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All fresh faces in SAD breakaway faction's 41-member working panel

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


False Smut spread as farmers missed anti-fungal spraying due to rains: Experts

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


Flood-relief compensation to be distributed before Diwali: Punjab CM

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


Silt-choked Bhakra's storage capacity down by 25%

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


Punjab pulls all stops to keep farm fire count low, sanctions 15,613 CRM machines

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