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With 85 schools running in double shifts, Punjab not new to practiceSubscriber Only
May 21, 2022 09:19 IST
Students of the government senior secondary schools in Bhargo Camp and Gandhi Nagar Camp, Ravidas Nagar and Kabir Nagar showed a similar positive response to the double shift school timings being followed in their institutions.
Power engineers’ body slams Centre for making them buy expensive imported coal
May 20, 2022 03:00 IST
The minister had said that his department would be monitoring the discoms and anyone who failed to abide by the rule will see their target of blending imported coal with local one being increased to 15%.
Bhogpur sugar mill signs contract to only make Rs 80L during off-season operationSubscriber Only
May 19, 2022 03:59 IST
To generate income from the power plant during the off-season instead of leaving it idle, authorities of the Bhogpur mill, the state's first cooperative sugar mill, have entered into a contract with a Khanna-based private party to generate power.
Punjab orders probe into RTI activist’s complaint
May 19, 2022 03:38 IST
The complainant, Parvinder Singh Kitna, alleged in his complaint that a private company’s stone crusher is using a path, which was carved out on the plea of the people of Rampur Billdon village of Hoshiarpur, made to visit a religious place in the forest area.
Court awards life imprisonment to couple in daughter-in-law’s dowry death case
May 18, 2022 06:50 IST
District and Sessions judge Kanwaljit Singh Bajwa mentioned that a hapless woman was done to death within the four corners of her matrimonial home just because she could not fulfill the illegal demands of dowry.
Despite doubled MSP, target to sow cotton on 4L ha, experts unhappySubscriber Only
May 16, 2022 05:27 IST
Experts believe that this target is far from Punjab’s potential, claiming that almost double the area was used to grow cotton in the state three decades ago.
After announcement of MSP for moong: Summer moong cultivation touches 8-year high, a 42,000-acre jump from last fiscalSubscriber Only
May 16, 2022 05:15 IST
Agricultural experts said that the area being used to grow moong would have increased manifold if Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had announced providing a Minimum Support Price (MSP) on moong before the sowing phase in April.
Now, Punjab dairy farmers to protest against state govt to demand hike in milk prices
May 14, 2022 19:53 IST
Daljit Singh Sadarpura, president of Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), told mediapersons in Chandigarh that dairy farmers had high hopes and expectations from the present government.
Rozgar app helps 1,300 find jobs in Hoshiarpur in one yearSubscriber Only
May 13, 2022 10:43 IST
DBEE officials Aditya Rana, Gurmail Singh and Mangesh Sood informed that every day private and government jobs are uploaded on this app, which enables youths to apply for private jobs directly and helps them with information for government jobs.
Illegal sand mining case: Court issues arrest warrant against business partner of Channi’s nephewSubscriber Only
May 11, 2022 10:27 IST
The chargesheet has already been filed in the case by the ED against two main accused, Honey and Lovie, in the court of special judge, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)-cum-District Session Judge Rupinderjit Chahal.
Rajasthan Police book Punjab cops for abduction after they arrest Kota man in drug case
May 11, 2022 04:10 IST
The policemen were booked at Kota's Kunharhi Police Station following a local court's order, issued after it heard the petition of Nirmal Singh, the father of the allegedly abducted man.
After Delhi Police, Punjab Police now booked in Rajasthan on kidnapping charges
May 10, 2022 12:46 IST
The case has been registered against 14 policemen of the Hoshiarpur police, including a deputy superintendent of police.
Less wheat procurement in Punjab: Mandi board, RDB face Rs 375-crore lossSubscriber Only
May 10, 2022 12:02 IST
Farmers too have suffered around Rs 5,000 to 6,000 crores loss due to less yield this year. Income of mandi labourers has also taken a hit, apart from that of arhtiyas, who gets 2.5% commission on one quintal, and truckers, who transport wheat to FCI storage.
No end to power crisis, Punjab govt notifies district-wise paddy transplantation dateSubscriber Only
May 7, 2022 11:47 IST
Farmers traditionally have been opposed to the idea of late transplantation of their paddy crops as they claim that it doesn't give them enough time to manage the stubble.
For importing coal, Punjab to pay Rs 800 cr extra, Haryana Rs 1200 cr
May 6, 2022 18:50 IST
Centre should compensate states for importing coal, says AIPEF.
‘AAP will speed up drive to free govt land from encroachments’
May 6, 2022 06:58 IST
The Rural Development & Panchayats Department, he said, had in the last few days illegal possessions have been removed from 79 acres and one kanal of land, including 62 acres of land only in Jalandhar division.
Private wheat purchases at Punjab mandis hit 15-year high, but farmers struggle to recover costsSubscriber Only
May 6, 2022 11:15 IST
The lower premium over MSP that the farmers in Punjab are receiving is being attributed to the high levies payable on grain purchases from the state's APMC mandis.
Punjab wheat mandi purchases hit 15-year high, but farmers struggle to cover costsSubscriber Only
May 6, 2022 01:49 IST
Selling price Rs 5-10 above MSP not enough when crop yield has dropped due to heatwave, say cultivators
Punjab to conclude procurement as wheat arrival declines: Centre yet to take call on shrivelled grains, mandis to start shutting from May 5Subscriber Only
May 4, 2022 06:02 IST
There is a huge demand for Indian wheat amid sharp decline in availability of the grain in the global market due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Both nations are major producers and exporters of wheat.
Power crisis: Punjab is paying price for wrong policies of successive govts, say power engineersSubscriber Only
April 30, 2022 13:02 IST
Associations of electricity engineers blamed that the state was paying the price for wrong decisions of the successive governments and the lack of coordination between the Coal Ministry, Railway Ministry and Power Ministry.
Punjab: Mustard yield almost at par with last year’s outputSubscriber Only
April 29, 2022 01:02 IST
Data of around 91% crop cutting experiments – which measure average crop yield in different blocks under local agri officer's supervision – crop is in, and it has put the state’s average mustard yield at 15.58 quintals per hectare (around 6.30 quintals per acre).
Punjab reports 800 stubble fires in last 3 days, over 1,000 since April 1Subscriber Only
April 27, 2022 12:11 IST
As per the data sourced from Punjab Pollution Control Board, which records fire incidents through Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana, 96 fire incidents were reported from Fazilka , 84 from Bathinda, including 53 on Tuesday itself, and 61 from Jalandhar.
Demand up, Centre’s procurement of Punjab wheat hits 15-year lowSubscriber Only
April 25, 2022 10:07 IST
Government wheat purchases from Punjab — which is also the largest contributor to the Central pool — hit a record 132.14 lt in the 2021 season. The last time that procurement fell below 100 lt was back in 2007 and 2006, when these totaled 70.99 lt and 69.07 lt respectively.
Ludhiana dumpyard fire: NGT takes cognisance, issues notice to Punjab chief secretarySubscriber Only
April 23, 2022 08:59 IST
The NGT, in the notice issued to Punjab's Chief Secretary, has asked for reasons that led to the failure of the state apparatus in preventing the fire and why accountability of the state not be fixed under section 15 of the NGT Act.
Less work days, near stagnant earnings: fall in wheat yield hits labourers tooSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 05:48 IST
Apart from a reduction in labour days due to less arrival in mandis, farm labourers are also complaining about getting just a 8-paisa rise in per wheat bag compensation for various works they do in the mandis.
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