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With the harvest festival of Baisakhi just five days away, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and high-velocity winds have flattened the standing wheat crop, disrupting harvesting across Punjab by at least 10 days and leaving farmers worried about potential losses at a crucial stage of the crop cycle. The sudden spell of adverse weather, particularly in the semi-arid Malwa belt, has led to waterlogging and widespread lodging of standing wheat crops. Slushy fields have made it difficult for farmers to ...Read More >
Former minister and late Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Tota Singh's son, Barjinder Singh Makhan Brar, who quit the SAD (Punar Surjit) three days ago, is set to return to the Akali Dal on Tuesday. His re-induction will take place in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal at the latter's residence in Badal village, Muktsar district. Makhan served as the chairman of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) during the SAD-BJP government in the state. He had, however, left the p ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 5 (PTI) Farmers and opposition leaders in Punjab on Sunday sought compensation for crops damaged in rain and hailstorms at various places, including Amritsar, Bathinda, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib. They asked the state government to immediately order crop loss assessment in the affected districts and award compensation. Pointing out that wheat crop was flattened and maize was also hit in a village in Amritsar's Majithia, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee ...Read More >
Patiala/Sangrur: Already reeling from crop damage caused by recent hailstorms, Punjab farmers are staring at more losses as a fresh western disturbance is set to impact the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for April 3 and 4, warning of rain, thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms across Punjab. The alert comes at a crucial juncture, with wheat crop ready for harvest and government procurement operations already underway in severa ...Read More >
Elections were held to elect members of 347 zones of 22 zila parishads and 2,838 zones of 153 panchayat samitis, for which more than 9,000 candidates are in the fray, officials said. A voter turnout of 48.40 per cent was recorded in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab Sunday, amid reports of violence, booth capturing, and clashes, which prompted the State Election Commission (SEC) to order repoll at 15 polling booths on December 16. Elections were held to elect members of ...Read More >
Bathinda: With stubble-burning again on the rise, Punjab govt has decided to take stricter action against farmers beyond registering FIRs and imposing 'environmental compensation' fines. District officials have been told to take drastic steps, such as withdrawing benefits of govt schemes to dissuade farmers from burning crop residue.Farmers who burn stubble may also have their arms licences cancelled.Deputy commissioners are writing to subdivisional magistrates (SDM) to direct heads of various d ...Read More >
Candidates for the Gidderbaha bypoll have preferred to hold door-to-door meetings and conduct small gatherings in the constituency over large election rallies. Apart from this, the contestants have also tapped digital tools significantly for aggressive electioneering in the predominantly rural assembly segment of Muktsar district. Gidderbaha will go to polling on November 20, where 1.66 lakh registered voters will exercise their franchise. The segment has 173 polling booths. Political analyst ...Read More >
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