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Bhakra dam tilt triggers emergency IIT study; chief rules out threat

Chandigarh, May 29 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has commissioned an emergency study after detecting that the main wall of the Bhakra dam on the Sutlej river along the Punjab-Himachal Pra... Read More


Catch-22 for BBMB: Store water for irrigation or release to prevent floods

Chandigarh, May 27 -- With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir nearly 45 feet higher than last year despite lower inflows, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and Punjab's water resources ... Read More


Meri Fasal, Mera Byora scheme: Farmers apprehensive as Punjab pushes to complete digitisation

Chandigarh, May 16 -- The Centre has asked the Punjab government to complete the process of making farmers' unique IDs under its Meri Fasal Mera Byora scheme, further linking these to their Aadhaar nu... Read More


Punjab: Farmers' craze for subsidised tractor goes into overdrive

Chandigarh, May 13 -- Punjab's long-standing obsession with tractors has shifted into top gear, with an unprecedented 34,000 applications pouring in for subsidised tractors under the crop residue mana... Read More


Punjab: SAD terms anti-sacrilege law attack on Sikh faith

Chandigarh, May 12 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday said that the recently passed anti-sacrilege law was a direct attack on the Sikh faith and has instilled fear among the devotees, garnthis... Read More


Crushing season ends, Punjab cane growers still await rRs.r250-crore dues

Chandigarh, May 7 -- The sugarcane crushing season in Punjab concluded in March, but cane growers across the state are still awaiting payments worth nearly Rs.250 crore linked to the state government'... Read More


Punjab: Fresh showers pour trouble for procured wheat

Chandigarh, May 4 -- Widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across Punjab on Sunday morning and predictions for similar weather conditions on Monday and Tuesday have left the state food and civil suppl... Read More


Storage blues for Punjab as wheat arrivals near 100 LMT

Chandigarh, April 27 -- With wheat arrivals in Punjab nearly touching 100 lakh tonnes on Sunday, the procurement drive has thrown up multiple challenges for state agencies, including storing freshly p... Read More


Centre sanctions rRs.r576 crore to Punjab for crop residue mgmt

Chandigarh, April 24 -- The Union ministry of agriculture has sanctioned Rs.576 crore for crop residue management (CRM) to Punjab in the current financial year, marking the ninth consecutive year of c... Read More


Sudden influx of wheat triggers glut in Punjab's mandis

Chandigarh, April 23 -- Arrivals surge following Centre's relaxation on norms to procure grains damaged by recent rain, hailstorms A sudden surge in the arrival of freshly harvested wheat has choked ... Read More