Agriculture ministry data shows area under rice cultivation in Punjab this season reached a record high of 32.46 lakh hectares. Yet, the produce is lowest ‘since 2016’.
Crop losses from floods, stringent penalties and awareness among farmers are being cited as reasons for the reduction in stubble burning cases in Punjab this year.
Punjab Opposition demands Kumar’s immediate transfer, saying he did not act in time. Mann govt stands firm behind the IAS officer, saying he 'did his best' to prepare for the floods.
Shah Rukh Khan's Meer Foundation has teamed up with Voice of Amritsar. ‘It’s a very generous act on his part,’ said Raja Iqbal Singh, Secretary of VOA.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met flood-affected people in Gurdaspur Tuesday. He also conducted an aerial survey of Punjab to assess the extent of damage.
Floods in Punjab force BSF to vacate 60 outposts near the Indo-Pak border; personnel take shelter at Dera Baba Nanak gurdwara as villages remain submerged.
PM Modi’s silence on Punjab floods while he tweets about earthquakes in Afghanistan and floods in Pakistan was deafening. A phone call to CM Mann was a small consolation, but people wanted public empathy.
In September 1943, Dr B R Ambedkar delivered a speech at a trade union workers’ study camp in Delhi, reflecting on parliamentary democracy, trade unionism, and the labouring classes.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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