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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Abandoned herself,she is now a mother to over 60 girlsSubscriber Only
March 09, 2013 02:36 IST
Unique Home,which houses about 60 abandoned girls ranging from just eight months to 21 years of age,lives up to its name.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014
Pioneer at the grassrootsSubscriber Only
March 08, 2013 03:39 IST
Farmer experiments on barren land with lemongrass,a crop never grown in Punjab before.
Fri, Mar 08, 2013School bus was trying to overtake another: Truck driver to policeSubscriber Only
March 07, 2013 04:27 IST
The driver of the truck,that collided head-on with a school bus killing 13 children on Monday,has claimed that the school bus was attempting to overtake another bus and hence rammed into his vehicle.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Day after,govt yet to order probe into Jalandhar accidentSubscriber Only
March 06, 2013 05:33 IST
A day after a road accident claimed the lives of 13 schoolchildren near Nakodar,the Punjab government is yet to mark an inquiry into the incident.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014No probe yet in Jalandhar mishapSubscriber Only
March 06, 2013 01:28 IST
A day after a road accident claimed the lives of 13 schoolchildren near Nakodar,the Punjab government is yet to mark an inquiry into the incident
Wed, Mar 06, 2013No probe yet in Jalandhar mishapSubscriber Only
March 06, 2013 01:14 IST
A day after a road accident claimed the lives of 13 schoolchildren near Nakodar,the Punjab government is yet to mark an inquiry into the incident.
Wed, Mar 06, 2013Mudhan reels in shock after losing 5 to mishapSubscriber Only
March 05, 2013 04:24 IST
Shrieks and screams filled the air at Mudhan village as inconsolable parents,relatives and residents paid their last respects to five children,who lost their lives in the school bus accident on Monday.
Thu, Apr 17, 201413 schoolkids,driver killed in Jalandhar road accidentSubscriber Only
March 05, 2013 03:54 IST
Thirteen school children died and eight others sustained injuries when a brick-laden truck collided head on with their tempo traveller (school bus) at Gohir village near Nakodar on Monday morning.
Thu, Apr 17, 201413 children killed in Jalandhar road mishapSubscriber Only
March 05, 2013 02:24 IST
Thirteen schoolchildren,most of them four to six years old,were killed and eight injured when their bus collided with a truck at Gohir village in Jalandhar
Tue, Mar 05, 2013In potato for French Fries,state sows seeds of successSubscriber Only
March 03, 2013 04:21 IST
The popular French Fries,elongated deep-fried potato slices that is made from particular varieties of the tuberous crop,has a new honing ground.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Man kills pregnant wife for clipping his nails too deepSubscriber Only
March 03, 2013 04:14 IST
A man allegedly abused,assaulted and then set his pregnant wife on fire after she accidentally cut too deep while clipping his nails,in Jakopur village under Lohian police station of Jalandhar district.
Thu, Apr 17, 20148-yr-old dies after being hit by tractor at schoolSubscriber Only
February 28, 2013 06:05 IST
An eight-year-old boy died after he was crushed between a tractor trolley and the main gate of his school in Hoshiarpur district on Wednesday.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014No tablets for Class XII students this academic session: MalukaSubscriber Only
February 27, 2013 04:10 IST
After announcing laptops for Class XI and XII students in the run up to the State Assembly elections in January 2012 and later changing its mind during the budget session,where it was announced that the tablets would be only for Class XII students,the SAD-BJP government seems to have had another change of heart.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014The Mukerian maze: With villages that share names with district headquarters,a sub-division flummoxes travellersSubscriber Only
February 26, 2013 06:09 IST
IT COULD probably happen only in Punjab.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Technical colleges mushroom,humanities sufferSubscriber Only
February 25, 2013 06:41 IST
In a trend reflective of a society where technical education is being seen as increasingly important,the number of engineering colleges in Punjab has increased manifold in the past decade,while the number of colleges pertaining to other sciences and streams have taken a backseat,in terms of newer colleges opening.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Excessive centralisation responsible for terrorism,will oppose NCTC,says BadalSubscriber Only
February 25, 2013 06:38 IST
While holding excessive centralisation of powers by successive Congress governments at the Centre responsible for terrorism in the country and weakening federal structure,Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal reiterated that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was vehemently opposed to the proposal of setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the country.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Hoshiarpurs Kandi area set to get projects worth Rs 27 croreSubscriber Only
October 31, 2012 07:35 IST
Within a gap of three months,Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has again opened the government treasury for the Kandi area of the states most backward Hoshiarpur district.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014State to taste sweet rise in sugar productionSubscriber Only
October 30, 2012 06:04 IST
Its going to be a sweet season for Punjab as the sugar production in the state is set to rise by nearly 20 per cent as compared to last year.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Rescued Faridkot minor girl found 1-month pregnantSubscriber Only
October 30, 2012 05:51 IST
A 16-year-old girl,who was allegedly kidnapped from Faridkot and rescued from Goa a month later,has been found to be four-week pregnant by a board of doctors who examined her late on Sunday after she complained of illness.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Rescued Faridkot minor girl pregnantSubscriber Only
October 30, 2012 00:48 IST
A 16-year-old girl,who was allegedly kidnapped from Faridkot and rescued from Goa a month later,has been found to be pregnant by a board of doctors who examined her late on Sunday after she complained of illness
Tue, Oct 30, 2012Centre helped Himachal grow: PMSubscriber Only
October 29, 2012 05:13 IST
Taking a dig at the BJP-led Dhumal government,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,while addressing a rally in Una town on Sunday,said that if Himachal Pradesh had developed,it was because the Centre had provided money to the state under various central schemes.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Maya in Una,says BSP holds key to governmentSubscriber Only
October 29, 2012 04:50 IST
Like her usual style,she was given a queens welcome.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014Advani keeps off graft,focuses on electoral reformsSubscriber Only
October 29, 2012 01:38 IST
Though several senior BJP leaders,including national president Nitin Gadkari who himself is under scanner over corruption charges have taken up graft in the Congress-led UPA government
Mon, Oct 29, 2012Centre has helped Himachal grow: PMSubscriber Only
October 29, 2012 01:37 IST
Taking a dig at the BJP-led Dhumal government,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,while addressing a rally in Una town
Mon, Oct 29, 2012PTU-authorised centres busted for charging money from students to allow them to cheatSubscriber Only
October 27, 2012 05:25 IST
Kapurthala police,on Friday,arrested two person from West Bengal for allegedly charging money from students to allow them to cheat in exams.
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