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During the protest on Monday. (Express Photo)

One year of Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Farmers squat on railway tracks in Punjab, 16 trains affected

October 4, 2022 04:06 IST

Five people — four famers and a journalist —were killed in Lekhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year when a car, allegedly being driven by Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, ran over a group of farmers who were returning after protests against the Centres three farm laws.

Excess rain caused huge damage to the crop mainly in Haryana, which witnessed 82% excess rain in September.

Slow start to paddy procurement as Punjab, Haryana see surplus Sept rainSubscriber Only

October 3, 2022 08:07 IST

The surplus September rain in both Punjab and Haryana took place mainly during the fourth week and at a time when the paddy crop had reached maturity.

On Saturday, there was a total of 28,000 MT of grain in the mandis of which 9,000 MT was brought. (Express file photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Paddy Procurement begins: In Punjab, slow start; of 2,153 mandis, only 178 receive grainsSubscriber Only

October 2, 2022 07:29 IST

According to the Punjab Mandi Board, farmers had already started bringing the crop to the mandis from Thursday.

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Tension in village after church window fibre sheet breaks

September 30, 2022 12:14 IST

Some Christian organisations gathered and held a brief protest as they linked the matter to the incident in Tarn Taran church, which was vandalised recently by anti-social elements.

Recent rain may reduce yield by 2% to 2.5% in affected areas: Punjab agri dept initial reportSubscriber Only

September 30, 2022 06:32 IST

According to the initial field reports, around 1.39 lakh hectares of area witnessed stagnation of excess water during the rain from September 22 to 26 in the state.

The letter mentioned that the previous government had told the then Leader of Opposition that second part of the inquiry report was missing from the records of Vidhan Sabha. (File)

Nakodar police firing: Kin writes to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to constitute SIT to probe missing part in probe report

September 27, 2022 12:39 IST

Justice Gurnam Singh Commission submitted its report in 1986 which mentioned that the police action was unjustified and unnecessary.

While the main harvesting season in the state will start from October 1, the recent rain may delay the harvesting by a week in several districts. (PTI photo)

Punjab records 30% surplus rain in Sept, but paddy crop safeSubscriber Only

September 27, 2022 07:32 IST

Punjab’s overall rainfall in this monsoon (June 1 to date) is just 5% less than normal.

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Nawanshahr DC takes stock of preparations for Bhagat Singh anniversary

September 26, 2022 00:31 IST

Randhawa said that the state-level programme will begin in the morning with patriotic songs by Lakhwinder Wadali. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan, after paying his respects at the memorials of Sardar Bhagat Singh and his father Sardar Kishan Singh, will address a public gathering near the museum built in memory of the freedom fighter.

Contrary to this advisory there is another side of the story also where people are feeling unsafe because of the lawlessness created by some Punjabi student groups in some areas of Canada where there number is more. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav/Representative Image)

‘We feel safe here’: Indian students in Canada welcome advisorySubscriber Only

September 25, 2022 12:31 IST

While most students in Canada said that they feel safe, others said that this advice by the Indian government is highly appreciable and will also create awareness among them

The Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner has issued a show cause notice to the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Sultanpur Lodhi, for wrong reporting about the stubble burning in a village. (File Representational Photo)

Stubble management: Book suggests continuous hand-holding of farmers can yield desired resultsSubscriber Only

September 25, 2022 02:30 IST

Every government in Punjab has/had been doing its bit, including distribution of thousands of machines, to keep a check on crop residue burning during the paddy harvesting season, but the results leave/left a lot to be desired.

Punjab Police inks deal with hospitals for treatment at CGHS rates

September 24, 2022 23:14 IST

The officer said that it was an informal arrangement as police officials will pay their bill and later on submit their claim to the department as per the procedure.

During the probe It came to light that Telu Ram, Yashpal and Ajaypal had purchased many properties under their names and under the anmes of their family members. (Representational/File)

Punjab Vigilance Bureau finds another grain lifting tenders scam, this time in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar

September 24, 2022 05:16 IST

As per vigilance sleuths, one of the accused in the SBS Nagar case is already in jail in the Ludhiana grain lifting tender scam.

On Friday, the entire basmati belt from Sonepat and Panipat to Karnal, Kurukshetra and Ambala received heavy showers. Worse, there is forecast for more in the next two days.

In India’s main basmati-producing belt of Haryana, rain spells doomSubscriber Only

September 24, 2022 19:31 IST

Rajbeer Singh, a farmer from Staundi village, is yet to harvest his Pusa-1509 basmati crop. “I cannot harvest till the water drains out from my field, which is currently inundated. If during this period, the grains turn black due to fungal infestation or germinate, it will be a huge loss,” he pointed out.

Four Sikh youths were gunned down by police in Nakodar here on February 4, 1986, while taking part in a peaceful march against the sacrilege of five 'birs' (copies) of Guru Granth Sahib. The five 'birs' were burnt in Nakodar on February 2, 1986, at a gurudwara. (File photo)

HC issues notice to Punjab govt on ‘missing part’ of inquiry reportSubscriber Only

September 23, 2022 08:38 IST

The Part B of the inquiry report was found missing from the records of the Punjab Assembly when this report was sought by the then leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema during the previous Congress government.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raman Arora. (Photo: @ramanarora_jal)

Jalandhar: Scuffle between rival groups close to AAP MLA and DCP over property leaves 3 injured

September 23, 2022 07:28 IST

The police have registered a case against some people after this scuffle under attempt to murder and SC / ST ACT in Police Station 6.

Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary: This golfer has big plans for Punjab’s PhillaurSubscriber Only

September 21, 2022 08:16 IST

A graduate from Government College Jalandhar, Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary is the son of Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, grandson of former Agriculture Minister of Punjab Master Gurbanta Singh and nephew of former Local Government Minister Chaudhary Jagjit Singh.

Asked why Captain’s wife and Congress MP Parneet Kaur had not joined BJP, Thakur said that every individual had their own right to decide about which party they wanted to join. (File)

BJP to benefit from Captain Amarinder Singh’s experience, says Anurag Thakur

September 21, 2022 07:54 IST

Prodded about how the BJP plans campaign for the Himachal Assembly polls with Captain Amarinder by its side as the former CM had grandchildren who were married in Congress families (like former Congress CM Vir Bhadra Singh’s family), Thakur said that this would not be the first time when members of the same family were in different parties.

Amritsar reported 10 fires on September 20, 15 on September 19, 11 on September 15 and five on September 18. Tarn Taran recorded 3, 2, and 2 fires on September 15, 18 and 19, respectively. (Representational)

From 50 to 106: In one day, farm fires double; Amritsar alone sees 90Subscriber Only

September 22, 2022 04:30 IST

According to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana, which records field fires through satellite images, 106 fires have been recorded between September 15 and September 21.

The Congress leader said the civil aviation minister of India should seek details from the Lufthansa airline about the ‘de-boarding’ of Punjab chief minister and make the report public. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Punjab: Congress demands CM Mann’s resignation over his ‘deplaning’ in Germany

September 19, 2022 17:14 IST

Partap Singh Bajwa said it is a national shame that a sitting chief minister was deplaned by an airline.

Punjab Agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal will hold the meeting on September 20 for discussing and resolving the issues of cane farmers, farm union
president Manjit Singh Rai said.

To ensure payment, admn attaches properties of sugar mill in Phagwara

September 17, 2022 03:43 IST

The attached properties include machinery, power generation plant, structures, buildings, yards, residential compounds, vehicles and any other movable and immovable assets, Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala Vishesh Sarangal said.

Punjab Arhtiya Association Punjab President Ravinder Singh Cheema said that apart from this the crucial point added this time is that it is compulsory to submit land details of cultivator/farmer for the Paddy, Basmati and cotton crops separately.

Arhtiyas refuse to do land mapping for farmers: ‘this is job of govt officials’Subscriber Only

September 15, 2022 06:27 IST

While the government warned of wrong land mapping (LM) saying that action could be taken against them, Arhtiyas said that they are not ready to take responsibility for the land mapping.

The university has announced September 15 as the last date to deposit the fee.
(Representational image)

IKGPTU warns defaulting colleges of disaffiliation from universitySubscriber Only

September 15, 2022 06:15 IST

The future of thousands of students could be at stake if these colleges are disaffiliated from IKGPTU, which is the first technical university of Punjab.

The driver of the tractor-trolley fled the spot. Police registered a case against the driver and search teams have been formed to nab him. (Image: Screengrab)

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