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Sukhbir announces party's new office-bearers, core committee

Chandigarh, June 28 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday announced the party's newly constituted organisational structure, announcing key office-bearers and a 31-member cor... Read More


Chandigarh: No trace of rRs.r2,000-crore basmati consignments to Iran, say exporters

Chandigarh, June 26 -- Amid the Iran-Israel conflict, consignments of basmati worth Rs.2,000 crore is untraceable, exporters have said. The country's basmati trade, to which Punjab's produce contribut... Read More


Akal Takht-appointed committee to end SAD membership drive on June 18

Chandigarh, June 16 -- The Akal Takht-appointed committee on Sunday said that it will wind up the membership drive for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on June 18. The committee said it has so far circulate... Read More


Amid cash crunch, Punjab asks 12 depts to deposit available funds into state treasury

Chandigarh, June 10 -- Punjab finance department, which is facing an acute financial crunch, has asked at least a dozen state government departments to deposit funds available with them into the state... Read More


Punjab: Not MSP, low input cost is Ugrahan group's focus now

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), a farm body based in Malwa belt of Punjab that has the largest support base in the state, has sidestepped from seeking a hike in the minimum ... Read More


To check stubble burning: CAQM asks Punjab, Haryana to mandate use of straw-based fuel in brick kilns

Chandigarh, June 4 -- In a step aimed at curbing air pollution from crop residue burning, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued fresh directives to the state governments of Punja... Read More


Paddy sowing kicks off in five districts of Punjab's Malwa belt

Chandigarh, June 2 -- Paddy sowing began in five districts of Punjab's Malwa belt --Faridkot, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Muktsar and Fazilka -- on Sunday, June 1, in keeping with the early schedule for tran... Read More


Delhi plans joint action with Punjab, Haryana to curb farm fires

Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Delhi government has decided to engage with the state governments of Punjab and Haryana for joint action to control paddy stubble burning. Delhi environment minister Manjind... Read More


Sukhdev Dhindsa: Akali stalwart leaves behind indelible imprint on Punjab politics

Chandigarh, May 29 -- Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, 89, who passed away of protracted illness in Mohali on Wednesday, remained the closest companion of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal... Read More


To check farm fires, Punjab lays thrust on custom hiring centres

Chandigarh, May 26 -- With the Centre sanctioning a Rs.500-crore outlay under its crop residue management (CRM) programme to curb stubble burning during the kharif harvest season in Punjab, a signific... Read More