Under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme for providing agri-machinery to the farmers before commencing of paddy harvesting season, the Punjab Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Department has sanctioned 31,970 agri-machinery/equipments for individual farmers, Primary Agriculture Cooperatives Societies (PACS), Panchayats and Customer Hiring Centres (CHCs) so far. Disclosing this here today, the Director Agriculture Sukhdev Singh […]
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2022 VIDHAN SABHA PUNJAB ELECTIONS: NUMBER OF POLLING BOOTHS INCREASED TO 24689 IN STATE DUE TO COVID- CEO DR RAJU
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju today said that after rationalization the number of polling booths in the state has been enhanced to 24,689 from the existing 23,211. Interacting with the media, at his office today, the Chief Electoral Officer said that due to the due COVID pandemic, the limit of voters […]
MOHALI AIR CARGO COMPLEX TO TAKE OFF THIS NOVEMBER: Chief Secretary
The much-awaited cargo complex at international airport in Mohali will be made operational by this November while a mega milk processing plant at Bassi Pathana in Fatehgarh Sahib district will be opened by this month end. This was disclosed by the Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan, after chairing a meeting of the Public Investment Management (PIM) […]
Punjab SC Commission writes to Chief Secretary for renaming of caste-based villages, towns and other places
Punjab SC Commission writes to Chief Secretary for renaming of caste-based villages, towns and other places Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairperson Mrs. Tejinder Kaur in a letter to the Chief Secretary Mrs. Vini Mahajan has asked to rename the caste-based villages, towns and other places, besides refraining from using the word Harijan and […]
AVOID PROTESTS IN PUNJAB AGAINST BLACK FARM LAWS RATHER MOUNT PRESSURE ON CENTRE: CAPT AMARINDER SINGH APPEALS TO FARMERS’ UNIONS·
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the representatives of various farmers’ unions not to hold protests across the state against the draconian farm laws passed by the Centre as the state government and its people have already expressed solidarity with them on this issue. In his address, after laying the foundation […]
ON AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF BABE-DA-VYAH, PUNJAB CM DIGITALLY LAUNCHES STATEWIDE RADIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES PROJECT
Taking a significant leap forward towards providing best and affordable health care services, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually dedicated Rs.125 Crore projects including the statewide Radio Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and the revamped 108 Ambulance Emergency Response System to the people of Punjab. Launching the ambitious projects from Batala and Mohali […]
PUNJAB TRADERS BOARD TO HOLD DIVISION LEVEL MEETINGS
A meeting of the Punjab Traders Board was today held under the Chairmanship of Puneet Saini Pinta at Punjab Bhawan with all the members of the board in attendance. During the meeting, it was decided by the board to hold division wise meetings in which the grievances of the traders would be patiently listened to and […]
Haryana to open 2,000 grocery stores for youth
To encourage youth towards self-employment, 1,500 grocery stores will be opened in rural and 500 in urban areas in the first phase in Haryana on October 2, officials said on Sunday. The retail stores named “Har-Hith” are part of the scheme launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar last month as part of which a […]
Rains lash many parts of Punjab, Haryana region
Rains lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday leading to a dip in the day temperatures. Chandigarh, the common capital of both states, which was lashed by 17 mm of rain during the day, recorded a maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius, down five notches against normal range, according to the Meteorological Department’s […]