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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Dams full to the brim, more rain forecast: Punjab to see many long nights before monsoon ends

August 30, 2025 03:09 IST

The IMD has forecast heavy rain in parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on September 1. The situation is compounded by the Ghaggar river, which originates in Himachal and flows through Haryana and Punjab

Sat, Aug 30, 2025

A portion of the Madhopur Headworks barrage washes away, amid rise in the Tawi river water level due to heavy rainfall, in Jammu, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.

Nature or negligence? Why the Madhopur barrage gates brokeSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 15:21 IST

The failure of the Madhopur barrage has inundated parts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur. Was the failure due to the wrath of nature? Or are humans to blame?

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

The view is of the Mand area in the Sultanpur Lodhi area of District Kapurthala where a large farm land inundated by flood waters

Floods inundate paddy on 2.90 lakh acres; over 400 villages marooned in Punjab

August 29, 2025 09:54 IST

Officials said that most of the inundated land was under paddy cultivation, raising fears of massive crop losses at a time when harvesting is just weeks away.

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), between August 24 and August 27, both Punjab and Haryana registered a 30-35 per cent jump in rainfall against normal, while Chandigarh remained slightly below average.

Rainfall surges across Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh in the last 3 days; several districts wipe out rainfall deficit for the season

August 28, 2025 14:57 IST

Mahendragarh in Haryana witnessed the steepest jump, from 614.8 mm (94 per cent above normal) on August 24 to 686.1 mm (109 per cent above normal) on August 27.

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Why Sultanpur Lodhi’s Mand area faces floods after every rain: Inside Dhussi Bandh’s history and the people’s struggle

August 28, 2025 09:42 IST

Ironically, Kapurthala district has received the highest deficit rainfall in the state to date

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Clouds hover over the Golden Temple on 'Guru Granth Sahib Parkash Utsav', in Amritsar, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

Punjab flood alert: Dam levels breach danger mark, rivers in spate

August 27, 2025 12:18 IST

Authorities confirmed that Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams have already crossed their maximum water levels, while Bhakra is only a few feet away. Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, and Ferozepur districts in Punjab put on alert

Wed, Aug 27, 2025

Schools shut, train services hit: Relief ops, evacuations on as swollen rivers inundate Punjab villages

August 27, 2025 12:08 IST

The flood-situation has turned grim in Punjab after the water levels in Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets rose following heavy rains.

Wed, Aug 27, 2025

Blueberry fields: From Kullu’s orchards to Ooty’s plantations, this superfood is having a field daySubscriber Only

August 26, 2025 15:37 IST

Experts say the shift to such exotic high-value crops is driven by rising urban demand, better margins and lower fertilizer cost

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Already in Mansa jail for rape, pastor now faces probe in Bharatpur conversion case

August 26, 2025 09:15 IST

Foreign funding trail under lens; police seize registers, seek wider investigation

Tue, Aug 26, 2025

Breaches in Beas embankments, schools closed in four districts

August 26, 2025 07:53 IST

Floodwaters from the Beas river entered agricultural fields near Motla, Haler Janardhan, Sanial, Kolian and Mehtabpur villages in Mukerian subdivision on Sunday.

Tue, Aug 26, 2025

As per Punjab Agriculture Department, the state, however, has around 19 lakh farmers at present.

From 23 lakh to 2 lakh: Punjab PM-KISAN story is all about ups and downs

August 25, 2025 10:54 IST

Punjab PM Kisan instalments: The steepest decline was seen in the 12th instalment (Aug–Nov 2022), when the number of beneficiaries were just 2.07 lakh farmers — a 91 per cent drop from the peak of 23 lakh.

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

Farmers claimed that the official price of a 45-kg urea bag is Rs 275, but they are "forced to buy a bag at a price as high as three to four times”.

Subsidised urea from market is being diverted to industries: farmers

August 25, 2025 09:02 IST

Crackdown exposes ‘industrial misuse’.

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

The blast occurred on the Hoshiarpur–Jalandhar highway after a mini-truck rammed into the tanker

Mandiala tanker blast: 4 more injured succumb, toll up to 7; DC orders magisterial inquiry

August 25, 2025 08:44 IST

According to the FIR, the accused were running an illegal racket of refilling and hoarding subsidised LPG cylinders, reselling them at inflated rates of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,300.

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

From paddy to poplar: How a Ludhiana farmer built a ₹50-lakh-a-year model

August 24, 2025 04:00 IST

Around 340 trees can be grown on an acre of land, planted at a spacing of 16x16 feet row distance and 8x8 feet plant distance. At a 12x12 feet spacing, around 280 trees fit on one acre

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

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LPG Tanker Accident: A night of horror as blast, fire kill 3, reduce 30 shops to rubble

August 24, 2025 03:21 IST

Locals rue loss of livelihood; Mann announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin of deceased

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

Punjabi truck driver US crash, Harjinder Singh Florida Turnpike accident, Tarn Taran truck driver arrested in US,

Florida road crash: Tarn Taran family reacts after social backlash against arrested truck driver Harjinder SinghSubscriber Only

August 23, 2025 16:07 IST

US immigration officials have issued a deportation order against illegal immigrant Harjinder Singh, who is expected to serve a prison sentence before being sent back to India.

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

Tanker explosion in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur kills two, injures dozens

August 23, 2025 08:30 IST

Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain ordered depot officials to check for any traces of gas leakage. She urged residents to stay away from the accident site and cooperate with authorities.

Sat, Aug 23, 2025

Lord Swraj Paul: From Jalandhar’s classrooms to the House of LordsSubscriber Only

August 22, 2025 17:02 IST

In 1968, Swraj Paul founded the Caparo Group, transforming it from a small steel unit into a multinational conglomerate with interests across engineering and automotive sectors.

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

Punjab has around 5,000 rice mills, where all government-procured paddy is stored initially and later milled, handing over rice to procurement agencies.

HC clears decks for hybrid paddy procurement, but storage remains hurdle with millers reluctantSubscriber Only

August 20, 2025 12:58 IST

While govt fixes a 67% rice recovery rate per 100 kg of paddy, millers say hybrids often deliver just 60-62%, pushing them into losses and disputes with procurement agencies.

Wed, Aug 20, 2025

Farmers scramble to salvage paddy after Assam sees massive rainfall deficit this monsoon

HC strikes down ban on notified hybrid paddy seeds, allows curbs on non-notified varietiesSubscriber Only

August 19, 2025 10:11 IST

Hearing three petitions, challenging the Punjab Agriculture Department's order issued on April 7, 2025, banning the cultivation of all hybrid and PUSA-44 varieties in that state, a single bench of Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, however, upheld the state’s authority to restrict the use of non-notified hybrid seeds.

Tue, Aug 19, 2025

Rajveer Singh Brar shows bamboo saplings; tableware and linen made from bamboo

At the centre of Punjab farmer’s VRS plan, a fast growing grass he calls green goldSubscriber Only

August 17, 2025 11:37 IST

Bamboo plantation gains ground as low-maintenance, high-profit crop; thrives in any soil, survives drought and excess water

Sun, Aug 17, 2025

Bridging hearts across borders| A YouTube video… & a man’s mission: to reunite partition-separated familiesSubscriber Only

August 15, 2025 04:05 IST

For the past seven years, 57-year-old Sudagar Singh “Chunni” of Chunni village in Fatehgarh Sahib has devoted his life to this work.

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Partition, 79 years | At 92, she still remembers dhol beats: ‘…meant the mob is here’Subscriber Only

August 15, 2025 03:53 IST

After a week of hunger, thirst, and fear, they crossed into Indian territory via Ferozepur. But there was no warm welcome. “People looked at us like we were aliens,” she recalls. “They called us bahrle (outsiders).”

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

The US-bound Basmati could be redirected to West Asian countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, UAE, Yemen, and Oman. The region is already the largest buyer, purchasing around 70 per cent of the exports, with Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq accounting for around 50 per cent of the Basmati exports in 2024–25.

‘Sweet aroma of new opportunities’: Basmati exporters eye Middle East, other markets amid US tariff challengeSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 17:04 IST

If the US imposed high tariffs, it could make Indian Basmati uncompetitive in the market. The question is whether other countries can absorb the exports without lowering the prices, experts say.

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Travel vlogger Amrik Singh ‘unreachable’ after ‘Jalandhar cops summoned him’ over Pakistan trip, alleges wifeSubscriber Only

August 12, 2025 14:31 IST

Manpreet Kaur said Amrik Singh was called to Lohian police station in Jalandhar in connection with the couple’s 2024 trip to Pakistan during which they filmed videos covering Sikh religious sites.

Tue, Aug 12, 2025