Anju Agnihotri Chaba

Paddy, which is sown in 21-22 lakh hectares in the state, is transplanted in a puddled field and requires half feet standing water for the next three weeks, which farmers extend to 4 to 6 weeks. The load, therefore, on the state’s groundwater table is immense.

Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs), which are conducted every year to get an accurate estimate of the yield of major crops, have revealed this year that Punjab’s per hectare yield has gone down by 92 kg on an average.

The Punjab government pays around Rs 6,000 crore power subsidy bill to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) every year under its ‘free power scheme’ to the farming sector.

After 70 years of independence, when I look back, I don't think that the two-nation theory could serve any purpose as both India and Pakistan are still bearing the brunt of Partition, he had said during the interview.

Only 20% sent back in three weeks, special trains on track, but district authorities say rush is starting to fizzle out.

The van mitras have been appointed under MGNREGA by the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Department.

These plant protectors have been appointed as ‘van mitras’ (forest friends) in all the villages of Punjab where 550 saplings each were planted last year to mark the 550th birth anniversary of first Sikh master Guru Nanak Dev.

But for this farmers need uninterrupted power supply immediately, a need the govt is yet to fulfill

Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini said: “We may have a difference of opinion on some issues, but still I am a hardcore Congressman and my relations with the party are mine, while her ties are her responsibility. She is an independent, fearless leader who speaks her mind.”

Total 11,844 farm fire incidents were recorded in Punjab during this season between April 15 to May 22 against 10,114 and 10,993 fires during the same period in 2019 and 2018, respectively

The reason behind this, Punjab authorities said, was a “conservative approach” by the Bihar government in giving approval to receive Shramik trains.

While migrants insist that they will wait here till they get a call to board the Shramik train, the administration has made no effort to install foot-operated water tanks or provide sanitisers.

Jalandhar’s sports industry, which is worth Rs 1,700 crore, including Rs 400 crore export and Rs 1,300 crore domestic supply, provides employment to around 60,000 to 70,000 people.

In Punjab, around 28-29 lakh hectares area is expected to come under rice this season for which the state would need over 6 lakh labourers from UP and Bihar.

In 2019, around 1,600 Indian youths were deported from the US who had entered illegally via Mexico and 311 youths were deported from Mexico itself.

"I may not come back before the situation returns to normal and there is no income while my expenditure would increase here as we are expecting our second child. I thought that it would be better to be with our elders at home at this time,” one of the passengers said.

Since they live 40 km away and have no means of transport, they went to a bus stop near the station, hoping to stay there.

Denied train ride, migrant starts 1200 km journey to his home in Madhya Pradesh on bicycle with his wife and three daughters

During the day, they will protest in every village of the country against the Modi government's “anti-farmer and anti- migrant policies” while maintaining social distancing.