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Cost, tender hurdles sink Bhakra, Pong desilting plan

India, May 1 -- Chandigarh Efforts by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to clear decades of accumulated silt from the reservoirs of Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam have hit a roadblock, with high costs... Read More


Cost, tender hurdles sinkBhakra, Pong desilting plan

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Efforts by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to clear decades of accumulated silt from the reservoirs of Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam have hit a roadblock, with high costs, poor ... Read More


Centre sanctions Rs.576 crore to Punjab for crop residue mgmt

Chandigarh, April 24 -- The Union ministry of agriculture has sanctioned Rs.576 crore for crop residue management (CRM) to Punjab in the current financial year, marking the ninth consecutive year of c... Read More


Agri dept reports 2-quintal per acre dip in wheat yield

Chandigarh, April 21 -- Punjab agriculture department's crop-cutting experiments conducted to assess the wheat yield have shown an average decline of two quintals per acre compared to the 2025 season,... Read More


PAU to deploy geo-intel system for precise crop loss assessment

Chandigarh, April 20 -- Amid repeated crop losses due to inclement weather over the past few years, including this wheat season, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to deploy a geospatial... Read More


Surcharge on heavy industrial water users fetches Punjab Rs.110cr

Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab water regulatory and development authority (PWRDA) has generated nearly Rs.110 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year by imposing a surcharge on 1,733 industrial units con... Read More


SAD breakaway faction, Amritpal'sparty eye poll pact

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The breakaway faction of Shiromani AkaliDal (SAD) led by former jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh is set to stitch an alliance with the jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpa... Read More


To garner NRI support, SAD men to fly abroad

Chandigarh, April 6 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has planned to send delegations comprising young leaders to different countries to touch base and muster support from the non-resident Punjabis liv... Read More


West Asia tension: Basmati consignments 'stranded', exporters seek Centre's support

Chandigarh, April 3 -- After a cargo vessel carrying basmati was on Wednesday hit by an Iranian drone in the Arabian sea near Dubai, the Punjab Rice Millers Exporters Association has sought the centra... Read More


Punjab: Procurement ops set to be hit as arhtiyas go on strike

India, April 2 -- Wheat procurement in Punjab began on Wednesday on a troubled note as arhtiyas (commission agents), who play a central role in mandi operations, went on strike over a set of unresolve... Read More