Tag: Punjab
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Govt steps in to fight locust menace; pest spreads to Maharashtra, UP, high alert in Punjab, Odisha
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had in February issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India starting in May.
May 28, 2020 -
To meet revenue shortfall, Punjab to go for additional borrowing amid corona crisis
Amid mounting economic woes, the Punjab government has also decided to seek a fiscal stimulus of Rs 51,102 Crore from the Union government to help the state tide over the financial crisis triggered by the Covid pandemic and the prolonged lockdown.
May 27, 2020 -
Jaipur residents urge state government to do ‘surgical strike’ on locusts as insects swathe city
Manish Sharma, a resident of Jaipur in C-Scheme, says that he wants the state government to do a surgical strike on these insects at the earliest to ensure they don't attack Rajasthan again.
May 27, 2020 -
3 seats & Idea of India
The day political parties truly demonstrate that the real weight of those three seats from J&K in Parliament is worth 100 per cent to the 'idea of India', maybe the tide will finally turn. The perpetuation of the 'us-versus-them' storyline within J&K has to end, the security forces need to keep up the steel and guard as they have done so selflessly for decades ~wherever AFSPA is required, so be it ~but the government has to demonstrate empathy, compassion and creativity in reaching-out to the mainstream, politically and psychologically.
May 27, 2020 -
Crop Diversification: Punjab set to bring 12.5 lakh acres under cotton cultivation
Subsequently, the agriculture department has now further planned to enhance the area under cotton cultivation from 9.7 lakh acres to 12.5 lakh acres.
May 26, 2020 -
24-year-old Akali Dal leader shot dead following an argument in Punjab
According to police, the incident took place on Sunday evening at Chak Kulian village when victim Manjot Singh and his two friends tried to stop Joginder Singh from filling a pond with sand.
May 26, 2020 -
Ensure no migrant walks back home within Punjab, CM tells officials
The 300th Shramik Special train left the state carrying hundreds of migrants to Uttar Pradesh.
May 24, 2020 -
Punjab reaches out to nations shifting business from China
Replying to questions during today’s edition of his Facebook Live programme `#AskCaptain’, the CM said the state is in talks with various embassies and offering them all possible support, in terms of land, infrastructure and other facilities.
May 23, 2020 -
Adapting fast to make PPEs, Punjab apparel industry eyes gains despite slowdown
As many as 58 PPE suit manufacturers in Punjab, 54 of which are based in the leading textile hub Ludhiana, have obtained certification from SITRA or DRDO.
May 22, 2020 -
Punjab to lose Rs 50,000 crore in revenue due to COVID-19: CM Amarinder Singh
Singh called for an urgent economic package for the states, saying with no GST, excise duty or VAT coming from transportation, all resources have dried up.
May 18, 2020 -
United States to deport 161 illegal Indian immigrants
According to an ICE report, the US deported 611 Indian nationals in 2018, which rose over two-and-a-half times to 1,616 in 2019.
May 18, 2020 -
1.80 lakh migrants leave Punjab, over 10 lakh more in queue
Besides, nodal officers have been deputed for all these states who are pro-actively connecting to their counterparts in other states to facilitate the return of the migrants, and teams constituted at the level of the deputy commissioners for the mandatory medical screening of migrants.
May 16, 2020 -
Shops can now open from 7am to 6pm in Punjab amidst lockdown
Earlier, shops in Punjab were allowed to remain open from 7 am to 3 pm.
May 15, 2020 -
Cottage industries in Ludhiana to resume operations
Ludhiana is an industrial city having approximately 95,000 MSMEs, offering employment to more than 10 lakh skilled and non-skilled industrial workers.
May 14, 2020 -
Punjab: Over 86,000 drug addicts seek treatment as lockdown chokes supply
Disclosing this on Monday, Special Task Force (STF) chief-cum-ADGP Harpreet Singh Sidhu said achieving a major success against drug abuse during the lockdown period, total 86371 new patients were registered for treatment at 198 Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics including private clinics across the state.
May 11, 2020 -
Capt directs for welfare measures to retain migrant workers
Chairing a meeting of the Council of Ministers today, the CM said it was a good sign that with the industry opening, 35 per cent of migrant workers.
May 8, 2020 -
IAF MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Jalandhar, pilot ejects safely
The pilot ejected safely and was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement.
May 8, 2020