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Sangrur farmers turn to diversification, move beyond traditional wheat-paddy cycle

Sangrur, June 13 -- As paddy sowing in Sangrur, Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Barnala, Patiala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Nawanshahr commenced on Monday, some farmers in Sangrur are demonstrating... Read More


Punjab: Farmers resist shift to early-maturing paddy amid procurement concerns

Sangrur, June 10 -- Farmers in Punjab are expressing reluctance to adopt early-maturing paddy varieties such as PR126, citing concerns over the government's procurement timeline that, they say, does n... Read More


Punjab: Veteran leader Dhindsa wanted a united Akali Dal, says Sukhbir

Sangrur, June 9 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said veteran leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who passed away on May 28 following age-related issues, had asked him to... Read More


Punjab: Veteran Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa cremated with state honours

Sangrur, May 31 -- Veteran Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa was on Friday cremated with state honours in his ancestral Ubhawal village amidst a massive gathering of mourners, including political lea... Read More


Woman posing as nurse tries to steal newborns at Sangrur civil hospital, held

Sangrur, May 27 -- Police on Sunday arrested a woman identified as Sumiti, a Ludhiana resident, for allegedly posing as a nurse at the civil hospital and attempting to steal two newborns. Senior medi... Read More