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Punjab achieves only 58% of targeted 5-lakh acres under direct seeded rice

BATHINDA, July 31 -- The Punjab agriculture department is able to achieve only 58% of the targeted 5 lakh acres to be covered under the direct seeded rice (DSR) technique for paddy sowing this kharif ... Read More


Punjab: Custodial death: Court to hear case against 5 Bathinda cops on July 31

BATHINDA, July 16 -- A Bathinda court will hear on July 31 a case against five police personnel accused of fabricating a custodial death as a drowning incident. The case, heard on Tuesday by civil ju... Read More


UP's kinnow push worries Punjab's orchardists

BATHINDA, July 7 -- Kinnow growers of Punjab, grappling with low productivity since 2021, are now facing a new challenge from Uttar Pradesh where the state government is pushing for the cultivation of... Read More


Punjab: Custodial death: Court to resume hearing against five Bathinda cops on July 15

BATHINDA, July 6 -- A Bathinda court will resume hearing the case of alleged culpable homicide against five police personnel on July 15 after the Punjab and Haryana high court dismissed their petition... Read More


Custodial death: Sought quashing of criminal proceedings: HC junks Bathinda cops' plea

BATHINDA, July 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on July 1 vacated a stay order granted to a petition filed by five Bathinda police personnel in a case of an alleged culpable homicide. After hea... Read More


Nine years on, operations from Bathinda airport yet to take wings

BATHINDA, July 1 -- Nearly nine years after its inauguration, Bathinda airport, the only aviation facility in Punjab's southwest region, is still grappling with limited connectivity and underutilised ... Read More


Bathinda: Unions firming up plan to reignite farmer agitation

BATHINDA, June 20 -- Following a crackdown by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, two factions of the Bhartiya Kisan Unions - Ekta Ugrahan and Sidhupur - are trying to revive the farmer's movement, ... Read More


Ludhiana influencer's killing: Faridkot MP honours Mehron's father

BATHINDA, June 19 -- Religious vigilante Amritpal Singh Mehron, who is stated to be hiding in the UAE after allegedly killing a Ludhiana-based woman social media influencer as part of his moral polici... Read More


Booked for influencer's murder: Prime accused Mehron no stranger to controversies

BATHINDA, June 16 -- Wanted in the murder of a woman social media influencer, Kanchan Kumari aka Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, the radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh Mehron's brush with controversies is not new,... Read More


Influencer's murder: Four social media accounts of key accused Mehron blocked

BATHINDA, June 15 -- At least four Instagram handles associated with a self-styled Sikh radical leader Amritpal Singh Mehron wanted in the murder of a woman digital content creator Kanchan Kumari, wer... Read More