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BBMB red flags low Bhakra reservoir levels, asks states to cut water demand

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has raised concerns over declining water availability in the Bhakra reservoir and advised its partner states to rationalise and graduall... Read More


Paddy procurement to begin from Oct 1 in Punjab amid storage crunch

Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- With the Punjab government set to open 1,832 mandis for paddy procurement on October 1, the kharif season faces an immediate challenge. A massive backlog of 280 lakh tonnes of ... Read More


DA arrears: Employees announce rally in Dhuri on Oct 10

Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- The Sanjha Mulazim Manch, an umbrella body of 153 unions of Punjab government employees, on Sunday, announced to hold a rally in Dhuri, the chief minister's home constituency, ... Read More


Stock shortage: As Centre tightens noose, Punjab rice millers seek scientific checks

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Union ministry of food and public distribution has issued directions for registration of criminal cases and recovery of double the cost of shortages found in paddy and rice... Read More


Chawla scandal puts SAD on backfoot

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- Ahead of the high-stakes 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finds itself on the backfoot following the registration of a rape... Read More


Punjab govt announces 8% DA hike, employees end three-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


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


Punjab rice millers seek extra labour costs for 10% broken rice segregation

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- During a meeting with officials of the Centre's ministry of food and public distribution, Punjab rice millers on Monday demanded additional labour costs for segregating 10% bro... 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: 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