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Hybrid paddy boom triggers rice quality fears in Punjab

Chandigarh, June 12 -- The large-scale expansion of hybrid paddy cultivation across Punjab has triggered concerns among rice millers and agricultural scientists, who warn that the state could face a c... Read More


Draw more water from dams, BBMB tells partner states ahead of monsoon

Chandigarh, June 10 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Tuesday advised its partner states to increase water withdrawal from the Bhakra and Pong reservoirs to help regulate water levels and ... Read More


Urea shortage due to West Asia conflict sparks protests across Punjab

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Amid a shortage of urea due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia with the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, farmers on Monday organised protests across Punjab whil... Read More


Urea shortage sparks protests across Punjab

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Amid a shortage of urea due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia with the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, farmers on Monday organised protests across Punjab whil... Read More


Phased transplantation of paddy begins in Punjab

Chandigarh, June 2 -- The phased transplantation of paddy for the current kharif season began in Punjab on Monday, with the government dividing the state into three zones. The state government has imp... Read More


Bhakra dam tilt triggers emergency IIT study; chief rules out threat

Chandigarh, May 29 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has commissioned an emergency study after detecting that the main wall of the Bhakra dam on the Sutlej river along the Punjab-Himachal Pra... Read More


Catch-22 for BBMB: Store water for irrigation or release to prevent floods

Chandigarh, May 27 -- With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir nearly 45 feet higher than last year despite lower inflows, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and Punjab's water resources ... Read More


Meri Fasal, Mera Byora scheme: Farmers apprehensive as Punjab pushes to complete digitisation

Chandigarh, May 16 -- The Centre has asked the Punjab government to complete the process of making farmers' unique IDs under its Meri Fasal Mera Byora scheme, further linking these to their Aadhaar nu... Read More


Punjab: Farmers' craze for subsidised tractor goes into overdrive

Chandigarh, May 13 -- Punjab's long-standing obsession with tractors has shifted into top gear, with an unprecedented 34,000 applications pouring in for subsidised tractors under the crop residue mana... Read More


Punjab: SAD terms anti-sacrilege law attack on Sikh faith

Chandigarh, May 12 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday said that the recently passed anti-sacrilege law was a direct attack on the Sikh faith and has instilled fear among the devotees, garnthis... Read More