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Power consumption up 25% as mercury soars

Patiala, May 10 -- With temperatures soaring over 42deg Celsius, Punjab's power consumption shot up by nearly 25 per cent during the first week of May when compared to the corresponding period last ye... Read More


Dr Gandhi, Khaira file papers on Day 2

Patiala, May 9 -- Two Congress candidates, Dr Dharamvira Gandhi from Patiala and Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Sangrur, filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Polling in Punjab ... Read More


Seeking re-election, Simranjit Mann sticks to Panthic pitch

Patiala, May 7 -- A vocal votary of a separate state of Khalistan for Sikhs, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann, 78, has been harping on Panthic issues while seeking to get ... Read More


Former bureaucrat Amar Singh counts on track record in House

Patiala, May 7 -- Having been instrumental in envisaging the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) and national food security schemes as a joint secretary in the Union government... Read More


Health minister blames Rajindra hospital admn for med crunch

Patiala, May 6 -- Punjab health minister and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) candidate from Patiala LS seat, Dr Balbir Singh, on Sunday blamed the poor administration for the unavailability of medicines and ... Read More


Principal shunted, 2 guest lectures axed

Patiala, May 5 -- On the findings of a three-member committee formed to probe the gangrape of a first-year student at Government Ripudaman College in Nabha, the director, Punjab higher education depar... Read More


Temple priests murder man, bury body under 'havan kund'

Sangrur, May 5 -- A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the 'havan kund' of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur. The police have arrested head priest of the temple Ashok Shastri ... Read More


Dhuri shocker: Temple priests murder man, bury body under 'havan kund'

India, May 5 -- A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the 'havan kund' of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur. The police have arrested head priest of the temple Ashok Shastri an... Read More


As mercury rises, Punjab's April power consumption shoots up 10%

Patiala, May 4 -- Punjab's power consumption rose around 10% to 4,595 million units (MU) in April as compared to the corresponding period last year due rise in temperature. In April 2023, the power c... Read More


As mercury rises, Punjab's April power consumption up 10%

India, May 4 -- Patiala Punjab's power consumption rose around 10% to 4,595 million units (MU) in April as compared to the corresponding period last year due rise in temperature. In April 2023, the ... Read More