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Punjab: Canal breach submerges 150 acres of farmland in Sangrur

India, June 19 -- A 50-foot breach in the Neelowal canal on Thursday submerged about 150 acres of agricultural land near Khadial village in Sangrur district, destroying paddy and maize crops. The inc... Read More


Keshav from Punjab's Tapa town bags AIR 7

Sangrur/Patiala, June 15 -- Keshav Mittal, 17, from Tapa town in Punjab's Barnala district secured all-India rank (AIR) 7 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG, scoring 680 marks out... Read More


Sangrur farmers turn to diversification, moves beyond wheat, paddy

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


Farmers resist shift to early-maturing paddy varieties

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


Veteran leader Dhindsa wanted a united Akali Dal: Sukhbir Badal

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


Veteran Akali leader 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