Punjab & Haryana are among the states that fare poorly on the use of harmful nitrogenous fertilisers and groundwater, according to the Niti Aayog India Index 2021.
In a letter to Union minister Piyush Goyal, Bharat Bhushan Ashu said that the FCI had completely stopped taking any delivery of custom-milled rice for the past one week.
The district administration has asked chemists, quacks & local doctors to report those who seek medicines or treatment for Covid. It is helping check disease spread.
A BKU (U) leader alleged that the Modi govt had also failed to deal with the Covid situation and some BJP leaders were now shifting blame on farmers to defame their agitation.
Singh had earlier suggested that Sidhu might be leaving for the Aam Aadmi Party. In his latest tweet, the Congress leader clarified that he had never asked anyone for any post.
Muslim-majority Malerkotla has been declared as the 23rd district of the state, with the Punjab government fulfilling a decade-long demand of its residents.
The Punjab CM also announced a Rs 500 crore women’s medical college for Malerkotla, a Muslim majority town, a new bus stand and a women police station.
Punjab doctors say that even with ventilators that do work, there have been instances where they’ve turned off on their own while being used on patients.
As of 9 May, Punjab has procured 128.66 LMT of wheat while Haryana has so far secured 80.76 LMT. The procurement season will last until 15 May in Punjab and 25 May in Haryana.
Sidhu and Punjab CM have been locked in a public spat over government's handling of investigation into police firing during 2015 protests triggered by desecration of Guru Granth Sahib.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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