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In Punjab’s most literate district, 23.5% govt schools have single teacher: RTISubscriber Only
December 2, 2022 09:45 IST
There are only 438 head teachers in these schools. There are total 76,327 children studying in these 1,227 government elementary schools, which have only four music teachers.
Minister says Punjabis bewakoof for sowing only rice and wheatSubscriber Only
December 1, 2022 04:16 IST
Minister for Conservation of Land and Water Inderbir Singh Nijjar said while speaking to reporters: “We have been pushing farmers to grow wheat and rice for long. There is no one more stupid than us Punjabis.”
Punjab okays operation of Phagwara sugar mill till Feb
November 28, 2022 07:46 IST
The Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister M Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that in the interests of the farmers, it has been decided to run this sugar mill with conditions.
State will be medical education hub of world: Bhagwant Singh Mann
November 28, 2022 07:23 IST
The CM Bhagwant Singh Mann gave approval for the construction of 17 ultra-modern buildings for sub-divisional, tehsil and sub-tehsil complexes across the state at a cost of Rs 80 crore.
Post-recruitment scam, Sukhpal Singh Khaira writes to CM Bhagwant Mann, says fix PPSC accountability
November 24, 2022 08:39 IST
The Congress leader mentioned in the letter that jammers should be installed in all future examinations of PPSC so that high-tech cheating can be averted
4 mobile phones recovered inside Kapurthala Central Jail in Punjab
November 23, 2022 17:08 IST
The jail administration has been conducting regular surprise checks to check the use of mobile phones inside the barracks, Jail Superintendent Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal said.
Couple booked in Jalandhar for brandishing guns in viral social media clip
November 23, 2022 16:58 IST
The couple, identified as Roop Kaur and Sehaj Arora, are famous for running the ‘Kulhad Pizza’ eating joint in Jalandhar.
Poor stubble management | ‘CRM machines available with Punjab cooperative societies under-utilised’Subscriber Only
November 21, 2022 05:14 IST
Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana, which records stubble burning incidents through satellite, has collected data through a cooperative machine tracker which shows high under-utilisation of Happy Seeder, RMB plough, Mulcher, Rotavator and Super seeder.
Hidden in stubble fire numbers, a story of farmers’ love for long duration paddySubscriber Only
November 20, 2022 08:54 IST
Punjab farmers opt for long duration, unrecommended varieties in hope of higher yield; experts say extra income negated due to additional input cost
Woman found dead in car: Two arrested by Zirakpur police
November 19, 2022 07:29 IST
On Wednesday the body of the woman was found in an abandoned car in Zirakpur.
Diversification faces hurdle in Punjab: Area under oilseed up 23%; lack of seeds to stall further increaseSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 10:23 IST
Officials say that there is a huge scope of increasing the area under mustard crops, because not only the state but the country is also hugely dependent on imports of edible oils.
Don’t force farmers to buy other products by tagging them on with fertilisers: Centre to firmsSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 10:15 IST
This practice is not justified and is illegal on the part of the company as it increases the cost of fertilisers, the letter issued to the managing directors and CMDs of all the companies stated.
Punjabi singer’s wife dies day before son’s wedding
November 17, 2022 07:28 IST
Deceased Dalvinder Kaur (47) took her last breath last night. The daughter of the couple got married on November 14 while the marriage of the son was scheduled for November 17th which has been postponed for November 20th now
Cooperative week begins at Markfed
November 15, 2022 09:33 IST
Lal Chand Kataruchak assured the cooperatives that soon a 'single window clearance' will be put in place for granting them mandatory approvals.
Farmers to block railway track on Nov 24: Gurnam Singh Chaduni
November 15, 2022 09:15 IST
Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that at the time of calling off ‘Delhi morcha’ last year after the repealment of three farm laws, the Centre government had promised to cancel all the cases against the farmers, who were booked during the protests, and also had promised to provide MSP on all the crops.
Crop Cutting Experiments: Results of 70% experiments show increase of 54 kg in paddy yield per hectare this year in PunjabSubscriber Only
November 14, 2022 07:27 IST
Around 70% of crop cutting experiments (CCEs) witnessed an average of 54 kg increase in the paddy yield per hectare in Punjab so far as compared to last year’s average yield,
Industrial effluent, sewage water polluting rivers in country: National Green Tribunal chief
November 14, 2022 07:11 IST
The NGT chief said that the quality of air and water has deteriorated to an alarming stage, and it is the duty of every individual to take responsibility to clean the environment and stand against the violators who pollute it.
Doctors go on strike after colleague assaulted by kin of deceased patient
November 13, 2022 09:04 IST
Phagwara Additional Deputy Commissioner Nayan Jassal along with other officials rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
Paddy procurement down by 17 lakh tonne, but state meets 90% of 2022 targetSubscriber Only
November 13, 2022 08:57 IST
As per FCI records, 162.54 LT, 169.36 LT, 176.9 LT and 165.15 LT were procured in 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, and 20116-17, respectively.
Burnt area under paddy up 15% this year; Patiala tops chart with 64%Subscriber Only
November 13, 2022 08:52 IST
In the Doaba region, all four districts, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr burnt less area compared to last year.
Senior citizen couple tries skydiving, becomes ‘oldest’ pair to do so in countrySubscriber Only
November 12, 2022 14:37 IST
“When we were 5,000 feet above ground, we opened our parachutes for the next four minutes and landed at the Narnaul Flying Club,” said Dr Balbir Singh Bhaura.
Playing out in Punjab, cat and mouse game between farmers, govt officialsSubscriber Only
November 12, 2022 08:05 IST
While the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had imposed environmental compensation (read fine) on 4,954 sites, the green compensation is yet to be imposed in 2,742 farm fire cases for want of verification of the field owners
Heat wave fear prompts farmers in Punjab to begin wheat sowing early this yearSubscriber Only
November 11, 2022 16:30 IST
Wheat sowing completed in 45% area overall, in some districts in Punjab it is nearly 75%.
Punjab, Haryana cities record worst air quality in countrySubscriber Only
November 10, 2022 10:06 IST
Kurukshetra and Ambala in Haryana topped the chart, followed by Khanna and Ludhiana in Punjab. The latest air quality of five cities in Punjab recorded on Wednesday was even worse than that on Diwali night
Punjab asks brick kilns to use paddy-straw pellets as fuel, they say ensure supply firstSubscriber Only
November 10, 2022 13:32 IST
Kiln owners say there is hardly any paddy stubble pellet-making industry in the state at the moment, and this notification has come at a time when a large number of farmers have either burned the crop residue (stubble) or incorporated it in the soil.
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