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Fear of fall in acreage stings farmers in Punjab's chilli cultivation hub

BATHINDA, Sept. 9 -- Flash floods, which have inundated large tracts of agricultural lands in Ferozepur, are likely to hurt Punjab's hub of chilli cultivation in the border district. Farmers, who had... Read More


Punjab: Cotton in trouble: Relentless rains drown hopes of good harvest, 20k acres impacted

BATHINDA, Sept. 7 -- As the first picking of cotton commenced in parts of Punjab, the ongoing rainy season, unfriendly to the key kharif crop, has left the farmers worried about economic losses. Acco... Read More


Mansa, Moga put on alert as Ghaggar, Sutlej swell

BATHINDA, Sept. 2 -- The Mansa and Moga district authorities have issued a flood advisory for several villages after a sharp surge in the Ghaggar and Sutlej was recorded due to heavy rain in the catch... Read More


Punjab: Flooded Harike poses threat to gharials, wildlife teams on alert

BATHINDA, Sept. 1 -- Flooding in the Satluj and Beas has raised alarm among wildlife officials over the safety of the endangered gharial population in the ecologically sensitive Harike Wetland. Author... Read More


Punjab 'drone didis' take flight, enter new era of agri-tech empowerment

BATHINDA, Aug. 18 -- Trained as drone pilots under the Centre's project NAMO Drone Didis to spray pesticides and fertilisers in fields using unmanned flying devices, enterprising rural women of Punjab... Read More


Punjab: Kharif maize pilot project gets lukewarm response in 6 dists

BATHINDA, Aug. 11 -- The state government's maiden initiative to promote kharif maize as an industrial crop through a subsidy scheme received a lukewarm response from farmers, as the authorities achie... Read More


Custodial death case: HC grants bail to 5 cops, orders them to appear before trial court

BATHINDA, Aug. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted anticipatory bail to five Punjab police personnel accused of the custodial death of a Bathinda resident. Hearing a petition on Tuesda... Read More