close to cops

Patiala, Oct. 18 -- Krishanu Sharda, a national-level hockey player who landed in the CBI net in a bribery scandal relating to DIG Ropar range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, was known in police and politic... Read More


Narrow escape as Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express catches fire near Sirhind

India, Oct. 18 -- Panic gripped passengers on board the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express when a fire broke out in one of its air-conditioned compartments near Sirhind station in Fatehgarh Sahib dis... Read More


With 900 dog-bite cases daily, Punjab sees spike

Patiala, Oct. 17 -- Punjab continues to witness a surge in dog bite incidents, with the state reporting nearly 930 cases daily. With 2.5 lakh cases reported till September 30, the state has already su... Read More


8-yr-old Patiala student was repeatedly sexually assaulted: Medical report

India, Oct. 16 -- Three days after a physical education teacher of a private school in Patiala was arrested for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl, the medical examination report has confirmed... Read More


At 31, state sees season's highest single-day spike

Patiala, Oct. 15 -- With 31 new cases, Punjab on Tuesday witnessed the highest single-day spike of the season in farm fire incidents, taking the total count to 165. According to data from the Punjab r... Read More


Punjab feels the sting, dengue cases soar to 1.6k in 3 months

Patiala, Oct. 14 -- Dengue cases are climbing rapidly in Punjab, with the tally this season reaching 1,671 as of Monday. As per the Punjab health department data, Patiala remains the worst-affected di... Read More


12 more farmers booked as stubble fire cases rise to 126

Patiala, Oct. 13 -- Punjab Police on Sunday registered 12 new FIRs against farmers for stubble burning, taking the total number of such cases filed this paddy harvest season to 72, officials said. The... Read More


Punjab recalls 8 IVs, antibiotics after adverse reaction reports

Patiala, Oct. 12 -- Following reports of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from various government health facilities across the state, the Punjab health department has ordered an immediate withd... Read More


Farm fires shoot past 100 as paddy harvest picks up

Patiala, Oct. 11 -- After no farm fires for 10 straight days since September 30, Punjab on Friday reported six fresh incidents of stubble burning, taking the total count during the ongoing paddy harve... Read More