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 …
Increased organic farming of wheat and paddy crops could be counter-productive for Punjab and could also jeopardise the national food security, according to a six-month study of organic as well as intensive farming systems in the state by the State Farmers Commission. The report, which has been prepared after the …
Even as Himachal continues to plead its case for seeking a larger share from Punjab in the Shah Nehar irrigation project, a sum of Rs 17.28 crore has been given by the Punjab Government to the hill state. Although Himachal is demanding a sum of Rs 212 crore from Punjab …
After prolonged negotiations, the protesting farmers reached an agreement with officials and then called off their rail roko stir at around 11 pm today. Besides elderly protesters, a number of young children were also seen in the agitation along with their family members. The DC was observed talking on phone …
Expressing concern over the high level of ammonia in the Yamuna that has made the Delhi Jal Board shut down the Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants leading to an acute scarcity of water, Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra has asked Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to …
Mohali: No joint venture company formed yet for construction activity, says AAI official Almost a year has passed since an international airport was formally approved for Mohali. No work has, however, begun at the ground level as yet. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed, requisite land was acquired, compensation …
Water-man Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and his followers have decided to approach various political parties and motivate them to include environment of Punjab as a part of their election manifesto in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) elections. Sant Seechewal, who was here to preside over an NCC function of a …
Thousands of tonnes of wheat procured by the Punjab Agro Industries Corporation this season and stored in the open has been rotting at some places in the state. Procured in May this year, it was stored on open plinths and fields rented by the agency. At Kotla Bhai Ke village, …
Patiala: The Punjab State Electricity board today asked the Punjab Government to renegotiate the price for its Rajpura thermal power plant with the lone bidder, Lanco Infratech. At a crucial meeting of its Board of Directors held in Chandigarh today to discuss the modalities for setting up the ambitious 1,320-MW …
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has released a new variety each of cucumber, pumpkin, coriander, turmeric and cauliflower. It also introduced new sowing technology. Among new varieties released are Punjab Samrat (pumpkin), Punjab Sugandh (coriander), Punjab Haldi (turmeric), Punjab Naveen (cucumber) and Punjab Katki (cauliflower). Talking about the new variants in …
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Ropar: In a bid to attract tourists to the villages, the Punjab Government has launched a farm tourism scheme in Rupnagar district, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (development) Kavita Singh. She said detailed guidelines have been chalked out to rope in progressive farmers and farmhouse owners in the district. Under the …
Chandigarh: Come December and a rich hue of orange lights up the Punjab villages from Hoshiarpur in the north to the Abohar-Ferozepur belt in the south. The most successful citrus variety to be grown in this part of the country, the humble kinnow has now come into its own. No …
A three-day orientation programme on environmental education resource books for DEd, BEd and MEd level students, organised by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in association with National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), got under way at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on Monday. …
Chandigarh: Panjab University has been conferred with the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) award, for its performance in the field of research. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh handed over the letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor R C Sobti, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on …
Panjab University has been awarded the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) award based on its performance in research. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, yesterday in the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, handed over the award letter to the vice-chancellor, Professor R.C Sobti. The award includes a grant of Rs …
In order to evaluate and recommend reforms in the working conditions of labourers in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set up an expert committee, headed by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice S S Kang. The directions were issued by a Division Bench comprising …
