CHANDIGARH, Oct. 31 -- For many farmers in Punjab, the recent paddy season has been marked by despair and an estimated Rs.10,000-crore in financial losses. The crisis stems from a combination of prolo... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- With Punjab suffering from the worst floods in four decades, farmers are staring at losses of nearly Rs.10,000 crore this kharif season. The deluge destroyed crops across 2.97 l... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- Three former presidents, whose memberships in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) were revoked a day earlier, announced on Sunday that they would appeal to the ... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- The General House of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Saturday revoked the membership of three past presidents, including Paramjit Singh Sarna, Harvinder ... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday handed over the custody of the holy "Jore Sahib", the footwear of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, and his wife, Mata Sahi... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Expert teams from the Centre are scheduled to arrive in Punjab later this week to assess the losses caused due to the floods that hit the state in August and September. Nearly t... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- As the Punjab food and civil supplies department is awaiting a relaxation for discoloured paddy grain more than the permissible limits of 5% from the Centre, farmers in the stat... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- A 14-member team from the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution has drawn at least 100 samples from the freshly harvested paddy crop in 19 districts of Punjab to assess its q... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has sealed a deal with the State Agricultural Marketing Board (Mandi Board) to take over its 14-acre prime land in Moh... Read More
Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The recent floods - the worst in four decades - and the subsequent October rains have disrupted Punjab's agricultural cycle this year, with experts warning that the setback coul... Read More