Patiala: The Punjab State Electricity board today asked the Punjab Government to renegotiate the price for its Rajpura thermal power plant with the lone bidder, Lanco Infratech.

Municipal councillor Chandermukhi Sharma has questioned the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee

Depleting water resources, industrialisation and the rampant use of pesticides has led to the pollution of water bodies in Punjab, which has resulted in an acute and chronic morbidity among people. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in association with the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).

With wheat sown in 34 lakh hectares across the state high day temperature is giving farmers the jitters. At this stage it is the biting cold which promotes tillering of wheat seed which helps raise the wheat yield.

Chandigarh: Even as the Sukhna Lake grapples with a host of problems, new lakes are being created in the city. Environment experts believe that a comprehensive plan is required for the development of these lakes.

PGI to conduct surgery on children with epilepsyChandigarh: Dr Ramesh Kumar Sen, additional professor and head Unit II, department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, has been awarded the

Chandigarh: The City Beautiful has received the distinction of being at the top in the areas of water supply and waste water management effective sewerage drainage system. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation received two first prizes at a function held by the Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Urban Poverty of India.

The Municipal Corporation (MC) will be outsourcing sanitation services in the city. The issue was discussed in the General House Meeting held on Thursday.

The two-day National Integration Meet started at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Sector 25 on Thursday. The theme of this year