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Transfers Rs.1,600cr to over 50 lakh beneficiaries of various schemes

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday digitally transferred Rs 1,596 crore directly into the bank accounts of over 50 lakh eligible beneficiaries under various welf... Read More


Beyond the crop: Why value addition is key to agri growth

India, Aug. 11 -- At a national-level meeting on agriculture some years ago, a senior participant asked, almost dismissively, "Why should we worry so much about a sector that contributes only 14-15% t... Read More


Sandhu seeks status of underground cabling in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Singh Sandhu has sought a status report on the modernisation of Punjab's electricity infrastructure, particularly the ongoing work to remove overhead power... Read More


Recovering Rs.1 cr from Sirhind civic body, PPCB tells NGT

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated action to recover Rs.1.06 crore in environmental compensation from the Sirhind Municipal Council over continued "violatio... Read More


1 dead as car hits bike in Sangrur

Sangrur, Aug. 11 -- A 32-year-old man lost his life after a "speeding" car hit his bike near the Kalajhar toll plaza in Sangrur late on Sunday evening. From the car, which was abandoned by the driver ... Read More


106 roads closed, heavy rain alert in 9 HP districts today

Dharamshala, Aug. 11 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has issued heavy rainfall alerts in nine districts of Himachal Pradesh for August 11. The weather office has sounded an orang... Read More


MeT predicts 9-day rain spell across J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- Kashmir witnessed hot weather on Monday with Meteorological centre predictingheavy rains from Tuesday night. The Meteorological centre informed that summer capital Srinagar record... Read More


Now, SAD (PS) seeks parole for Hawara

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Two days after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann urged governor Gulab Chand Kataria to grant 10-day parole to Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds, the Shiromani Akali ... Read More


MEA condemns defacement of embassy bypro-Khalistan elements

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- 'India on Monday condemned the defacing of its embassy in Slovenia, purportedly by pro-Khalistan elements, and called on Slovenian authorities to hold the perpetrators accountabl... Read More


Sukhbir: Apprised PM of 'malgovernance' in Punjab

Bathinda, Aug. 11 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Monday said that his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aimed at highlighting the rampant "malgovernance and... Read More