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Punjab: FCI recommends easing quality norms for wheat procurement

Chandigarh, April 17 -- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Thursday recommended relaxing quality norms for wheat procurement in the current season following parallel investigations carried out by ... Read More


Surcharge on heavy industrial water users fetches Punjab govt rRs.r110 crore

Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab Water Regulatory and Development Authority (PWRDA) has generated nearly Rs.110 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year by imposing a surcharge on 1,733 industrial units con... Read More


2027 state elections: SAD breakaway faction, Waris Punjab De eye poll pact

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The breakaway faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by former jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh is set to stitch an alliance with the jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritp... Read More


Punjab: To garner NRI support, SAD delegates to fly abroad

Chandigarh, April 6 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has planned to send delegations comprising young leaders to different countries to touch base and muster support from the non-resident Punjabis liv... Read More


West Asia tension: Basmati consignments 'stranded', exporters seek central support

Chandigarh, April 3 -- After a cargo vessel carrying basmati was on Wednesday hit by an Iranian drone in the Arabian sea near Dubai, the Punjab Rice Millers Exporters Association has sought the centra... Read More


17 Punjab blocks turn the tide, see rise in water table

Chandigarh, March 31 -- In a modest but notable shift for Punjab, which has been grappling with a groundwater crisis for years, 17 of its 153 revenue blocks managed to reverse the trend of falling wat... Read More


No written complaint filed by Randhawa, claims warehousing corp director Jain

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A top official in the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) said that Amritsar district manager, Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, it didn't file any formal complaint against the... Read More


SAD reworks poll strategy with focus on urban seats after BJP's 'go solo' call

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has begun reworking its electoral strategy with a renewed focus on urban constituencies after Union home minister Amit Shah announced on March 14 ... Read More


Guarantees fulfilled, state on path of progress, says Punjab CM Mann

Chandigarh, March 17 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government has fulfilled all the pre-poll 'guarantees' within four years of his term and the state is moving forward on the path... Read More


AAP's rRs.r1,000 aid to women has rattled Opposition: Mann

Chandigarh, March 10 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday claimed that the opposition parties are frustrated at his government's announcement of Rs.1,000 per month for women, and it reflects thei... Read More