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Rights panel seeks DIG report on apprentice linemen lathicharge

Patiala, June 9 -- Taking suo motu notice of the police lathicharge on protesting apprentice linemen outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters in Patiala, the Punjab Stat... Read More


Patiala linemen booked, force used as protesters blocked gates: Police

Patiala, June 7 -- A day after a police lathicharge on protesting apprentice linemen outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters left over 20 people injured, Patiala police... Read More


20 apprentice linemen hurt as cops resort to lathicharge in Patiala

Patiala, June 6 -- Police on Friday resorted to a lathicharge to disperse apprentice linemen protesting outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters here after they blocked ... Read More


Low HPV vax coverage threatens Punjab's fight against cervical cancer

Patiala, June 5 -- Over three months after the Punjab government rolled out its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, with a target to cover 3.11 lakh girls aged 14, only 26,339 have receiv... Read More


Two-fold surge in wheat husk prices pushes Punjab cow shelters into crisis

Patiala, May 30 -- A sharp rise in the prices of wheat husk, locally known as "tudi" - an essential component of cattle feed - has begun to severely impact "gaushalas" (cow shelters) and dairy farmers... Read More


Ghost patients, vanishing drugs haunt Punjab's OOAT clinics

Patiala, May 24 -- Rattled by disappearing buprenorphine tablets and ghost patient entries at Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics, the Punjab health department has launched a statewide... Read More


Punjab civic polls: AAP MLA's 'booth-capturing' remark triggers row

Patiala, May 23 -- Ahead of the civic body elections scheduled for May 26, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Shutrana, Kulwant Singh Bazigar landed in controversy after a video surfaced in which he alleg... Read More


Fewer children, older population: Punjab ageing faster than national average

Patiala, May 23 -- Punjab's total fertility rate (TFR), the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years, has declined to 1.4 in 2024, according to the latest G... Read More


Punjab: Drug survey includes questions on Mann govt's schemes, performance

Patiala, May 21 -- The Punjab government's ongoing drug and socio-economic survey includes questions on welfare schemes and feedback regarding the performance of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gover... Read More


Childhood friend booked for murder of MBBS student: Patiala police

Patiala, May 20 -- Police on Tuesday booked a close friend for killing a final-year MBBS student of Government Medical College (GMC), Patiala. "Mohit Verma, a childhood friend of the deceased Kamalde... Read More