Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- Punjab's agricultural sector is grappling with an unfolding crisis as the state faces continuous heavy rainfall, which is delaying the maturing and harvesting of the paddy crop. ... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- The breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday announced a 41-member working committee which includes 10 members nominated by newly elected president Giani Harp... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- Agri experts on Tuesday said that due to incessant rain and subsequent floods, the farmers in the state missed anti-fungal spraying, leading to the emergence of false smut (haldi... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday assured that the government will start disbursing flood-relief compensation to affected individuals before Diwali. Mann made the ... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- The unprecedented rains in the catchment areas this monsoon season have brought to focus the excessive silt accumulated in the Bhakra Dam's reservoir-Gobind Sagar Dam-which has... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Hoping to keep the stubble burning count low, the Punjab government has sanctioned 15,613 crop residue management (CRM) machines for farmers this season. The government has al... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- As of Thursday, a total of one lakh tonnes of freshly harvested premium aromatic basmati crop has arrived in Punjab's mandis, with prices ranging from Rs.2,300 to a high of Rs.... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- As freshly harvested paddy crops arrive in Punjab mandis, the state food and civil supplies department is set to open 1,872 mandis for procurement of the kharif crop from Tuesd... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- In a major setback to Punjab's premium aromatic basmati grain farmers, floods triggered by the release of excess water from the three dams - Bhakra, Beas, and Ranjit Sagar Dam-... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Battling its worst floods in four decades that have claimed 53 lives and destroyed crops in 1.91 lakh hectares, Punjab is now faced with a deluge of relief material. With the o... Read More