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Punjab sugar mills struggle with cane shortfall this crushing season

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- The sugar mills in Punjab in the ongoing crushing season are struggling to procure produce in proportion to their capacity. The situation has arisen due to a fall in yield cause... Read More


Milling hit: Punjab calls tenders for 1-lakh tonne of fortified rice kernels

Chandigarh, Feb. 9 -- The Punjab food and civil supplies department has called fresh tenders for the purchase of one-lakh tonnes of fortified rice kernels (FRK) at a cost of Rs.400 crore. The kernels ... Read More


Storage shortage: Punjab millers move shelled rice to other states

Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- A new trend has emerged in Punjab's paddy shelling system, with rice millers transporting shelled rice to neighbouring states such as Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & ... Read More


Canada addressing rise in gang activity, says Alberta minister

Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- Punjab-origin Alberta's minister for indigenous relations Rajan Sawhney, 54, on Wednesday said that the Canadian government are aware of the escalation of gangsters' activities a... Read More


Tariff cut brings Indian basmati back on US import radar

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- The basmati exporters from Punjab and Haryana heaved a sigh of relief after India and the US agreed on a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff o... Read More


'Nothing for farmers': Punjab ignored in Union Budget, say experts, farm bodies

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Agricultural experts and farmer organisations have said Punjab once again found no mention in the Union budget 2026-27, with key demands such as a legal guarantee for minimum sup... Read More


Nearly 25% of crop residue machines now redundant, Punjab tells CAQM

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- At least one-fourth of the crop residue management (CRM) machines supplied to Punjab farmers since 2018 have been declared non-functional, official data has revealed, raising co... Read More


Punjab: New tech to convert paddy straw into farm manure

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- A Fazilka-based agro based company has procured a patent for manufacturing fermented organic manure (FOM) from paddy straw that will cut down the usage of chemical fertiliser. A... Read More


Breakaway SAD faction announces outreach events from Jan 31

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- The breakaway faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by Giani Harpreet Singh, on Tuesday, decided to launch workers' mobilisation in Patiala, Kapurthala, and Jalandhar on Janu... Read More


Facing fund crunch, SAD faction seeks rRs.r25k each from ex-lawmakers

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- Facing shortage of funds, the Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) breakaway faction has asked its former MLAs and MPs to make a monthly contribution of Rs.25,000. "We need funds to run ... Read More