Sangrur, Aug. 2 -- The Punjab government's land pooling scheme, aiming to acquire 65,533 acres across 21 cities and towns for industrial and residential development, faces strong opposition from villa... Read More
Sangrur, July 14 -- As Punjab grapples with depleting groundwater levels and diminishing returns from the traditional wheat-paddy cycle, dragon fruit cultivation is quietly taking root. Several farmer... Read More
Sangrur, July 8 -- The latest data obtained from the agriculture department reports Malerkotla as the front-runner in the paddy season 2024-25, followed by Barnala and Sangrur. According to the data,... Read More
Sangrur, July 3 -- The long-awaited Sant Attar Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences in Mastuana Sahib is one step closer to reality, with tenders for construction expected to be floated by the en... Read More
Sangrur, July 1 -- The Punjab social security department has recovered Rs.173.91 crore from accounts of deceased beneficiaries out of the total of 252.30 crore due. As per the official data accessed b... Read More
Sangrur, June 30 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the construction work of a double-lane railway overbridge (ROB) in Dhuri would begin soon. He said the railway granted clearance after "... Read More
Sangrur, June 13 -- As paddy sowing in Sangrur, Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Barnala, Patiala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Nawanshahr commenced on Monday, some farmers in Sangrur are demonstrating... Read More
Sangrur, June 10 -- Farmers in Punjab are expressing reluctance to adopt early-maturing paddy varieties such as PR126, citing concerns over the government's procurement timeline that, they say, does n... Read More
Sangrur, June 9 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said veteran leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who passed away on May 28 following age-related issues, had asked him to... Read More
Sangrur, May 31 -- Veteran Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa was on Friday cremated with state honours in his ancestral Ubhawal village amidst a massive gathering of mourners, including political lea... Read More