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Punjab Budget: Agri & allied sectors see 5% growth in allocation, get rRs.r14,524 cr; boost to maize

Chandigarh, March 27 -- In the budget presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday for the upcoming financial year 2025-26, an allocation of Rs.14,524 crore has been made for the agr... Read More


Opposition terms Punjab governor's address as 'bundle of lies'

Chandigarh, March 25 -- Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday termed the governor's address on the opening day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session on Friday as a 'bundle of lies' and 'far f... Read More


Punjab: Centre, farmers' talks remain inconclusive, next meeting on May 4

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The talks between farmer leaders and a central delegation remained inconclusive on Wednesday, with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announcing the next meeting ... Read More


No pink bollworm-resistant seeds may derail Punjab's big cotton push plans

Chandigarh, March 19 -- The Punjab government may have been motivating Malwa farmers to expand the area under cotton as the sowing will begin from the first week of April, in the absence of geneticall... Read More


Akal Takht-appointed panel to start membership drive today

Chandigarh, March 18 -- The committee constituted by Akal Takht on December 2 to supervise the membership drive for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will start its work from Amritsar on Tuesday after perform... Read More


Uphill task ahead for new Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj

Chandigarh, March 11 -- It will be a tightrope walk for Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj (40), who was installed as jathedar of Takht Shri Keshgarh Sahib and also assumed charge as acting Akal Takht jatheda... Read More


Punjab: Revenue officials call off strike but not given property registration work

Chandigarh, March 6 -- A day after the Punjab government suspended 15 tehsildars and naib-tehsildars for not performing their official duty, revenue officials on Wednesday decided to call off their st... Read More


Mann-farmer spat: Latest flashpoint poses a fresh challenge for AAP govt

Chandigarh, March 5 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government's tough stance against Samyukta Kisan Morcha's March 5 'pucca morcha' (indefinite sit-in) at the state capital has become a latest flashpoin... Read More


Protest in Chandigarh: SKM to go ahead with Mar 5 sit-in as talks with Mann 'end abruptly'

Chandigarh, March 4 -- Talks between the Punjab government and Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders to discuss farmers' demands broke down midway on Monday with farmer leaders claiming a "livid" chief minist... Read More


Takht-constituted committee mulls starting SAD membership drive

Chandigarh, March 3 -- The Akal Takht constituted committee has decided to work out the modalities to start the membership drive for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), after the highest temporal seat of t... Read More