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 …
While agriculture diversification in Punjab may not have been very successful on a larger scale, it is bearing great fruit at individual level. Ravi Inder Singh (23), who graduated in electric engineering last year, chose farming as a profession rather than sweating it out in some office. While a major …
This year during monsoon, all the North Indian states, except Himachal Pradesh, have already received above-normal rainfall, and the monsoon is still continuing. Due to this heavy downpour, a large area (including urban and agricultural) of Punjab has been flooded. It is a well-known fact that floods are created only …
This paper aims to shed light on the hitherto neglected issue of land in development. It examines the process of land market development in the former Punjab from when private ownership of land was established in mid-19th century, up to the present. It is found that as against the assumption …
In an attempt to tame Ghaggar, which has caused floods in the region, the Punjab Government is launching an ambitious project to increase the siphon capacity at Khanauri, near Sangrur. The Rs 137-crore project, which would be launched by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal later this week, would double …
The Punjab Government has chalked out a plan to generate Rs 200-crore power per annum by setting up co-generation power plants at all the state cooperative sugar mills in the state. This was disclosed by Co-operation Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh here today while presiding over a one-day workshop organised by …
Chandigarh, October 12 As you sow, so shall you reap, goes the old saying. But it took nine years and a trying time running from pillar to post for a Mukstar-based agriculturist to finally be awarded with compensation for the
The State Water Policy envisions that available water resources should be utilized efficiently and judiciously to meet drinking water needs and irrigation requirements in a manner that also promotes its conservation and engenders community participation. It seeks to make water everybody
Hundreds of trees along the Mohali-Kharar stretch of National Highway-21 are being axed these days to pave way for the much-awaited four-laning of the highway stretch, ill-famed as the
Studies indicate an urgent need to map areas that have selenium-rich soil because the element has been linked to aridity there. A study published in the September issue of Journal of Environmental Management revealed that food grains from some arid regions in Northern India had high selenium. For the study, …
Mohali, September 27 33 per cent land locked under PLPA : 24.4 per cent for residential use The much-awaited Master Plan of Mullanpur Local Planning Area envisages developing 6,109 hectares of land spread across 33 villages in the Chandigarh periphery as Punjab
Punjab has accused Rajasthan of not placing all relevant facts before the Ghaggar Standing Committee while seeking approval of schemes to utilise the waters of the Ghaggar, which it had no right to do. Punjab has asked Rajasthan to get the matter resolved, failing which it would be constrained to …
Hisar, September 22 The farmers, especially cotton growers, will soon be able to control the pest attacks without using pesticides. The entomologists at HAU have come up with a natural control for the mealy bug- a pest of cotton crop which destroys crops every year.
AGRICLUTURE Real growth stems from real reforms, not inaction. The success of Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh validates the principle that sustained reforms and investment in health and infrastructure bring investments that create jobs and markets enabling prosperity. This year the State of the States study reviewed the performance of states …
Ludhiana, September 18 Farmers queue up at 3 am to get seeds of PBW-550 at PAU counters The sale of a new wheat variety seed, PBW 550, today brought thousands of farmers to Punjab Agricultural University. Be it Patiala, Abohar, Mansa, Muktsar or as near as Jagraon, farmers from all …
