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 …
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new land acquisition policy with a provision for outsourcing purchase of land for the state government. The unique method, being adopted for the first time in the country, aims to by-pass the process of land acquisition by inviting
If presence of effluents found in groundwater, governments and pollution control boards of two states will be asked to take action against erring units While alcohol has damaged the health of north Indians, the units manufacturing it have been defiling the groundwater in Punjab and Haryana. The Central Ground Water …
Patiala, March 30 High-velocity winds accompanied by hailstorm and an incessant spell of rain for a couple of hours last night damaged the almost ripened wheat crop in villages across Patiala and surrounding areas. With farmers demanding a special girdwari, the administration may write to the government to look into …
For several months now, Punjab government schools have not received money for the mid-day meal scheme. Teachers have been spending from their own pockets or buying rations on credit to feed the children. The Education department has attributed the delay in payment to non-release of funds by the Finance department. …
Supreme Court has asked the states to evict illegal occupants of village commons. This a report by Down to Earth on the apex court judgement which said that transfer of village community land for private & commercial use is illegal and asked all state governments to prepare schemes for eviction …
JAGPAL SINGH and Dev Singh of Jagir Rohar village in Patiala have little idea that their enmity has resulted in a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court that would bear implications for the rural population of the country. In its January 28 decision in the case concerning encroachment of common …
Hundreds of villagers, under the banner of Punjab Panchayat Union, held a massive protest and laid siege to the District Mining Office (DMO) in Industrial Area, Phase I, here Tuesday. Alleging rampant illegal mining up and above the permissible limits and not even getting their one third share from the …
Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal has said if the Central Government failed to implement the recommendations made in the MS Swaminathan Committee Report, farmers would stage a protest demonstration in New Delhi on March 9. Lakhowal made this announcement during an interaction with farmers at the Dukhnivaran Sahib …
THE Supreme Court has directed all state governments to demolish unauthorised constructions on gram sabha lands and evict squatters. A bench comprising Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra asked chief secretaries of States and Union Territories to comply with its order on the issue and file periodical compliance …
Patiala: Once considered to be the hunting ground of the Maharajas of Patiala the great Bhupinder Sagar Lake is virtually extinct. Spread near Patran, the lake has vanished and farmers are found tilling the land at the spot where the lake once existed. A popular hunting spot of late Maharaja …
Patiala: Confusion reigns over the population of the threatened species of Baaj (Eastern goshawk), which holds significance for its association with the 10th Sikh guru. With no census on the bird available with the Punjab Government, the bird is on the verge of extinction. Sources in the state Wildlife Department …
Patiala: Representatives of the PSEB Engineers Association have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for reconsidering the decision, whereby the state government had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up a 2,640MW coal-based power project at Gidderbaha at the …
A major step has been taken to make the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) drive to make the Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana pollution-free a success. The board has directed all eight large electroplating units of Ludhiana to adopt the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology by December 31. In case the …
Patiala: It seems that awareness drives, campaigns and other programmes initiated by the government agencies and the NGOs for celebrating Divali without busting crackers, which pollute the environment have brought some fruitful results. The figures of pollution level (air and noise) recorded during Divali days by the Punjab Pollution Control …
Hundeds of wild animals are feared killed and thousands of trees are suspected to be stolen from the birs (prohibited wildlife area) across Patiala by smugglers in nexus with forest department officials. While the department wants time to check the mushrooming of the trade, the forest minister has promised strict …
Patiala: The 30 per cent annual increase in the number of cancer patients has become a cause of worry for the health authorities and common people. Head of the Cancer Care Centre at Rajindra Hospital, Dr Harjot Kaur Bagga said, “ The number of cancer cases mostly among women are …
Contaminated drinking water the primary cause: Seechewal Umesh Dewan Tribune News Service Punjab Pollution Control Board member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal shows polluted waters of the Beas and Kala Sangha drain, collected in bottles, to mediapersons in Patiala on Sunday. Punjab Pollution Control Board member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal shows …
