

Thursday 20 November '08
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today ordered closure of 21 leather industries in Jalandhar, for causing pollution.Tuesday 18 November '08
Patiala’s Municipal Commissioner and several ruling party municipal councillors exchanged heated arguments on Monday on the issue of the new ‘protocol’ being imposed by the chief.Saturday
15 November '08Punjab was forced to undergo long power cuts for upto six hours after two units of the Ropar Thermal plant tripped today, leading to acute shortage of power.Wednesday
12 November '08The Patiala Central Jail had a surprise visitor today morning. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal came calling on the son of former Akali minister Tota Singh in the jail.Tuesday
11 November '08In a major relief to Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi, an accused in a human trafficking case, a local court here today allowed him to use of his passport.Saturday
8 November '08The historic gurdwara of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir...Monday
3 November '08Twenty-Four years and still waiting. The family of Naik Nidhan Singh, who was brutally killed at the hands of a violent mob in 1984...Saturday
1 November '08Terrorists and criminals continue to lure innocents into their fold. This revelation came out during the interrogation of Sarabjit Singh alias Makhan Singh...Monday
27 October '08Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda today rejected Sukhbir Badal’s claim on Chandigarh, which the Shiromani Akali Dal president had recently made.Saturday
25 October '08The Punjab government today removed Patiala’s SSP Shiv Kumar Sharma from the post following the involvement of his son Mohit Sharma in the infamous diamond merchant robbery case.Saturday
25 October '08Residents of the state had to suffer power pangs once again, after a unit of Ropar thermal plant tripped early today morning, leading to shortage of power.Saturday
25 October '08Admitting for the first time that soldiers were killed in the anti-Sikh riots in the aftermath of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984...Thursday
23 October '08The Patiala Divisional Commissioner S K Ahluwalia today directed the principal a local private school to register an FIR against its director for misappropriation of school money running into lakhs of rupees.Tuesday
21 October '08A few Congress workers from Patiala had registered their opposition against Member of Parliament Preneet Kaur before AICC observer Jagannath Shetty...Saturday
18 October '08To expand its wings, the Shiromani Akali Dal looks forward to taking the plunge in Delhi and Rajasthan politics, ahead of Assembly polls in the two states.Saturday
18 October '08In an attempt to expand its base to Delhi and Rajasthan, which are going to the polls soon, Punjab’s ruling regional party-Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)-is raring to take a plunge in Delhi and Rajasthan politics, banking on the Sikh vote in the two states.Saturday
18 October '08Following reports and allegations of bogus beneficiaries in the much-hyped atta-dal scheme for the poor, the state government today ordered review of the scheme to weed out bogus and fake beneficiaries.Thursday
16 October '08In an attempt to tame Ghaggar, which has caused floods in the region, the Punjab government is launching an ambitious project to increase the siphon capacity at Khanauri, near Sangrur.Tuesday
14 October '08The complainant in the case of illegal human trafficking against Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi has sought the surrender of his passport before the trial court.Monday
13 October '08In election mode, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced an additional Rs 2 crore for the development of every assembly constituency.Monday
13 October '08Playing his card ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal...Wednesday
8 October '08The Avantha group, earlier known as the Thapar group, plans to invest Rs 100 crore in the next three years for expansion in the technology education sector in Punjab and Chandigarh.Tuesday
7 October '08High fee structure in Punjab’s medical and dental colleges has kept 220 seats, out of the total 980, vacant.Tuesday
7 October '08Seeking increased participation of the private sector in defence equipment research and manufacturing sector...Saturday
4 October '08Twelve major power companies of the country and from abroad have evinced interest in Punjab State Electricity...