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Tarn Taran bypoll: A 'moral booster' for SAD, signalling revival of moderate 'Panthic' politics in Punjab

Chandigarh, 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, mainta... Read More


Punjab: 10% damaged grain allowed as procurement norms eased; move too late, say farmers

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


Punjab's farm fire cases have seen a dip, state officials tell CAQM team

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


Procurement nears end, Punjab presses Centre to ease norms

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


Guru Teg Bahadur's 350th Martyrdom Day| Politics of upmanship as Punjab, Haryana, Sikh bodies to hold separate events

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


11-member panel to draft report on Punjab flood losses

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


Punjab farmers stare at rRs.r10,000-crore farm loss as paddy output dips

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


Sarna brothers, GK to appeal to Akal Takht over cancellation of membership

Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- Three former presidents, whose memberships in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) were revoked a day earlier, announced on Sunday that they would appeal to the ... Read More


Gurdwara fund bungling: DSGMC cancels membership of Sarna brothers, GK

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- The general house of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Saturday revoked the membership of three past presidents, including Paramjit Singh Sarna, Harvinder ... Read More


Union minister Hardeep Puri hands over Guru Gobind Singh's 'Jore Sahib' to DSGMC

Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday handed over the custody of the holy "Jore Sahib", the footwear of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, and his wife, Mata Sahi... Read More