Patiala

Severe cold cold conditions in parts of west UP

Punjab, Haryana record below normal minimum temperatures

8:02 pm December 6, 2019

Chandigarh: Parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded below normal minimum temperatures on Friday with Hisar registering the coldest at 4 degrees Celsius. Hisar’s minimum temperature was five degrees below normal. Narnaul reeled at a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius while Ambala’s minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 […]

Ludhiana coldest place in Pb and Hry at 4.7 deg C

8:58 pm December 5, 2019

Chandigarh: Ludhiana was the coldest place in Punjab and Haryana at 4.7 degrees Celsius as minimum temperatures on Thursday hovered below normal limits at most places in the two states. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department report said here. Amritsar in Punjab also […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Punjab, Haryana

6:50 pm November 16, 2019

Chandigarh: The pollution level continued to remain a cause of concern in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, with several districts reporting air quality indices in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories. Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana were the worst-affected cities, reporting air quality index (AQI) at 372 and 369 respectively, according to the Central Pollution […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST fraud of Rs 60 crore detected, trader held

8:36 pm August 22, 2019

Patiala (Pb): The Punjab Excise and Taxation department on Thursday claimed to have detected a GST fraud of Rs 60 crore. A local iron and scrap trader, Subhash Chander, was arrested in connection with the fraud, an official of the department said here. Chander used to procure fake GST invoices of iron and scrap from […]

Rakhis made by schoolchildren to be sent to soldiers

8:17 pm August 8, 2019

Ludhiana: Rakhis and greeting cards made by schoolchildren will be sent to the security personnel deployed at the border and remote areas by the Punjab Income Tax Department. The department’s Additional Commissioner Manav Bansal said under the programme, ‘Ek Rishta School Se Sarhad Tak’, rakhis would be sent to soldiers for protecting the country. These […]