Patiala: Punjab minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, forests and wildlife protection, Lal Chand Kataruchak, on Monday visited the Nabha grain market and reviewed the wheat procurement.The minister directed officials to ensure no inconvenience was caused to the farmers in the mandi, in line with the strict directions of chief minister Bhagwant Singh…
Shimla: In a significant push to strengthen technical education, research, and innovation, the Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU), Hamirpur, has approved an annual budget of Rs 76.07 crore for the financial year 2026-27.The budget was cleared during a finance committee meeting chaired by the vice-chancellor and secretary, technical education, Abhishek Jain, and later approved by…
Chandigarh: The Haryana govt has launched an aggressive campaign to recover ₹8,200 crore in unpaid electricity bills, warning defaulters that their homes and lands will be seized if debts are not settled within 15 days.In an unprecedented move, state energy utilities will leverage the Land Recovery Act to attach the immovable properties of consumers whose…
Hisar: A family has been left without its sole breadwinner after wild bees swarmed and killed a farmer at work in his field at Petwar village.The victim, Vedpal, was collecting green fodder for his cattle on Sunday morning when a swarm of hill bees set upon him suddenly. Despite his desperate attempts to flee, the…
Kullu: The Himachal Pradesh jal shakti department has confirmed that two small hydro projects coming up near Kasol in Parvati Valley draw water from the same rivulet, lending weight to allegations of project splitting to bypass cumulative environmental appraisal.In an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), superintending engineer Bhag Singh stated that the two…
Kullu: The Himachal Pradesh jal shakti department has confirmed that two small hydro projects coming up near Kasol in Parvati Valley draw water from the same rivulet, lending weight to allegations of project splitting to bypass cumulative environmental appraisal.In an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), superintending engineer Bhag Singh stated that the two…
Punjab Police bust foreign-linked drug module, 4 held (Image used for representational purpose only) CHANDIGARH: A major crackdown in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur has led to the busting of a narcotics and illegal arms module, with four people arrested and a large haul of drugs and weapons seized, police said on Monday.“In a major breakthrough, District Hoshiarpur…
Bathinda: Punjab on Sunday recorded four new crop residue burning cases, taking the total count so far this season to 14. Madhya Pradesh continued to lead the chart with 18,376 incidents.Madhya Pradesh reported 1,058 out of 1,815 crop residue burning cases reported on Sunday across the states, taking the cumulative count to 25,976.As per the…
Hisar: In ongoing proceedings in the Bala Churna case, the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Gitanjali Goel in Ambala noted that the presence of Jeffrey Preston Bezos and Amazon is still awaited. The court has now fixed May 20 as the next date for their appearance.The court also issued notice to Amit Agarwal, senior vice-president…
Bathinda: Wheat arrivals and procurement crossed the one-million-tonne mark for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with brisk purchases pushing procurement to over 88% of total arrivals across Punjab. However, lifting of purchased grain from mandis remains sluggish, with just 11.9% of the procured stock lifted till Sunday evening.Procurement rose by more than four percentage…
