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Punjab tweaks farm stay policy after NGT intervention

Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- In a significant policy reversal following the intervention of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Punjab government has amended its Farm Stay Policy, 2026, excluding land p... Read More


2025-26 fiscal: Punjab power subsidy touches rRs.r16k cr as PSPCL collects rRs.r4,700 cr in levies

Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Punjab's 300-unit free power scheme has enabled nearly 90% of the state's domestic electricity consumers to receive subsidised power, with a large majority getting zero bill. A... Read More


Pilot says Punjab polls to be a Congress-AAP contest, rules out naming CM face

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Amid continuous factional feud within the Punjab Congress, the newly appointed party state in-charge Sachin Pilot on Friday sought to project the 2027 assembly elections as a d... Read More


2025 floods: Punjab flags Bhakra, Pong reservoir mgmt before NGT

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Punjab has raised concerns before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the management of the Bhakra and Pong reservoirs, arguing that shrinking storage capacity, rigid reserv... Read More


NGT summons Sangrur DC over rRs.r84-lakh unpaid fine, legacy waste

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Coming down heavily on the district administration, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned the Sangrur deputy commissioner to personally appear before it on November 18... Read More


Punjab eases building norms for shops; tightens electrical, fire safety rules

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- The Punjab government has eased several building norms for commercial properties, rooftop solar installations, parking and recreational facilities, while tightening safety requ... Read More


Harike desilting plan hits wildlife roadblock

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- The proposed desilting of the ecologically sensitive Harike Wetland has run into a regulatory hurdle, with the Punjab wildlife department objecting to any such activity within ... Read More


Punjab: rRs.r50k penalty imposed on PSPCL for deficiency in service-delivery system; 37L consumers face billing woes

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission has imposed a Rs.50,000 penalty on Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) amid billing-related lapses reportedly af... Read More


Outage effect: PSPCL top brass camps at thermal plants to monitor generation

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- In a first, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has deputed its chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) and four directors to oversee the functioning of the state's five... Read More


Punjab's farm stay push finds few takers

Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- Three months after Punjab rolled out its ambitious Farm Stay Policy to create an additional source of income for farmers and promote rural tourism, the initiative has received a... Read More