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Crops over 3-lakh acres ruined; silt may delay wheat sowing

Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- Even as the state government is trying to conclude its special girdawari to assess flood damage, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has flagged the issue of thick silt deposits... Read More


Rains hit paddy harvest, may delay wheat sowing: Experts

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- Punjab's agricultural sector is grappling with an unfolding crisis as the state faces continuous heavy rainfall, which is delaying the maturing and harvesting of the paddy crop. ... Read More


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 rains disrupted farmers' spraying schedule, say 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


Worries mount as silt-choked Bhakra's storage dips 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


To keep farm fire count low, state sanctions 15k 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 alr... Read More


Basmati hits mandis, fetches higher price

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- As of Thursday, a total of one lakh tonnes of freshly harvested premium aromatic basmati crop has arrived in Punjab's mandis, with prices ranging from Rs.2,300 to a high of Rs.... Read More


Paddy procurement starts today but challenges aplenty

Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- As freshly harvested paddy crops arrive in Punjab mandis, the state food and civil supplies department is set to open 1,872 mandis for procurement of the kharif crop from Tuesd... Read More


Floods swallow premium basmati crop on 1.2L acres

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- In a major setback to Punjab's premium aromatic basmati grain farmers, floods triggered by the release of excess water from the three dams - Bhakra, Beas, and Ranjit Sagar Dam-... Read More


Flooded with relief, Punjab looks for long-term rehabilitation

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Battling its worst floods in four decades that have claimed 53 lives and destroyed crops in 1.91 lakh hectares, Punjab is now faced with a deluge of relief material. With the o... Read More