Swine flu scare in state, 11 die in three weeks
With 11 deaths in just three weeks, H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is spreading its tentacles in the state. The more worrying factor is that there is almost a 50 per cent mortality rate when it comes to
Patiala (D)
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State Govt to provide 40 lakh saplings under Green Punjab Mission
To make the State clean and pollution-free under the ongoing green drive, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday gave nod to provide 40 lakh saplings to all Government institutions and villages
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Most food items in state found unfit for consumption
The Health Department has launched a campaign to test various eatables, soft drinks and other consumable goods. Reports emerging from various districts have indicated that most drinking water samples and
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UT panel raises Patiala Ki Rao pollution with Punjab
The pollution of Patiala ki Rao has increased in recent years due to a significant increase in Nayagaon’s population in view of its proximity with Chandigarh. In a recent communication, the Chandigarh
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Groundwater depletion in Central Punjab: pattern, access and adaptations
Based on primary data collected from 105 farming households spread across three districts and nine villages of central Punjab, this study examines groundwater depletion and consequent shifts of the farmers
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Depeasantization in Punjab: status of farmers who left farming
The state of Punjab, earlier regarded as an agriculturally developed region of India, has been passing through a severe economic crisis. The capital-intensive mode of production, propagated by the green
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Patiala’s river of sorrow yet to be tamed
Lakhs of villagers living alongside Ghaggar accuse politicians of failing to curtail floods, pollution Each time any election approaches, lakhs of villagers living alongside the Ghaggar in Patiala are
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State’s power generation up by 700 MW
Chief Minister inaugurates Rajpura plant unit; availability now exceeds last year’s peak demand Inaugurating the first unit (700 MW) of the 1,400 MW Super Critical Rajpura Thermal Power Station, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today declared Punjab "the only power surplus state in the country".
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Patiala farmers up in arms against acquisition
Govt says will pay compensation as per new policy, but Sidhuwal residents refuse to buy it Farmers and the district administration have locked horns after the state government’s decision to hasten land acquisition in Patiala villages ahead of the new Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013, which comes into force from January 1, 2014. Hundreds of farmers in the four villages of Patiala are up in arms against the Punjab Government’s recent decision to acquire their agricultural land to raise another urban estate in Patiala.
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Finally, Patiala MC gets land for waste disposal plant
Chandigarh, November 24: Ending the controversy over allotment of land for disposal of waste in Patiala, the gram panchayat of Dudhar village has handed over 20 acres of land to the Patiala Municipal Corporation.