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Mann govt announces 8% DA hike, employees end 3-week agitation

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- Ahead of the festive season, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Friday announced an 8% dearness allowance (DA) increase for government employees and pensioners, ... Read More


Punjab govt gives in to striking staff, approves 8% DA release

India, Sept. 18 -- Ending a three-week standoff with state employees, the Punjab government on Friday agreed to release two installments of dearness allowance (DA) of 4% each. The combined 8% DA, back... Read More


Rift in farmers' front: BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) backs water sharing, hits out at SKM's repeal demands

Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- A week after the Punjab government agreed to pass resolutions in a special Vidhan Sabha session acknowledging the demands of 23 farming organisations under the Samyukt Kisan Mo... Read More


Power cuts bring Punjab rice mills to grinding halt

Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- Frequent and prolonged power cuts have forced Punjab rice millers to shut down their milling operations. Consequently, millers have announced they cannot purchase basmati stock... Read More


Punjab govt employees call off pen-down strike after assurance

India, Sept. 9 -- Protesting Punjab government employees called off their pen-down strike on Wednesday, the second day of their agitation, following an assurance from chief secretary KAP Sinha that no... Read More


Rationalise demand, BBMB tells states as Bhakra, Pong levels remain below average

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Tuesday asked its partner states - Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan - to rationalise their water demand and submit fresh, reduced water r... Read More


Punjab govt employees go on mass casual leave over unpaid DA arrears

India, Sept. 8 -- The Punjab government's administrative functioning ground to a near-halt on Tuesday as secretarial, directorate, deputy commissioner, and tehsil office staff took a collective one-da... Read More


Farmers end stir as Punjab promises spl assembly session

Chandigarh, Sept. 8 -- The 23 farmer unions protesting under the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced they were calling off their weeklong protest on the outskirts of Chandigarh after the Pu... Read More


Farmers end stir as Punjab promises spl assembly session

Chandigarh, Sept. 8 -- The 23 farmer unions protesting under the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced they were calling off their weeklong protest on the outskirts of Chandigarh after the Pu... Read More


Rice millers dispute stock estimates ahead of paddy procurement

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- A day after the Punjab government's Custom Milling Policy (CMP) for the upcoming season starting October 1 permitted millers who delivered 90% of their 2025 paddy allocation to ... Read More