The cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) have spiked in Muktsar district. In the last 24 hours, 45 head of cattle have died and 614 animals have been infected by this contagious disease in the district.
A large number of government doctors are making a beeline for premature retirement from the Health Department amid a crackdown on those indulging in malpractices, raids on hospitals by ‘overenthusiastic’ AAP leaders and crumbling infrastructure.
The Moga police on Monday brought Lawrence Bishnoi on production/transit remand by obtaining permission from a judicial court at Malout in Muktsar district.
Army was called to drain rainwater as Sriganganagar, near Abohar, received heavy rain for the third consecutive day on Friday and paralysed normal life.