Farmers of 65 villages came together and resolved to burn paddy stubble in the fields despite the Punjab government's directive against it, in light of rising pollution levels.

The awareness van of the Health and Welfare Department on tuberculosis was flagged off from the office of the Civil Surgeon Dr Raghubir Singh Bains and Dr Shamsher Singh Mann, Assistant Civil Surg

At present, the H1N1 testing is being done in Chandigarh only at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32.

Farmers in Punjab have started using paddy stubble to generate electricity through biomass machines

The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) has asked the Punjab government to either provide financial compensation or machinery to the farmers as per directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to mix

BATHINDA: With Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) deciding not to place any fresh orders for coal supplies for Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, it appears that all is set for its closure.

CHANDIGARH:With the governments of Punjab and Haryana struggling to end stubble burning in their states, some farmers have taken to social media to suggest ways to manage the menace effectively ahe

Ludhiana: With 5 new positive cases of chikungunya reported on Friday evening by the health department, the number has reached 7 from the Ludhiana district.

Chandigarh: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to incentivize farmers not to burn paddy straw by giving them a bonus during paddy procurement.

Mohali: The number of swine flu cases have been spurting in Mohali district as so far five deaths and 42 positive cases have been reported.