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Basmati growers fear deep levy hit to aromatic exports

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The 50% tariff imposed by the Trump administration has left Punjab and Haryana basmati growers and exporters deeply worried, fearing severe impact on aromatic grain exports to th... Read More


Basmati growers fear deep setback for grain exports

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The 50% tariff imposed by the Trump administration has left Punjab and Haryana basmati growers and exporters deeply worried, fearing a severe impact on aromatic grain exports to ... Read More


Trump tariffs may hand Pak basmati market advantage

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The 50% tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration has left Punjab and Haryana basmati growers and exporters deeply worried, fearing severe impact on aromatic grain export... Read More


Donald Trump's tariffs may hand Pakistan's basmati market advantage

India, Aug. 9 -- The 50% tariff imposed by the Trump administration has left Punjab and Haryana basmati growers and exporters deeply worried, fearing severe impact on aromatic grain exports to the US ... Read More


Satwant Kaur, Giani Harpreet among contenders for top post

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- Bibi Satwant Kaur and former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh have emerged as frontrunners for the top post as the five-member committee, constituted by the Akal Takht on... Read More


Farm unions unmoved, want land-pooling scheme scrapped

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- A day after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced that his government would reach out to people and farmers over the land pooling policy and the government would do whate... Read More


BBMB foots Rs.8-cr bill, paves way for deployment of CISF

Chandigarh, July 30 -- Just two weeks after the Punjab assembly unanimously passed a resolution opposing the deployment of central security forces at Bhakra and other hydel installations, the Bhakra B... Read More


Rift widens, Sukhbir faction turns down rebels' invite for party polls

Chandigarh, July 28 -- The chances of reconciliation between Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the rebel faction appear to have diminished, with the Sukhbir camp making it clear th... Read More


40 years on, Punjab Accordremains a missed opportunity

Chandigarh, July 24 -- Signed 40 years ago, the Rajiv Gandhi-Longowal Accord --- a landmark agreement in Indian political history aimed at bringing peace and normalcy to Punjab --- is seen as a case o... Read More


Check corruption in tehsils, DCs told

Chandigarh, July 22 -- In a communication sent to all the deputy commissioners, the revenue department, Punjab, on Monday asked them to take measures to check corruption in the tehsils. Additional chi... Read More