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Sukhdeep Kaur
Sukhdeep Kaur is a freelance journalist and writer
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Punjab tides over dip,with 5.08 pc agri growthSubscriber Only
July 31, 2009 04:08 IST
After slipping into the league of least-growing states in agriculture,Punjab has made a turnaround in the last two years....
Fri, Jul 31, 2009Power boards: unbundled,sorted outSubscriber Only
June 18, 2009 00:06 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal this month sought yet another extension from the Centre for unbundling the Punjab State Electricity Board.
Thu, Jun 18, 2009PSEB unbundling: Badal asks Power Minister Shinde for another extensionSubscriber Only
June 04, 2009 02:40 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called on Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday....
Thu, Jun 04, 2009Polls over,Centre clears resumption of rice millingSubscriber Only
May 16, 2009 02:28 IST
The Centre has finally cleared the decks for resumption of rice milling in the state.
Sat, May 16, 2009With cricket in the air,Congress bowls bouncers to Dhumal JrSubscriber Only
May 01, 2009 01:45 IST
In IPL season,cricket is the talk in a constituency far away from South Africa. The district Youth Congress here has bowled a five-question googly....
Fri, May 01, 2009
No bumper wheat harvest in PunjabSubscriber Only
April 24, 2009 03:42 IST
Call it the paradox of timing clear skies when the farmers looked up for rains and it poured when they wanted the sun....
Fri, Apr 24, 2009Wheat buying: Weather is again a wet blanketSubscriber Only
April 03, 2009 01:38 IST
Though Punjab has put elaborate arrangements in place for wheat procurement,it is weather which has been the random factor in both paddy and wheat seasons since the past one year.
Fri, Apr 03, 2009Punjab-UT standoff on Nayagaon planSubscriber Only
March 20, 2009 23:49 IST
Though the Chandigarh Administration has finally raised serious objections to the Nayagaon masterplan in a letter to the Punjab government,the latter seems to be in no mood to make amends to the plan notified in January this year.
Fri, Mar 20, 2009Give criteria: EC to stateSubscriber Only
March 19, 2009 00:39 IST
Not convinced with Punjab's reply on the issue of subsidy on agriculture machinery,the Election Commission has asked the state to explain the criteria for allowing it.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009Rs 40-cr loss to PIDB has state weighing new optionsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2009 03:43 IST
In a state where every penny counts,there has been a slip of nearly Rs 40 crore this year in the revenue of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board...
Wed, Mar 18, 2009In poll season,Punjab readies to prevent wheat glutSubscriber Only
March 13, 2009 23:03 IST
A warm winter,overflowing stocks and a rather bleak possibility of private purchase amid falling global prices,alls not well with Punjabs wheat crop this year.
Fri, Mar 13, 2009State amends Act to appease arhtiyasSubscriber Only
March 11, 2009 22:35 IST
Just before the parliamentary elections,Punjab has sought to appease the powerful arhtiya (commission agents) lobby through amendment to the Punjab Agriculture Markets Act,1961.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009Money-spinner: Auctions add Rs 2,600 cr to state coffersSubscriber Only
March 06, 2009 00:26 IST
Though the heat of economic slowdown has seen its value-added tax (VAT) growth rate plunge to 26.8 per cent in February 2009 from nearly 39 per cent till October last year,the agrarian economy of Punjab is still doing better than the others.
Fri, Mar 06, 2009Techies take TO farmingSubscriber Only
February 27, 2009 00:19 IST
They slogged to make it to prestigious engineering colleges of the country. Only to return to the farms in their villages and try their hand at something.....
Fri, Feb 27, 2009Summer of 2009: Will the crisis intensify?Subscriber Only
February 26, 2009 00:54 IST
Even as the State Cabinet had approved the grant of Rs 6,000 crore to the Punjab State Electricity Board for purchasing power last week,it looks like another summer of powercuts for Punjab.
Thu, Feb 26, 2009Punjab faces worst-ever storage crisisSubscriber Only
February 25, 2009 15:21 IST
Punjab is staring at its worst-ever crisis in storage and handling of wheat stocks with nearly 50 lakh MT of last years wheat lying all over the state.
Wed, Feb 25, 2009Max Healthcare lone bidder for Punjabs two cancer hospitalsSubscriber Only
February 13, 2009 01:13 IST
Punjab governments attempt to fight the scourge of cancer by setting up of two super-specialty cancer hospitals,one each in Mohali and cancer-belt of Malwa in Bathinda...
Fri, Feb 13, 2009In poll year,Haryana budget to clear total pay panel liability of Rs 6,400 croreSubscriber Only
February 07, 2009 03:57 IST
Though its revenue collections have been hit by the economic slowdown,cash-rich Haryana is all set to come up with a poll bonanza for its employees.
Sat, Feb 07, 2009Major allocations for power,PIDB,pay panelSubscriber Only
February 06, 2009 23:50 IST
Clearing the air on whether there will be presentation of budget or vote on account in the Assembly session starting February 27...
Fri, Feb 06, 2009Punjab dept chews over Speakers dental implantSubscriber Only
February 04, 2009 00:44 IST
Once bitten over his Commonwealth trip,the Punjab Finance Department is chewing over a recent dental implant by Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon.
Wed, Feb 04, 2009Journalism of Courage
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