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
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
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
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
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
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
Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Punjab is set for a bumper basmati crop this kharif season, with early indications pointing to a sharp improvement in yield and total production estimated at around 30 lakh tonn... Read More
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
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
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