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Punjab: Govt wants Badals implicated in sacrilege, firing cases, says Sukhbir
November 7, 2021 22:58 IST
SAD president says the state administration putting pressure on DGP to implicate them before the questioning of Sirsa Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, by a Special Investigations Team.
Punjab Agriculture Minister: Hoarding, black marketing of DAP will be dealt with an iron hand
November 7, 2021 05:05 IST
Nabha said that according to FCO-1985, licence of retailers/ PACS will be cancelled if they are found dabbling in such malpractices.
Punjab: 80% paddy procured, state to shut 300 mandis by Nov 10Subscriber Only
November 7, 2021 04:59 IST
This is for the first time that such an order has been passed by the government for closing mandis before the end of harvesting season.
Punjab DGP asks officials to crack down on smugglers, contrabands in border districts
November 7, 2021 01:05 IST
The DGP also ordered district chiefs to nab all Proclaimed Offenders and bail jumpers of NDPS cases in their jurisdiction and also ordered them to install CCTVs at all police stations and religious places.
Thanks to Diwali crackers, farm fires, Punjab wakes up to ‘poor’ air qualitySubscriber Only
November 6, 2021 02:03 IST
In the past five years, the lowest AQI was recorded in 2018 at 234 (poor) while it was 328 in 2017, 293 in 2019 and 328 in 2020.
Punjab records nearly half of all farm fires in 3 daysSubscriber Only
November 3, 2021 23:34 IST
According to Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) has recorded 17,921 fires in 48 days — from September 16 to November 2 in the state out of which 7,692 fires were recorded from October 31 to November 2.
Punjab: Stubble-burning cases rise as state enters wheat-sowing seasonSubscriber Only
November 3, 2021 13:25 IST
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) has recorded 17,921 stubble-burning cases in the 48-day period from September 16 to November 2.
Legal MSP with guaranteed procurement can make farming profitable: P Sainath
November 2, 2021 10:18 IST
Sainath said that farmers’ suicides are going up but the government has changed the counting methods. After 2015, it is not possible to compare suicide data with the previous year’s figures because they changed the methods totally.
Hoshiarpur’s Sepoy Manjit Singh martyred in mine blast near Rajouri two months after posting in Kashmir
October 31, 2021 21:32 IST
Punjab CM announces Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia, government job to one family member of the martyr
‘Call it relief measure not compensation’: Farmers reject Punjab govt’s aid for cotton growersSubscriber Only
October 31, 2021 09:39 IST
The farmers called upon the government to change the nomenclature of this package, adding that compensation is aimed at compensating farmers for the loss suffered by them on this account while what the government has announced is merely a fraction of that.
In 8 days, Punjab farmers set fire to paddy stubble on over 1 lakh hectaresSubscriber Only
October 31, 2021 08:27 IST
Maximum area was burnt in Amritsar district, while maximum number of fire incidents were reported from Tarn Taran district till October 19.
Pink bollworm attack: Rs 416 crore aid for affected cotton growers in Punjab
October 30, 2021 20:20 IST
This time, around 7.51 lakh acres of area was sown in the cotton belt and out of this, around 4 lakh acres had been damaged by the pink bollworm.
‘Can’t afford to wait longer for results’: Farmers using decomposer spray now burning stubbleSubscriber Only
October 29, 2021 08:55 IST
Farmers said that because of the tight time window between paddy harvesting and wheat sowing, stubble decomposers cannot work for them.
Blending of imported, domestic coal may increase electricity cost by 30% in Punjab: Power engineers’ federation
October 29, 2021 00:27 IST
Private generators are not covered under the CAG audit and they can manipulate the increase in tariff with the help of forged documents.
Ex-KCF militant among 9 convicted in murder caseSubscriber Only
October 28, 2021 07:24 IST
The case dates back to 2015 when Jalandhar police booked 13 accused for opening fire and killing one resident, Singara Chand, and injuring four in village Salarpur.
Sugarcane nursery transplanter makes an entry, may change appearance of fieldsSubscriber Only
October 26, 2021 07:40 IST
Sugarcane is a C4 plant like maize, and sorghum which needs more air and light to grow a plant in a healthy way. With this transplanter, where there is proper plant-to-plant and row-to-row difference, the thickness and height of the cane would be at its maximum level.
For blocking rail track in 2015, Punjab Cong MLA gets a year in jailSubscriber Only
October 26, 2021 07:02 IST
On Monday, Rajinder Beri while speaking to The Indian Express, said that he has been fighting for the public interest and he will continue to fight and for the public he is ready to face any punishment.
Saturday night’s heavy rain, hailstorm damages crops, likely to delay paddy harvesting in Punjab by 4-5 daysSubscriber Only
October 25, 2021 02:40 IST
Between October 1 and October 23, Punjab had received 13.8 mm of rainfall, on the night of Saturday the state received 16 mm of rainfall
Why over 1 lakh machines are not enough for Punjab?Subscriber Only
October 24, 2021 04:31 IST
There are 15,000 happy seeders that can sow wheat in standing stubble, 7,000 mulchers, which mix chopped stubble in soil, 7,000 reversible MB ploughs that reverse the land and bury stubble in soil.
The ‘burning’ questionSubscriber Only
October 24, 2021 04:23 IST
The Centre recently released data showing that it has already provided Rs 1,050.68 crore to tackle stubble management by agri-mechanisation.
Punjab Police doing more than BSF to safeguard state: Deputy CM Sukhjinder RandhawaSubscriber Only
October 21, 2021 13:32 IST
Referring to former CM Amarinder Singh's comments about Punjab's security, Randhawa said,"what happened to Punjab's security within one month of his leaving and why is he giving such statements? He should be asked what he did in four-and-a-half years."
Capt has proved he had a cosy understanding with BJP even while he was CM: Harsimrat
October 21, 2021 03:21 IST
SAD MP and the former Union minister of state Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said Amarinder’s announcement had proved that he had a “cosy understanding” with the saffron party while he was CM.
Centre assures fertiliser for Punjab within 3-4 daysSubscriber Only
October 20, 2021 07:18 IST
In October, state got 41% of allocation against Haryana’s 89% and UP’s 170%
Punjab: Policeman in speeding car runs over two girls, one dies
October 19, 2021 09:40 IST
Jalandhar-Phagwara accident: The victims were identified as Navjot Kaur, who died on the spot, and Mamta, who was admitted to a hospital in critical condition.
CM Channi reaches out to four Captain loyalists, announces various welfare packages
October 17, 2021 23:23 IST
On the CM's list of ministers visited on Sunday were MLAs Sunder Sham Arora, Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal — both considered close to Captain Amarinder — as well as Arun Dogra, and Pawan Kumar Adia.
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