Anju Agnihotri Chaba
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Despite highest-ever potato production, Punjab farmers earn less than half of last year’s price
Among all the districts, Jalandhar has produced nearly 7 lakh tonne potato, which is the highest in the state followed by Ludhiana, which recorded nearly 5 lakh tonne production → Read More
Pakistani newspaper sees ‘rise of Khalistan demand’ behind Ajnala police station attack
A photo of a 'palki' carrying the Sikh religious book—considered a living guru—surrounded by Amritpal’s supporters and hundreds of police on the spot was also published. → Read More
Post I-T raids on two, rivalry among churches in Punjab comes to fore
Last Tuesday, the I-T department conducted raids on “Church of Glory and Wisdom” of pastor Bajinder Singh at Tajpur village in Jalandhar and its centres in Punjab as well as on “Open Door Chruch” of pastor Harpreet Deol of Khojewala village in Kapurthala. → Read More
‘We’re not getting money from anywhere’: Punjab pastor addresses guests after I-T raids
The I-T department Tuesday conducted raids on Singh’s ‘Church of Glory and Wisdom’ at village Tazpur in Jalandhar, and on Harpreet Deol’s Open Door Church at Khojewala village in Kapurthala → Read More
Punjab sees 26% rainfall deficit in January, 20% in Haryana: IMD data
According to the IMD, Punjab received rainfall of 15.1 mm compared to a normal of 20.3 mm, while Haryana saw 11.6 mm rainfall (normal 14.5 mm). → Read More
Post-matric Scholarship Scheme: Punjab govt sitting on its share of PMSS fee
The Centre will release its share after the state releases its portion. In Punjab, the total liability of the scheme comes to around Rs 380 crore annually. → Read More
Showers in past 24 hours meet 60% requirement of Punjab’s first winter month rain
According to the India Metrological Department (IMD)’s Chandigarh office, Punjab has received 8.4 mm of rain, against the required 14.3 mm, which is -41 per cent. → Read More
Farmers worried as Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh receive scant winter rain
According to agricultural experts, winter rain, mainly in January, acts like a tonic for rabi crops → Read More
Rahul Gandhi to resume Punjab leg of Yatra in Jalandhar after Chaudhry’s last rites today
No songs, music will be played or slogans shouted when the yatra passes from Jalandhar today due to the tragedy that struck Congress in the demise of its sitting MP. → Read More
41 Punjab govt depts owe Rs 2,605 crore in pending electricity bills
According to the records available with the power department, the biggest defaulter is the water supply and sanitation department with Rs 1,124 crore. → Read More
After Centre’s guideline, Punjab PWD begins to identify bridges that do not have crash barriers
As per the new directions, crash barriers are to be provided on all new bridges with or without footpaths. → Read More
Punjab’s unemployed youth are entitled to Rs. 5 and 7 unemployed allowance per day: RTI
According to the information within the district, there are a total of 29,997 registered unemployed in the district including 12,376 Schedule caste/ST, 179 BC& OBC, and 17,442 general categories. But unemployment allowance is not being given to anyone. → Read More
Two days before much-publicised mega PTM, teachers ask, ‘what is new in this?’
Most teachers said that instead of doing politics, government should admit that the Punjab education model is the best → Read More
Punjab, Haryana issue red alert for very dense fog; Bhagwant Mann changes school timings
Kapurthala and Jalandhar will also witness a severe cold wave on Wednesday, IMD said. → Read More
Diversification faces hurdle in Punjab: Area under oilseed up 23%; lack of seeds to stall further increase
Officials say that there is a huge scope of increasing the area under mustard crops, because not only the state but the country is also hugely dependent on imports of edible oils. → Read More
What’s going wrong with Punjab’s stubble management
Punjab has been reporting around 2,000 stubble burning incidents daily for several days and the total number of farm fires has already crossed the 45,323-mark to date with burning of paddy residue → Read More
Paddy procurement down by 17 lakh tonne, but state meets 90% of 2022 target
As per FCI records, 162.54 LT, 169.36 LT, 176.9 LT and 165.15 LT were procured in 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, and 20116-17, respectively. → Read More
Burnt area under paddy up 15% this year; Patiala tops chart with 64%
In the Doaba region, all four districts, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr burnt less area compared to last year. → Read More
Heat wave fear prompts farmers in Punjab to begin wheat sowing early this year
Wheat sowing completed in 45% area overall, in some districts in Punjab it is nearly 75%. → Read More
‘Parali’ management: This PAU low-cost technique could be a stubble burning silver lining
This technique is called ‘surface seeding of wheat' in which paddy harvesting and wheat sowing are done at the same time in a single operation. → Read More