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 …
Encouraged by the response to Nanhi Chhaan, a project to check female foeticide and to promote green cover in Punjab, the Punjab government has agreed to support the initiative. As per the understanding reached among Harsimrat Kaur, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who launched the initiative, the …
Ludhiana: In the last three years, more than 75 pc of BPL families have taken power connections on their own Delay by the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) in the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikarn Yojana (RGGVY), has defeated the purpose for which the Rs 154.58-crore plan was …
The technical programme for evaluation of the Bt cotton hybrids through ICAR trials during 2008-09 was formulated under the Chairmanship of the Assistant Director General (Commercial Crops), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for the four events which have been approved for commercial cultivation by GEAC (Ministry of Environment …
After getting positive response from the anti-polythene drive, the district administration has launched the second phase of the campaign against plastic bags. The second phase aims at countering use of plastic bags in rural areas of the district. Launching the drive from Jatal village, Deputy Commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya said …
PPCB for ban on burning of diesel, coal Varinder Walia Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 28 The government is contemplating a ban on use of fuel other than LPG by goldsmiths, hotels and dhabas in the walled city here to reduce pollution affecting the Golden Temple, following a report of …
Megha Mann Tribune News Service Nangal, January 28 The teams of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) today visited the Bela Dhyani village where a large number of dead fish was found floating in the Sutlej waters on January 25. PPCB team, …
Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 21 The Punjab government has decided to form a committee to verify the quality of green houses in the state set up under the National Horticulture Mission following farmers
Kanchan Vasdev and Jyotika Sood Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 20 The state government has set yet another deadline for the local dyeing industry to ensure discharge of effluents into Budda Nullah as per the stipulated standards of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The industry has been asked to start …
SP Sharma Tribune News Service Bathinda, January 19 Wheat fields and orchards at many places in the Malwa belt were inundated today as the canals breached due to increased water level. Crop in 250 acres were destroyed in Mehma Sarja and Kot Fatta areas. The canal breached in Chief Minister …
Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN New Delhi: The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has started the process of identifying constructions encroaching on the Aravali range in Faridabad. In the past, several farmhouses have been demolished in Gurgaon for being on forest land and for not having the relevant clearances. Senior Haryana …
Jalandhar: The leather complex in Jalandhar will get the second module of the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in November this year. Ajay Sharma, secretary and director of Punjab Effluent Treatment Societies (PETS), said the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) awarded the project to M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd, Hyderabad. This …
Kanchan Vasdev and Jyotika Sood Tribune News Service The stretch of nullah that was cleaned by Budda Nullah Development Committee led by senior officer P. Ram in Kum Kalan village. The stretch of nullah that was cleaned by Budda Nullah Development Committee led by senior officer P. Ram in Kum …
Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 15 Dr Gurdev Singh Khush, noted rice breeder and recipient of the World Food Prize and professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, has said the state, which was providing food security to the country, would be in trouble in 10-15 years due to …
Water from the Himalayas is set to slake the thirst of the desert fields of Rajasthan this summer with the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) releasing five lakh cusecs days of more water than its stipulated share to the state. While Rajasthan is set to have more water, Punjab and …
