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Farmers' protest forces tribunal members to cancel inspection

Patiala, Feb. 7 -- A delegation of the Ravi Beas Water Tribunal, led by its chairman Justice Vineet Saran, was forced to abort its visit to Lohand Khad near Kiratpur Sahib in Rupnagar district on Frid... Read More


Steady spike in Punjab's HIV patient countin 5 years, highest among northern states

Patiala, Feb. 6 -- Punjab's HIV patient count has seen a steady rise, the highest among the northern states, over the past five years, reveals the Union ministry of health and family welfare data. Unl... Read More


Out on bail, Majithia daresAAP govt to file fresh FIRs

Patiala, Feb. 4 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia walked out of Nabha jail on Tuesday afternoon, ending 224 days of his incarceration since his arres... Read More


Dera Beas chief meets Majithia in jail, calls drug allegations against him false

Patiala, Feb. 3 -- Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Monday termed the drug-related money laundering allegations against jailed Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Maji... Read More


Punjab: SAD leader Bikram Majithia walks out of Nabha jail after 224 days

India, Feb. 3 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia walked out of Nabha jail on Tuesday afternoon, ending 224 days of incarceration. His release ... Read More


Drug allegations against Majithia false: Dera Beas chief after meeting SAD leader in jail

India, Feb. 2 -- Breaking his usual silence on the case, Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Monday termed the drug-related money laundering allegations against jailed Shiromani Ak... Read More


SAD leader Bikram Majithia granted bail in disproportionate assets case

India, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets case. The Punjab leader had been locked up in Patiala's... Read More


650 pvt docs vying for 300 posts of specialists at Punjab govt hospitals

Patiala, Feb. 1 -- Around 650 private doctors have applied for the 300 advertised posts of medical specialists under the Punjab government's new scheme of empaneling their services at district hospita... Read More


Warmer Feb may hit Punjab wheat yield, warns IMD

Patiala, Feb. 1 -- Punjab is likely to record above-normal minimum and maximum temperatures in February, which could adversely affect standing wheat crops, particularly during the grain-filling stage,... Read More


AAP Sanour MLA Pathanmajraevicted from official residence

Patiala, Jan. 29 -- The Patiala district administration on Wednesday evicted rape-accused AAP MLA from Sanour Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra from his allotted government accommodation here amid heavy polic... Read More