- SAD aks PM to dismiss Amarinder govt
Punjab's opposition Shiromani Akali Dal today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to dismiss the Amarinder Singh government and order a CBI probe into the Chief Minister's alleged involvement in the Ludhiana City Centre real estate scam. - Paddy procurement starts early in Punjab
Paddy procurement by central and state government agencies began in various grain markets across Punjab Monday - ahead of the scheduled date Oct 1 every year. - Punjab to shift 33 pc farmland to horticulture, organic farming
In an attempt to boost crop diversification programme in the state, Punjab government plans to shift 33 per cent of state's total farm land to horticulture, corporate farming and organic farming in next couple of years. - Youths to organise march on Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary
Youths under the banner of 'Shahid Bhagat Singh Noujawan Sabha' will organise a march in the city on September 28 to mark the 99th birth anniversary of the revolutionary freedom fighter. - Veterinary doctors, students protest against non-recruitment
Perturbed over the non-recruitment in government jobs, veterinary doctors and students today protested outside the Kisan Mela site in Punjab Agricultural University. - Drive to issue voters ID card in Punjab launched
The first phase of the campaign to issue photo identity cards to eligible voters in Punjab was launched today in 11 Assembly constituencies. - Amarinder calls farm scientists to motivate farmers for crop diversification
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today asked farm scientists and researchers of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to play a pro-active role in diversification of agriculture and motivating farmers to shift from traditional wheat-paddy rotation to new cropping pattern. - Punjab legislator gets bail in rape case
Punjab legislator Gaganjit Singh Barnala was Monday granted bail in a rape case registered against him here last month. - Protesting Punjab farmers face tear gas, cane charge
Hundreds of protesters, seeking a relief package for debt-ridden farmers, Thursday clashed with the police here leaving several injured from both sides. - Punjab chief minister escapes chopper crash, probe ordered
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday had a miraculous escape after his helicopter crashed in a field near Bhadarpur Rajoha village in Gurdaspur district. - CBI probe into bulletproof material sale demanded
The controversy over the sale of bulletproofing steel by a Punjab government agency to a petty scrap dealer refuses to die down. - Four Punjab cops booked for looting train passenger
Government Railway Police (GRP) today booked four policemen for allegedly looting a passenger at railway station here, police sources said. - Register FIR against Capt: Badal
Accusing Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of keeping exotic species of birds at its farm near Chail in violation of the Wildlife Act, SAD chief Parkash Singh Badal today demanded registeration of an FIR against him. - New twist to Barnala son rape case
A DNA test in a rape case allegedly involving Akali Dal legislator Gaganjit Singh has proved negative, giving a new twist to the episode. - Amritsar students demand care for ailing girl
Students of the Guru Nanak Dev (GND) University here boycotted classes Monday alleging that hostel authorities were not taking care of an ailing girl student. - Duped Indian migrants return from Algeria
A group of four Indians, who were abandoned in the border of Algeria by their travel agent, returned home with bitter memories. - Nitish's probe team assesses situation in Ludhiana
Three days after a group of migrant labourers, mostly from Bihar, clashed with some locals in Basti Jodhewal area here, a three-member team from the eastern state today met senior district officials and the migrants to "assess the situation" arising out of the violence in which ten people were injured. - Soft loan interest for Punjab farmers
The Punjab commission agents association Wednesday announced that its members will not charge interest beyond 18 percent on loans extended to the state's farmers. - SAD(B) to move High Court for release of MP LAD funds
Accusing the ruling Congress in Punjab of "deliberately" blocking the disbursement of MP Local Area Development funds to the Shiromani Akali Dal(B) lawmakers, the regional party today decided to move the High Court to seek its release. - Heroin worth Rs 3 crore recovered, three arrested
Police today claimed to have busted narcotics smuggling and supply racket with the arrest of two inter-district operators and recovered three kgs of heroin worth Rs three crore in the international market from their possession. - Sarabjit's sister threatens of another suicide attempt
After the failure of her first attempt to commit suicide, Dalbir kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who is presently facing the death sentence in Pakistan jail, threatened to commit another suicide attempt. - Barnala to move fresh bail plea, withdraws earlier one
Akali MLA Gaganjit Singh Barnala would be moving a fresh bail application in connection with an alleged rape case involving him after his lawyer today withdrew the earlier plea. - Education officers to visit schools to check attendance of teachers
Punjab Education Minister Partap Singh Bajwa today directed the District Education Officers to regularly visit the schools to check the attendance of teachers and submit weekly reports to the DPI. - Kalam urges children to lay emphasis on character building
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday urged the new generation to develop good character in themselves and come forward and defeat those with bad character. - Poor attendance at I-Day functions
Functions held here Tuesday to celebrate India's 59th independence anniversary were marked by poor attendance. - PAU starts developing Bt cotton, Bt rice and Bt sugarcane
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has commenced research in genetic engineering for the production of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) sugarcane, Bt cotton and Bt rice in order to develop resistance in crops against attacks of insects and pests. - Man shot dead in family dispute
In a murder apparently linked to a family dispute, four car-borne assailants shot dead a man near the city, police said today. - Punjab CM supports Manmohan on Natwar issue
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who is the brother-in-law of Natwar Singh, today said he was with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress party in the controversy surrounding the former External Affairs Minister following his indictment by the Pathak Inquiry Authority. - Four killed in Punjab truck accident
At least four people were killed and several injured Tuesday when a truck carrying pilgrims fell into a canal in Punjab's Ludhiana district. - Mealy bug attack causes severe damage to cotton crop in Punjab
Cotton growers in Punjab are worried these days with the attack of mealy bug on the cotton crop on several fields in Bathinda, Muktsar, Abohar and Ferozepur districts.
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