Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has raised concerns over declining water availability in the Bhakra reservoir and advised its partner states to rationalise and graduall... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- With the Punjab government set to open 1,832 mandis for paddy procurement on October 1, the kharif season faces an immediate challenge. A massive backlog of 280 lakh tonnes of ... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- The Sanjha Mulazim Manch, an umbrella body of 153 unions of Punjab government employees, on Sunday, announced to hold a rally in Dhuri, the chief minister's home constituency, ... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Union ministry of food and public distribution has issued directions for registration of criminal cases and recovery of double the cost of shortages found in paddy and rice... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- Ahead of the high-stakes 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finds itself on the backfoot following the registration of a rape... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- Ahead of the festive season, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Friday announced an 8% dearness allowance (DA) increase for government employees and pensioners, ... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- A week after the Punjab government agreed to pass resolutions in a special Vidhan Sabha session acknowledging the demands of 23 farming organisations under the Samyukt Kisan Mo... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- During a meeting with officials of the Centre's ministry of food and public distribution, Punjab rice millers on Monday demanded additional labour costs for segregating 10% bro... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- Frequent and prolonged power cuts have forced Punjab rice millers to shut down their milling operations. Consequently, millers have announced they cannot purchase basmati stock... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Tuesday asked its partner states - Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan - to rationalise their water demand and submit fresh, reduced water r... Read More