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Anju Agnihotri Chaba
Anju is a Jalandhar (Punjab)-based Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. Coming from this predominantly agrarian state from where the Green Revolution ushered, agriculture is close to her heart. She writes extensively on this topic, with special focus on related issues that the state is facing such as farmer suicides, stubble burning, rapid depletion of water table because of water-guzzling, MSP-supported paddy, etc. Her write-ups are based on extensive research, field visits and interactions with stake-holders. Apart from this she also covers several other issues of the Punjab state. She tweets @Anjuagnihotri1
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Promised Australia, trapped in Timor-Leste: 34 Punjab youths send SOS for return
September 04, 2026 18:09 IST
34 Punjab residents stranded in Timor-Leste have sought help from the Indian and Punjab governments, alleging they were taken there after paying agents lakhs for promised jobs in Australia.
Fri, Sep 04, 2026
Rs 200 crore Punjab land ‘scam’: 2 IAS officers now central to ED probe
August 31, 2026 16:12 IST
Former Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma and IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar are under ED scrutiny in the Suntec City money laundering probe.
Mon, Aug 31, 2026
At 4.30 am, two ‘mehnati kudiyan’ rise to milk cattle, and push a thriving dairy business
August 30, 2026 10:57 IST
The dairy began with a single buffalo around seven or eight years ago. Today, the family has 22 cows and buffaloes, with the livestock valued at around Rs 30 lakh.
Mon, Aug 31, 2026
Punjab’s plan to grow different crops is failing, rice now rules 92% of the land
August 29, 2026 19:32 IST
The current figure is being reportpafded as an all-time high, with rice now covering more than 92% of Punjab's Kharif cultivation area.
Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Why an AAP MP’s anti-drugs campaign is turning heads in Punjab
August 28, 2026 13:38 IST
Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Singh Seechewal’s ‘Apna Pind Sambhalo’ campaign has expanded from 32 villages to around 150 villages in less than a month.
Fri, Aug 28, 2026
North India’s cotton belt shrinks 23%, Punjab takes the biggest hit
August 24, 2026 18:21 IST
The decline is sharpest in Punjab, where cotton acreage has fallen from around 1.28 lakh hectares last year to an all-time low of about 80,000 hectares this year.
Mon, Aug 24, 2026
‘Sent him at 16, now waiting for his body,’ says father of Punjab youth who took ‘donkey’ route
August 24, 2026 14:57 IST
Punjab man Gurdeep Singh was shot dead in New York while reportedly delivering pizza. His family seeks help to bring his body back to India.
Mon, Aug 24, 2026
Punjab man shot while delivering pizza in US, family seeks help to bring body
August 23, 2026 18:12 IST
The 28-year-old Kapurthala native’s family had borrowed Rs 30 lakh to send him to the US around 10 years ago.
Sun, Aug 23, 2026
From village ponds to a farm where nothing goes to waste, generates lakhs in profit
August 23, 2026 14:32 IST
Taggar inherited nine acres and, in the early 1990s, converted 2.5 acres into a fish pond. As the returns improved, he reinvested his earnings in land.
Sun, Aug 23, 2026
Wrong location, old footage: After Bhajji’s ‘doosra’ video fact-checked, he says ‘Punjab’s issues are real’
August 22, 2026 12:36 IST
The BJP leader says the focus should remain on Punjab’s issues, even when videos are disputed
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Punjab turns to bamboo as new diversification option; Centre approves Rs 2.49cr
August 20, 2026 10:23 IST
The state has planned bamboo plantations across more than 857 acres as govt demonstration project.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Basmati exports from Punjab face rejection in Australia; who is to blame?
August 18, 2026 13:48 IST
Australian officials physically inspected seven Indian fumigation service providers and their records to check whether the process to prevent infestations complied with the requirements in their country.
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
Punjab BSF jawan arrested for allegedly killing wife with iron rod
August 16, 2026 18:37 IST
To hide his crime, the BSF jawan allegedly claimed that his wife had fallen from a terrace.
Sun, Aug 16, 2026
From Rs 10,000 to Rs 3 crore: How 2 Punjab brothers built a high-yield mushroom empire
August 16, 2026 17:12 IST
The integrated mushroom enterprise outperformed traditional crop revenues by 20-fold, using paddy straw as the raw material.
Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Why BJP’s Guru Ravidas Kalash Yatra has divided the saint’s followers
August 14, 2026 12:30 IST
Ceremonial kalash carrying sacred soil from Guru Ravidas’ birthplace in Varanasi are being taken across the country.
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Canada work permit: Can protesting Indian students continue to stay on?
August 14, 2026 10:28 IST
The Canadian government said that those individuals whose Post-Graduation Work Permit applications have been refused and who do not have any other legal status to remain in Canada must leave the country.
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Canada work permit: Can protesting Indian students stay after rejection?Subscriber Only
August 14, 2026 06:36 IST
The Canadian government said that those individuals whose Post-Graduation Work Permit applications have been refused and who do not have any other legal status to remain in Canada must leave the country.
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Grocery shop to thriving spice brand: MA graduate leads J-K firm’s rise
August 12, 2026 12:44 IST
Salaria Foods began in a rented house. Today, Avilasha and her husband Rohit Salaria have transformed the family’s grocery business into a company with an annual turnover of Rs 60-70 lakh.
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
‘Vote for me, I’ll open khazana again’: Punjab CM Mann’s political message from Dera Ballan
August 09, 2026 17:57 IST
At Dera Ballan, Bhagwant Mann lays foundation stone of Guru Ravidas Bani Adhyan Kendra, says he doesn’t want to turn Punjab into California, London, and Paris.
Sun, Aug 09, 2026
A personal tragedy, financial struggle before a 10,000-bird poultry biz and a 500-farmer network
August 09, 2026 09:33 IST
Meet Sangrur couple, who with just Rs 10,000, found a way to rebuild their lives
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At 32.76 lakh hectares, Punjab’s paddy area hits all-time high
August 08, 2026 12:07 IST
90% of state's kharif area now under paddy despite govt's crop diversification push.
Sat, Aug 08, 2026
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Blaze at Jalandhar hospital: 20 pregnant women, newborns shifted to safetySubscriber Only
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Tue, Aug 04, 2026
Can PM Modi’s anti-drug campaign help BJP gain ground in Punjab?Subscriber Only
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The timing of the campaign is particularly relevant for Punjab ahead of 2027 Assembly Elections, where the drug menace has remained a recurring electoral issue for more than a decade, with successive political parties promising to eradicate it.
Mon, Aug 03, 2026
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Sat, Aug 01, 2026
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