Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Contrary to claims of the Punjab Government, the illegal mining in the Sutlej belt— Moga and Ferozepur districts— still continues reportedly under the ‘patronage’ of Akali leaders. Recently, the Kot-ise-Khan police have arrested Balwinder Singh, a resident of Dharamkot town and Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Rampura, for allegedly indulging …
The “rail roko” agitation by Punjab farmers demanding higher compensation for their cotton and basmati crops paralysed train services in the state for the second day today as the unions leading the protest extended it by another two days. Forty-one trains, including the India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express, had to be cancelled …
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday inaugurated solar power project with a total capacity of 31.5 megawatt (MW) at Lakhmirwala village in Moga district. With this, Punjab’s shift from green revolution to the green power revolution has moved further as total solar power installation already touching 210 MW …
Water level in the Sutlej has increased to an alarming situation in the Moga district due to heavy rainfall in the catchments areas. People living in the river belt have started a night vigil as a precautionary measure. Water has entered many houses of the Sanghera village and other settlements …
Based on primary data collected from 105 farming households spread across three districts and nine villages of central Punjab, this study examines groundwater depletion and consequent shifts of the farmers from centrifugal to submersible pumps. It also documents adaptation strategies of farmers in response to groundwater depletion. Owing to groundwater …
Panic triggered by the high prevalence of cancer, hepatitis and other diseases in Mari Mustafa village of the district entered the political realm today. Vijay Sampla, BJP MP from Hoshiarpur and newly appointed Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, today asked the Punjab Government for details of …
More than 1.2 lakh of the total 1.4 lakh brick kilns in the country and around 2,600 of the total 2,700 brick kilns in Punjab have been non-functional for over three months for want of environment clearance certificates from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The state government is …
Panic gripped a Dalit locality at Rania village in Moga district on Thursday after a large number of people fell ill due to suspected diarrhoea outbreak and viral infection. At least 19 persons, including women and children, were admitted to the Civil Hospital at Badhni Kalan during the past 24 …
Deficient rainfall in the state has led to a sharp decline in the water table. It may take years to make up for the loss by way of natural recharging, even if the monsoon is normal next year. In Punjab, 71 per cent of cultivated land is irrigated by tube …
The state government has launched its much-touted crop diversification plan by reviving maize cultivation on a massive scale. This year, the government is pushing for an increase in the area under this crop by about 75,000 hectares. With the Centre announcing a minimum support price (MSP) on maize and the …
Small and marginal farmers in this district are going back to the old days of environment-friendly manual harvesting of wheat to reap the benefits: dry fodder for cattle and assorting the best grains to make seed for the next cropping season. The soaring prices of wheat straw, commonly used as …
14 sand-laden trucks seized, one accused manages to escape At least 13 persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining from the Sutlej basin in the district during the past 24 hours. The police have seized 14 trucks laden with sand from their possession. One of the accused …
The Centrally-funded scheme is being run in Moga, Sangrur and Ajitgarh districts Punjab government has released a fund of Rs 21 crore earmarked for the mid-day meal scheme in the state for the month of October. The Centrally-funded scheme is being run in Moga, Sangrur and Ajitgarh districts of the …
Fake sand weighing slips seized The police crackdown on the sand mafia operating in Moga and Ferozepur has failed to achieve its goal as the illegal activity continues unabated in these districts. Over the last few weeks, more than 50 criminal cases have been registered against those indulging in illegal …
Contrary to tall claims by both state and central governments about reining in the suicide trend among farmers and agriculture labourers of Punjab, a survey conducted by state's universities revealed that the number of suicides in the past decade either remained largely unchanged or increased. Data pertaining to the worst …
Moga district was once declared dark zone of state Heavy rainfall and late sowing of paddy for the past five years has helped reduce the rapid depletion of groundwater in Moga district that was once declared as a dark zone of Punjab by the Central Ground Water Board. From 2001 …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the e-auction of minor-mineral quarries in 19 districts of Punjab. The e-auction of 115 minor-mineral — sand or gravel — quarries in 19 of the state’s 22 districts was to be held from July 1 to 3. But, the state had proposed …
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed e-auction of minor mineral quarries in 19 districts of Punjab. Division bench comprising Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice G S Sandhawalia passed the orders on a petition filed by Chandigarh resident Brinder Singh Dhillon. The petitioner had alleged that the state …
More than 110 of the 138 water blocks in Punjab have shown a steep fall in the water table, ringing the alarm bells. Thirty-eight of these blocks in Sangrur, Ludhiana, Barnala, Moga and Fatehgarh Sahib districts have been issued notices under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The Central Ground Water …
For farmers of Droli Bhai and Ghal Kalan villages, which are among the biggest in this constituency, the lack of canal water is the biggest issue. Worst sufferers are the farmers whose land is situated at the tail-end of canals. Seventy-year-old Sukhdev Singh’s farm house is located 50 m from …
