Special orders issued to schools during summer holidays in Punjab
Ludhiana 20 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Special orders have been issued to schools in Punjab amid summer holidays. In fact, as per the instructions of the Government of India,…
HC stays coercive action against Ggm waste company fired by municipality
20 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed an order by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), seeking coercive action against solid waste…
At 16,078 MW, power demand goes past capacity, a unit of Talwandi Sabo plant shuts
20 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : The continuous spell of the searing heatwave coupled with paddy transplantation pushed Punjab’s peak power demand beyond its maximum supply capacity of 16,000 megawatts…
Vigilance Bureau arrests Assistant Sub Inspector for demanding Rs 18,000 bribe
Chandigarh, June 19, 2024 : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, on Wednesday, has arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Sikander Raj, earlier…
Commuters overheat, but AC bus market of Punjab stays cold
Patiala 19 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Punjab’s shortage of air-conditioned buses, both public and private, seems more dire in this heat wave, but no transporter will sweat for it…
Day 3: 603 vehicles fined, 35 impounded
Chandigarh 19 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : On the third day of their continuing special operation against drugs and anti-social elements, Punjab police on Tuesday conducted an intensive checking of…
Hayer resigns as MLA, 4 assembly segments vacant
Bathinda 19 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Taking the vacant seats in the Punjab assembly to four, Barnala MLA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer resigned from his assembly constituency on Tuesday…
“Amid Sweltering Heat, Protesting Farmers Stand Firm at Haryana-Punjab Borders”
Khanauri/Shambhu, June 19 : At 2 pm, with temperatures soaring to a blistering 46°C, gusty hot winds laden with dust from the tilled fields whipped across the temporary sheds over…
Why power subsidy drains groundwater reserves in Punjab
Ranbirpura (Patiala), June 19 : A five-acre farm on the connecting road in this village has a tubewell running non-stop for eight hours — the entire free power supply period…
Three killed in road accident in Kapurthala
Kapurthala, June 18 : Three persons were killed while three others injured in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a scooter near Tibba village here, police said on Tuesday.…