Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Patiala

Dense Fog Shrouds Northern India; Visibility Dips Below 100 m

People braved through a thick fog on Tuesday as dense to extremely dense fog conditions engulfed northern parts of the country, with less than 100 m visibility at 8.30 am in several areas, including Jammu, Patiala, Karnal, while in Delhi's Palam it dipped to zero. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Punjab’s farmers are burning less stubble. Thanks to super seeders

Standing in his half-burned field, Gurmeet Singh, a paddy farmer in Sangrur’s Sibiya village, acknowledged a gradual change. “We only burn loose straw, not standing stalks,” he said. Gurmeet cultivates 30 acres of leased land and this is the second year in a row when he has only partially burned…

Newslaundry

15 villages, 1,000 km: Why Haryana is doing better than Punjab in tackling stubble burning

The sky and landscape provide clues on how the governments of Punjab and Haryana are handling the menace of stubble burning this year.

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘A Sikh soldier pulled me out of the rubble’: survivors recall India’s violent partition – and reflect on its legacy

Seventy-five years ago, India was carved up in a matter of months and the new states of East and West Pakistan were formed by lines drawn on a map by a man who had never visited the country. Here, three people who witnessed the huge upheaval and terrible sectarian violence…

The Guardian - UK

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia granted bail in drugs case

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia had surrendered after the February 20 State Assembly polls and is currently lodged in a Patiala jail

The Hindu

Punjab: 4 killed, 1 wounded of a family after roof collapses amid heavy rainfall in Patiala

Patiala was left inundated due to the downpour as a number of trees fell due to the storm and rain, damaging several vehicles and buildings. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Human trafficking: Court upholds two-year jail term to Daler Mehndi

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Breaking News: Daler Mehndi sentenced to 2-year jail in human trafficking case

Patiala Additional Sessions Judge HS Grewal upholds two years imprisonment for Renowned Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

AFI to give another chance to Jeswin, Aishwarya and Arokia

Retrials to be held in Patiala on July 8

The Hindu

Amoj Jacob pulls out Worlds relay team

Trials for Arokia Rajiv in Patiala on Monday

The Hindu

Congress leader Navjot Sidhu admitted to Chandigarh's PGIMER

58-year-old Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu suffers from medical conditions like embolism and has a liver ailment

The Hindu

Navjot Singh Sidhu brought to Rajindra hospital in Patiala for medical examination

Former Punjab Congress chief has been sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage death case

The Hindu

No vendetta, Tajinder Pal Bagga arrested for stoking communal tension, inciting violence in Punjab: AAP

Though AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj referred to the clashes in Patiala, the Punjab Police said it arrested Delhi BJP spokesperson in connection with a case registered in Mohali on April 1

The Hindu

Not any political party but some elements trying to disturb peace in country: NCM chief

Speaking on the violent clashes between two groups in Patiala district of Punjab recently, the NCM chairperson said the State government could have prevented it

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Patiala clashes | Nine including key conspirator held

Parwana was the main accused who allegedly led a mob and incited violence, say Punjab police

Dynamite News

Patiala clashes: Key conspirator Barjinder Singh Parwana arrested

The main accused and the key conspirator in the Patiala clashes, Barjinder Singh Parwana was arrested by police in Mohali on Sunday morning.

The Hindu

Opposition blames AAP govt. as tensions ease in Patiala

SAD, Congress leaders accuse govt. of adminstrative incompetence over clashes

The Hindu

Mobile Internet services suspended in Patiala a day after clashes

Punjab govt. also transfers top cops in district

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Dynamite News

Patiala clash: Punjab govt transfers 3 senior cops including IG, SSP

Punjab government on Saturday has transferred the Inspector General of Police (IG) Patiala range, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Patiala and Superintendent of Police (SP) with immediate effect. Further details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Punjab: Mobile internet services temporarily suspended in Patiala

Punjab government on Saturday temporarily suspended the Mobile internet services in Patiala after the violence. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Railways cancels 42 passenger trains to facilitate coal movement amid power crisis; curfew imposed in Patiala after group clash, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu

Curfew imposed in Patiala after group clash, one arrested

Bid to hold a march against announcement by Sikhs for Justice to mark foundation day of Khalistan

Newslaundry

Captain Amarinder and Amit Shah come together! What do their supporters think?

Captain Amarinder Singh has allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party this election season. We attended Amit Shah’s first rally in Patiala in support of Captain and met up with his supporters: three friends with completely different political ideology, a woman who was holding a BJP flag but supported AAP, and…

Newslaundry

Decades of neglect: The falling fortunes of Punjabi University, Patiala

The Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library of Punjabi University, Patiala, or PUP, seems a haunted home to old books and archaic computers. The library promises knowledge and wisdom to scholars. However, it is far away from fulfilling its promise.

Newslaundry

Morning Show Ep 14: Why are the youth in Punjab forced to leave India?

In a freewheeling live conversation, Atul, Manisha and Meghnad talk about a host of issues with students of Punjabi University. Is Bhagwant Mann’s alleged ‘alcohol issue’ an election issue? Will Channi stand out as a leader for Dalits in Punjab? How did Captain Amarinder Singh fail the youth of Patiala?

1 2 3

People

Bikram Singh Majithia

21 stories

Meghnad

17 stories

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga

16 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

India Meteorological Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.