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Punjabi singer Ammy Virk's father denies son was targeted in Canada shooting

India, Sept. 9 -- A drive-by shooting targeting a vehicle connected to a Punjabi concert tour in Abbotsford, British Columbia, has drawn conflicting accounts after the artiste's family refuted media r... Read More


Private specialists' empanelment fee capped at Rs.2.5 lakh

Patiala, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab health department has capped the monthly empanelment fee payable to private specialists at Rs.2.5 lakh per specialist, following concerns over hefty bills submitted by e... Read More


Govt asks civil surgeons to procure essential drugs locally amid supply gap

Patiala, Sept. 6 -- Though the Punjab Health Systems Corporation's (PHSC) have directed all civil surgeons to arrange their procurement at their own level for one month in order to ensure uninterrupte... Read More


Patiala MP issued 'no-mapping' notice in electoral roll revision

Patiala, Sept. 5 -- Congress member of Parliament (MP) Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, a two-time Lok Sabha member from Patiala, has been served a 'no-mapping' notice under the ongoing Special Intensive Revisio... Read More


Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi issued 'no-mapping' notice in electoral roll revision

India, Sept. 4 -- Congress MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, a two-time Lok Sabha member from Patiala, has been served a 'no-mapping' notice under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll... Read More


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