SAD faction seeks Rs.25k each from ex-lawmakers

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- Facing shortage of funds, the Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) breakaway faction has asked its former MLAs and MPs to make a monthly contribution of Rs.25,000. "We need funds to run ... Read More

Basmati exports to Iran hit by currency crisis

Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- Exports of premium basmati rice to Iran have once again come under uncertainty, affecting producers and processors in Punjab and Haryana. The disruption follows a sharp fall in t... Read More

House passes resolution against Centre's G RAM G

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- The Punjab assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution seeking a recall of the new rural employment law Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (V... Read More

Punjab rural debt swells, crosses Rs.1-lakh cr mark

Chandigarh, Dec. 29 -- Debt burden on Punjab's peasantry has crossed a whopping Rs.1 lakh crore, with a major share, Rs.85,460 crore, owed to commercial banks, a worrying trend given the stringent rec... Read More

As agrarian issues mount, farmers in Punjab push for unity of unions; plan to meet on Jan 8

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- Talks are on for unity between the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, Jagjit Singh Dallewal's Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) and Sarwan Singh Pandher-led Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi... Read More

As agrarian issues mount, farmers push for unity of unions

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Talks are on for unity between the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, Jagjit Singh Dallewal's Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) and Sarwan Singh Pandher-led Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi... Read More

Millers miffed, say batch testing set to delay shelling process

Chandigarh, Dec. 22 -- A directive by the Centre's ministry of food and public distribution to quality check every batch of fortified rice kernels (FRK) produced in the Punjab will cause unnecessary d... Read More

AAP dominates rural body polls, Cong runner-up

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered an emphatic victory in the rural body elections in Punjab, winning 62% of the total 347 zones of zila parishads and 54% of the total ... Read More

SAD put up spirited fight despite stiff competition

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) put up a spirited fight in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab despite facing stiff competition from the ruling Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More

Majha in AAP kitty, leads in Doaba, Malwa

Chandigarh, Dec. 18 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was leading in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections as per results declared so far on Wednesday, with the party calling the outcome ... Read More

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