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Discoloured grain, moisture has state farmers in distress

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


Farmers stare at Rs.10,000-cr loss as paddy yield dips 20%

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


Sarna brothers, GK to approach Takht

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


DSGMC cancels membership of Sarna brothers, Manjit Singh GK

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


Hardeep Puri hands over Guru Gobind Singh's 'jore sahib' to DSGMC

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


Central teams to visit Punjab to assess losses due to floods

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


As Punjab awaits relaxation in norms, farmers forced to sell crops below MSP

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


Samples taken, relaxation likely on discoloured grain

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


PUDA to buy unused Mandi Board land in Mohali for Rs.700 crore

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


Wheat sowing at peril as floods, rains delay paddy harvesting

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