Punjab: New tech to convert paddy straw into farm manure

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- A Fazilka-based agro based company has procured a patent for manufacturing fermented organic manure (FOM) from paddy straw that will cut down the usage of chemical fertiliser. A... Read More

Breakaway SAD faction announces outreach events from Jan 31

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- The breakaway faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by Giani Harpreet Singh, on Tuesday, decided to launch workers' mobilisation in Patiala, Kapurthala, and Jalandhar on Janu... Read More

Facing fund crunch, SAD faction seeks rRs.r25k 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

Farmers meet SC panel, seek law guaranteeing MSP on all crops

Chandigarh, Jan. 10 -- A committee constituted by the Supreme Court to suggest course correction in the agrarian sector on Friday met different farmers unions, who demanded a central law offering guar... Read More

Punjab: Basmati exports to Iran hit by currency crisis, stocks worth rRs.r2,000 crore stranded at ports

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 ... Read More

Punjab Assembly passes resolution against G RAM G; demands restoration of MGNREGA

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 farm debt crosses rRs.r1 lakh crore 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

Punjab: As agrarian issues mount, farmer bodies push for unity

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

Centre's new fortified rice kernels norms has millers miffed, Shelling set to be delayed

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 Punjab rural body polls, Congress runners-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

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