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FCI allows Punjab to use open plinths for wheat storage for the last time

Chandigarh, March 30 -- The food corporation of India (FCI) has allowed the Punjab food and civil supplies department to store wheat on the open plinths, known as covered area plinths (CAP), for the l... Read More


SAD's hints it may go solo in Lok Sabha polls

Chandigarh, March 23 -- Amid the buzz of an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the meeting of its core committee, the top decision-making body of the Akal... Read More


Two years of AAP govt in Punjab: Dip in farm fires, diversification still remains a challenge

Chandigarh, March 16 -- The two years of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime in Punjab have been challenging as far as the agriculture sector is concerned. As farm organisations continue to press for the... Read More


2 years of AAP govt: Providing jobs, a 'work in progress' in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 16 -- In two years since it came to power, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has provided jobs to 42,924 persons in 40 state departments, a major chunk (27%) of ... Read More


Rural roads repair work hit due to non-release of RDF, says Agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian in question hour

Chandigarh, March 12 -- Agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Monday said that owing to the non-release of rural development fund (RDF) by the Centre, the repairs of rural roads have been dela... Read More


Punjab farmers set to take the wheel of improved, easy-to-use surface seeders

Chandigarh, March 11 -- Punjab Agricultural University's (PAU) surface seeder, an improved and easy-to-use version of its older counterparts, has found space in the list machines being provided to far... Read More


No mention of AAP's pre-poll promises in Punjab budget: Bajwa

Chandigarh, March 7 -- Punjab Vidhan Sabha leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday said the Aam Aadmi Party's guarantees given before of the state polls were missing in the state budget p... Read More


Sukhdev Dhindsa merges his party SAD (Sanyukt) with SAD after 4 years

Chandigarh, March 6 -- In a boost for Akali Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls, former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Tuesday merged his SAD (Sanyukt) with the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Aka... Read More


Punjab: rRs.r13,784 crore for agri sector, major chunk to be pumped into free power for tubewells

Chandigarh, March 6 -- Presenting the budget for the financial year 2024-25, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced an allocation of Rs.13,784 crore for the agriculture and a... Read More


Punjab's crop residue management plan bets big on subsidised machines

Chandigarh, March 1 -- The Punjab government has decided to provide farmers with 36,020 subsidised machines for in-situ and ex-situ management of the crop residue for the upcoming kharif season harves... Read More