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Govt services to be hit as 3 lakh staffers on casual leave today

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- More than 3 lakh employees of Punjab government departments, boards and corporations will observe a mass casual leave on Thursday to protest the non-payment of pending dearness ... Read More


Tighten taps, BBMB cautions partner statesas sluggish monsoon slows Bhakra inflow

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- In stark contrast from past few monsoons which saw surplus rain, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), amid a relatively weaker rainy season this year, has issued a word of c... Read More


Australia trademark blow pits Punjab basmati exporters against Pakistan

Chandigarh, Aug. 24 -- India's bid to secure exclusive recognition for basmati in Australia through a certification trademark has suffered a setback, with the Australian Federal Court rejecting the Ag... Read More


Punjab to give 22,500 crop residue machines to curb stubble burning

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- With paddy harvesting in Punjab expected to begin by the last week of September, the state agriculture department has prepared an action plan to strengthen crop residue manageme... Read More


Assailant from Pune, servingas gurdwara sewadar: Cops

Chandigarh/Nanded, Aug. 14 -- The Nihang who allegedly attacked Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal inside a gurdwara near Maharashtra's Nanded city on Thursday hails from Pune, police said.... Read More


Himachal rain pushes Bhakra Dam level to 1,612 feet, up by 54 feet in a month

Chandigarh, Aug. 10 -- Amid incessant monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh over the past week, Bhakra Dam's reservoir level has risen fast, reaching 1,612 feet - a 54 feet increase from 1,558 feet a mont... Read More


Day after Modi-Sukhbir meeting, SAD backs women's quota, delimitation bills

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced its support for the Women's Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill, calling for their immediate implementation and backing... Read More


Akali dal backs women's quota and delimitation

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced its support for the women's quota and the delimitation bills, calling for their immediate implementation and backing the Centr... Read More


Implement without delay: Akali Dal extends support to both bills

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced its support for the women's reservation bill and the delimitation bill, calling for their immediate implementation and backing... Read More


Akali dal backs women's quota and delimitation

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced its support for the women's quota and the delimitation bills, calling for their immediate implementation and backing the Centr... Read More