Order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the matter of Bhisham Kinger Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to deteriorating medical infrastructure in Punjab, especially Malerkotla district. An affidavit filed before the court showed that certain vacancies of doctors at Malerkotla have …
The Election Commission (EC) has allowed continuation of subsidy to the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) for supply of free power to farm sector and poor sections of society. The Punjab government had sought the permission of the EC in this respect. The commission has also allowed the charging of …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved the much-awaited construction of Cherrah dam which would supply drinking water to consumers in the twin cities. Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin, who presided over the Ecnec meeting, approved the project that would be jointly …
Tests sponsored by a voluntary group caring for special children in south-western Punjab have shown toxic levels of uranium in samples of hair taken from 149 children, all under the age of 13 years. The assays conducted at Trace Minerals, a German Laboratory, on the request of the Baba Farid …
Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh March 31, 2009, 0:34 IST Irked by the lackadaisical attitude of the Punjab government, small and medium scale industrialists in Mohali have demanded that the state government should foster the growth of clusters in the area to help industries tide over the ongoing recessionary phase. Mohali …
Jalandhar: Silence of the political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections over degradation of environment in Punjab has disappointed environmentalists in the state. No political party has made an issue of threat to ecology. It is said politicians seeking votes do not want to annoy industrialists manufacturing of pesticides, fertiliser and …
Overcast sky, strong surface winds, incessant rains and a drop in both day and night temperatures during the past 24 hours have been a cause of worry for farmers of Punjab and Haryana as their rabi crops are almost ready for harvest. It is the second successive spell of inclement …
Conservation Agriculture In yet another step towards popularising conservation agriculture among the farmers of the region, the Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation (PAFC) has demonstrated cultivation of wheat using minimalist tillage technology. The wheat has been grown on 120 acres of PAFC farmland in Ladhowal, Ludhiana.
Things seem to have come a full circle for a majority of Americans agriculturists who are going organic in a big way giving the go-by to conventional farming. Interestingly, this development has taken place at the global level when the Punjab Farmers Commission report has ruled out such farming on …
Ludhiana: Woes of wheat growers refuse to end. First it was bad weather and now when the crop is on the threshold of harvest, heavy rains and the high velocity winds hit the state on Friday. Besides the inclement weather, the yellow rust has also crashed the state
Until August 2005, Indira Colony was a veritable slum on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. An unplanned locality that came up in 1985 on the low-lying bed of a seasonal rivulet, it was perennially beset with squalid conditions, potholed streets, overflowing drains and garbage. Three years on, however, the 120-house …
After getting tremendous response across the cities and villages of Punjab, Nanhi Chhaan, an initiative to save girl child and trees, was launched in the Capital. The Delhi chapter of the initiative that started from auspicious corridor of Golden Temple in Amritsar, was inaugurated here today in the sacred premises …
New Delhi: Corporates and NGOs have decided to come together to work on, and connect, two burning causes: the girl child and trees. Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna on Sunday inaugurated
SAVE THE Aravallis: a slogan that like so many others stirs little response until the cost of ignoring it hits home: no electricity, no water, no construction material and, worst of all, no rain and the daytime temperature perpetually above 50 degrees Celsius. The Aravallis are the oldest mountain range …
The Punjab Farmers Commission, which was in controversy for some observations reported on organic farming, has asked Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to find out whether alternative sources of nutrients like green manure ensure high crop yield. Commission chairman G.S. Kalkat has written to PAU Vice- Chancellor N S Kang to …
The Punjab government will start the procurement of wheat from April 1. All preparations in this regard are complete. Expecting higher yields as compared to last year, the Department of Food and Supply has increased the number of mandis to be set up for the procurement process. This year wheat …
Amloh, March 17 There is no end to the suffering of residents of the town as sewage continues to block streets and enter houses, making their lives a virtual nightmare. To top it all, some families have raised the plinth of their houses from the street level and their entrance …
