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Barnala tops state in e-Sewa efficiency with lowest pendency rate

India, April 9 -- BARNALA The district has secured the top position in Punjab for maintaining the lowest pendency rate of just 0.16% on the e-Sewa portal, according to official data covering the peri... Read More


Barnala tops state in e-Sewa efficiency

BARNALA, April 9 -- The district has secured the top position in Punjab for maintaining the lowest pendency rate of just 0.16% on the e-Sewa portal, according to official data covering the period from... Read More


HC seeks reply from Punjab, Centre overplea challenging Dhuri ROB construction

SANGRUR, April 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notices to the Punjab government and the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of a Rs.54.76 crore ... Read More


Rain-hit wheat farmers in Punjab's Sangrur, Barnala fear crop loss

India, April 8 -- With the harvest festival of Baisakhi only five days away, wheat farmers in Sangrur and Barnala districts on Wednesday expressed concern as heavy rainfall triggered widespread crop l... Read More


Sangrur medical college to see light of day soon, assures CM

Sangrur, April 3 -- The Sant Attar Singh Medical College in Sangrur is set to open soon, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday. A land dispute caused the delay in the project, but the hurdles ... Read More


Unseasonal rain, hail hit Punjab's wheat crop; farmers fear loss

India, April 1 -- Unseasonal rainfall and scattered hailstorms across Punjab have sparked concern among farmers as the wheat crop enters its final stage of maturity. Growers in Sangrur and Barnala fea... Read More


Change of land use withdrawn for cement firm's Sangrur project

Sangrur, March 31 -- The Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP) has officially cancelled the change of land use (CLU) status granted to Shree Cement North Pvt Ltd for its project in Sangrur dist... Read More


Farmers taste sweet success with flavoured jaggery products

Sangrur, March 27 -- In a shift away from the conventional sugarcane trade, farmers in Sangrur and Barnala districts are turning to value-added, flavoured jaggery (gur) production, boosting their inco... Read More


NGT notice to chief secy, 14 others over 'illegal' tree felling

BARNALA, March 25 -- : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Punjab chief secretary and 14 other officials, including deputy commissioner, senior superintendent of police, princi... Read More


Punjab directs teachers to join drug census, unions cry foul

SANGRUR, March 18 -- The Punjab school education department has directed district authorities to mobilise teachers and office staff as enumerators for the state's upcoming first drug and socio-economi... Read More