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Punjab: ASI shoots self at police station, blames senior in suicide note
September 10, 2022 19:22 IST
Before killing himself, ASI Satish Kumar recorded a video message and also wrote a suicide note in which he has accused Tanda station house officer (SHO) Onkar Singh of harassing and misbehaving with him.
Indian Sikh man separated from his family during Partition meets his Pakistani Muslim sister in Kartarpur
September 10, 2022 13:28 IST
All eyes went teary as wheelchair-bound Singh had an emotional meeting with his sister Kulsoom Akhtar at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday.
A remote Nawanshahr village declared free of garbage
September 10, 2022 07:07 IST
After feedback on compost quality and benefits, the gram panchayat wants to sell it. The initiatives was undertaken under Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) for effective management of solid and liquid waste.
Kapurthala: Jailed inmate flees from civil hospital during treatment
September 8, 2022 20:24 IST
According to the police, the inmate has been identified as Sandip Singh, a resident of Haibowal near Phillaur.
Punjab govt orders verification of blue ration card holders, viral video raises questions about such cardholders’ genuineness
September 7, 2022 14:14 IST
The government marked this verification because the previous regime had allegedly distributed around 11 lakh such cards just before the elections.
Fire breaks out in empty AC coach of Hoshiarpur-Delhi Express train
September 7, 2022 08:49 IST
The train, whose departure time for Delhi was 10.25 pm, was vacant at the time of the incident.
Paddy dwarfing: scientists in dark on how virus reached crop beltSubscriber Only
September 7, 2022 05:45 IST
As per scientific reports, the virus – Southern Rice Black-streaked Dwarf Virus (SRBSDV) – is transmitted by the white backed plant hopper (WBPH) in a persistent circulative and propagative manner.
Machines not enough, govt should work on MSP diversification policies to stop firesSubscriber Only
September 4, 2022 04:30 IST
Farmers, however, said that they burn their fields as a mark of protest as the government doesn't give them financial assistance to cover equipment and functioning costs.
Dual constitution case: As Akali Dal raises jurisdiction issue, complainant says ‘delaying tactics’Subscriber Only
September 3, 2022 21:37 IST
The court had been hearing a case filed by Hoshiarpur resident Balwant Singh Khera who has accused the SAD of submitting two different constitutions to seek recognition as a political party
An Express Series: For farmers, cost of farm fires is a matchstick; what they lose in soil, human health is croresSubscriber Only
September 3, 2022 05:34 IST
The farmers say all it takes to clear a field of the stubble is just one matchstick — and a box of 50 matches comes for Rs 2.
Punjab records 60 per cent deficit in rainfall during paddy’s crucial phaseSubscriber Only
September 2, 2022 06:09 IST
In August, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh’s required rain is 146.2 mm, 147.7 mm and 284.8 mm rainfall respectively; the two states and their joint capital witnessed 58 mm, 70.2 mm and 166.9 mm this year.
An Express Series: Nearly a lakh machines to manage stubble, yet no end to farm firesSubscriber Only
September 1, 2022 05:40 IST
Stubble management machines were first distributed in 2018 and to date, the state has 90,422 such machines and 30,000 more will be added this year, taking the number to 1.20 lakh.
Pages of ‘Gutka Sahib’ found scattered in Phagwara, cops book unidentified persons
September 1, 2022 00:43 IST
Station House Officer (city) Amandeep Nahar said they were scanning the CCTV footage of the area to trace those who carried out the "sacrilege" incident. The culprits will be arrested soon, he added.
An Express series | Burning issue: Paddy stubble a boon for many in PunjabSubscriber Only
August 31, 2022 04:56 IST
Two biomass power plants owned by a single owner are producing 14 megawatt power by using 1.50 lakh tonnes of paddy stubble annually by collecting it from 50,000 acres of land spread across some 60-odd villages.
An Express Series | Pathankot’s share in farm fires at less than 1%; force behind success: chief agri officerSubscriber Only
August 30, 2022 05:30 IST
The district is consistent in keeping the burning to a bare minimum and is aiming to make it burning-free in the coming harvesting season.
CM Bhagwant Mann opens ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Dian’ mega sporting event at Jalandhar
August 30, 2022 04:33 IST
More than 4 lakh players of different age groups are expected to participate in the competitions from block to the state-level in 28 sports categories, Mann said.
Punjab: 38 kg heroin seized from truck, 2 arrested
August 29, 2022 03:04 IST
The heroin was hidden under a tarpaulin in the toolbox, said the police.
An Express series | Stubble management: College in Doraha shows the way to stamp out fields of fireSubscriber Only
August 29, 2022 11:47 IST
Farmer Gurvinder Singh, of Khattran village says that ever since the college team started visiting their village, he stopped burning stubble “because the team members provide us machines” and this has improved the quality of his land.
3 armed men attack drug de-addiction centre counsellor’s car in Kapurthala, injure her
August 27, 2022 11:51 IST
Police said they have registered a Daily Diary Report and are trying to locate the culprits with the help of CCTV footage.
Paddy dwarfing: PAU decodes mystery, blames virus first reported in ChinaSubscriber Only
August 27, 2022 06:38 IST
This is the first time that SRBSDV has been found in Punjab, the experts at the Ludhiana-based university said, adding that the incidence of stunting was more pronounced in early sown paddy crops, irrespective of the variety.
Nurse murder: Police arrest accused, term it case of one-sided love affair
August 27, 2022 04:00 IST
The accused was identified as Satgur, 34, a resident of Tibba village in Fatehgarh Sahib district. He works as a gardner in the nagar council of Mandi Gobindgarh.
Traders fear stricter pesticide residue norms in Middle East could hit basmati exportsSubscriber Only
August 23, 2022 06:50 IST
But experts say that as agriculture is a state subject, it's the responsibility of the state governments, exporters and farmers to work together towards making basmati pesticide-free, instead of depending on the Centre for this.
Northern region reservoirs record 74% current live storage of waterSubscriber Only
August 22, 2022 02:43 IST
It’s highest ever in past 10 years’ average, 28% more than last year
At PAU, IARI Delhi director lists benefits of growing soybeanSubscriber Only
August 20, 2022 01:39 IST
While speaking to The Indian Express during his two-day visit to Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, Singh said that farners in Punjab are dependent on cereal-based mono-cropping and grow only wheat and paddy during Kharif and Rabi seasons, respectively, and if they shift to soybean, they will get better remuneration compared to paddy.
Arbitration cases in various cooperative societies: ‘Defaulter’ farmers in ‘salsi’ cases fear attachment of their propertySubscriber Only
August 18, 2022 13:07 IST
For the uninitiated, 'salsi' means arbitration, which is judging of a dispute between people or groups by someone who is not involved.
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