CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government would soon launch a special drive to resolve all the pending contested cases of mutations in different revenue courts of the state. A decision to this effect was taken by chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in a meeting with a five-member delegation of the Bhartiya Kisan Union ...

The study by Punjab Agricultural University has established that 42 per cent of the groundwater in Punjab is unfit even for irrigation due to the excessive use of fertilisers. www.istream.in

A snapshot of life in a village in the Punjab - from the production of mustard oil to the shoeing of a bullock. With intertitles that include such jewels as "they do a great deal of spinning," it's clear that this film was made to be shown to young audiences. ...

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 134.6 crore for various development works in urban and rural areas of all Assembly constituencies of Nawanshahr, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts. Presiding over meetings of MLAs to review the progress of on-going development works, Badal approved Rs 25.90 crore for all ...

CHANDIGARH: Heavy floods in Haryana have caused losses worth more than Rs 650 crore so far and the figure could rise further in days to come. The losses in the flood-hit Kurukshetra, Ambala and Kaithal districts are based on preliminary reports on dam­ age to crops and property in the last ...

PATIALA: Punjab Minister for Public Works Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Wednesday said the state government would seek royalty from the Centre for its river waters being used for agriculture in the state and also for supplying water to other states for drinking and other purposes. The argument is that the food­ ...

ABOHAR: Expressing shock at a proposal to stop the supply of water in canals in the Abohar area from March 17 for maintenance, local farmers have demanded the plan be put off by a fortnight. The irrigation authority’s nave announced that supply in the Malukpura distributor and the Daulatpura and Ramsara ...

FEROZEPUR: Farmers of Abohar region have alleged violation of the seniority list in the allotment of tubewell connections. Even recommendations of the Soil Conservation Department for issuance of connections on priority to farmers who have installed drip irrigation are being ignored, alleges Jagdev Singh of Doulat Pura village of Abohar ...