BATHINDA, Sept. 15 -- Farmers in the border villages of Ferozepur district are setting a new precedent in crop diversification by turning to lotus cultivation, increasing their income by nearly Rs.2 l... Read More
BATHINDA, Sept. 10 -- A sharp rise in the subsurface saline water table, triggered by heavy rains, is wreaking havoc on Punjab's horticulture belt in Abohar of Fazilka district. Experts warn that the ... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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