Patiala: Global warming is worsening the situation by way of fomenting the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases, said Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dam, USA, Karamjit Singh Rai, while presiding on the concluding day of the three-day international conference on Entomology at Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, on Monday .

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 2

Leader of the opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has sought from the government adequate compensation to farmers of Sangrur, Patiala and Mansa distructs, especially Lehra constituency , whose land had been acquired under the Ghaggar project.

Planting a million trees at the Lake Reserve, the acquired area behind it, the Botanical Garden and working on three man-made lakes at Patiala ki Rao, the work on the Greening Action Plan-2008 by the Chandigarh Administration is on in full swing.

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.

Bardwal (Dhuri): To ensure speedy development in all parts of the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 2 crore each for all 117 Assembly constituencies, in addition to the already announced grant of Rs 2 crore.

Patiala, October 03 Government officials have reportedly usurped and later tried to auction Forest Department land measuring 52 kanal in Jhill village.

Patiala, October 03 Neem-based bioinsecticides will soon be commercially produced by the Thapar University

Varinder Singh
Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 24
Prolonged power cuts have made life of urban and rural people miserable and the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has been blaming shutting down of three National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plants for bad power position in the state.

carp, the freshwater fish species, are going blind in Punjab. The reason, a study reveals, is a pesticide used in rice fields nearby. Monocrotophos, the pesticide, causes a cataract-like condition reducing the economic value of the fish, said Punjab University researchers who carried out the study. The study was initiated after fish farmers from Patiala and Sangrur districts took their complaint

Non -lifting of garbage by the municipal corporation employees has literally converted numerous Patiala colonies into a garbage dump. While the employees blame the residents for dumping garbage at sights not earmarked for it, no efforts are being made to clear the areas. People say heaps of garbage remain dumped on main roads for days and lifted partially after repeated reminders to the local officials.

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