Chandigarh, Nov. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not likely to be part of the commemorative events to mark the 350th martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur, being organised by the Punj... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- The state food and civil supplies department has decided to wind up the paddy procurement operation this week amid negligible arrivals. This year, the arrivals and the subsequen... Read More
India, Nov. 15 -- The Tarn Taran bypoll result has provided a much-needed morale boost for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, the SAD candidate, secured second place, maintaining... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Nearly a month after experts from the Centre took samples of damaged and discoloured paddy harvested in the current kharif marketing season, the Union ministry of food and publi... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- Punjab has seen a considerable drop in stubble burning cases this year, state government officials told a team of the Centre's commission for air quality management (CAQM), which... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- With the kharif procurement season at its fag end, the Punjab government is awaiting a response from Union ministry of food and public distribution for relaxation of procurement ... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- In a vivid display of religio-political one-upmanship, Sikh religious organisations and the governments of Punjab and Haryana are holding multiple religious processions (nagar ki... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- The Punjab government has constituted an 11-member committee of senior IAS officers to prepare a detailed draft report for post-disaster needs assessment following the devastatin... Read More
CHANDIGARH, Oct. 31 -- For many farmers in Punjab, the recent paddy season has been marked by despair and an estimated Rs.10,000-crore in financial losses. The crisis stems from a combination of prolo... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- With Punjab suffering from the worst floods in four decades, farmers are staring at losses of nearly Rs.10,000 crore this kharif season. The deluge destroyed crops across 2.97 l... Read More