Illegal mining in Moga unabated
Fake sand weighing slips seized The police crackdown on the sand mafia operating in Moga and Ferozepur has failed to achieve its goal as the illegal activity continues unabated in these districts. Over...
View Article70% panchayats show zero spending on rural schemes
Central report asks state government to initiate measures Out of 12,925 gram panchayats in the state, 9,558 have shown nil expenditure under various programmes, including MGNREGA, sponsored by the...
View ArticleVasundhra writes to CM on polluted waters
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje today sent a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the unchecked flow of polluted water through the canal system originating from Ferozepur.
View ArticleCentral funds sanctioned, but no jobs under MGNREGS
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 107.32 crore as grant-in-aid to the Punjab Government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for this financial year, but the state has
View ArticleDepeasantization in Punjab: status of farmers who left farming
The state of Punjab, earlier regarded as an agriculturally developed region of India, has been passing through a severe economic crisis. The capital-intensive mode of production, propagated by the green
View ArticleRajasthan farmers move green tribunal over contaminated canal water
FEROZEPUR: Perturbed over supply of contaminated canal water to Rajasthan and alleged callous attitude of Punjab government to check its quality, Hanumangarh-based progressive farmers Shobha Singh Doodi
View ArticlePlan to increase area under maize by 75,000 hectares
The state government has launched its much-touted crop diversification plan by reviving maize cultivation on a massive scale. This year, the government is pushing for an increase in the area under this
View ArticleMafia plundering Sutlej bed in Ferozepur
The mining mafia continues to dig into the Sutlej riverbed here as the authorities concerned have failed to tighten the noose around the culprits. The Tribune team today visited the site at Ramsinghwala
View ArticleHigh level of aluminium found in water samples
Can cause dementia and other neurological problems The toxic metal, aluminium, has been found more than the permissible limit in the drinking water samples tested by the government water quality testing
View ArticlePolluted by Pak tanneries, Sutlej poses health hazard
The tanneries in Kasur in Pakistan, where the world-famous handmade “Kasuri jutti” is made, is spreading pollution across the border in Punjab. The tanneries are dumping tonnes of hazardous chemicals into
View ArticleIllegal mining along Sutlej goes on unabated
Contrary to claims of the Punjab Government, the illegal mining in the Sutlej belt— Moga and Ferozepur districts— still continues reportedly under the ‘patronage’ of Akali leaders. Recently, the...
View ArticleEco-ministry opts for satellites for info on stubble burning
As the Punjab and Haryana Governments struggle to control the large-scale burning of paddy straw by farmers, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climatic Change has set up a system to generate...
View ArticleSwine flu scare in state, 11 die in three weeks
With 11 deaths in just three weeks, H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is spreading its tentacles in the state. The more worrying factor is that there is almost a 50 per cent mortality rate when it comes to
View ArticleSwine flu kills one more in Ferozepur village
Ferozepur: With the death of one more person on Tuesday night at Bholuwala village, the swine flu toll in Ferozepur distrcit in the past fornight has gone up to five. The increasing number of swine
View ArticleSurvey report on govt health facilities across Punjab paints grim picture
The surveyors have also found that there is a practice of operation theatre attendants and other staff of the hospital demanding 'badhai/shagun' from patients after the delivery of a child. A survey
View ArticleAfter NGT rap, meet called on solid waste
Following the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding solid waste management, the Chief Secretary has called a meeting of the local bodies officials and commissioners of municipal...
View Article150 challaned for using pressure horns
In a special drive initiated by the city traffic police, over 150 challans were issued by the police for using pressure horns. Special nakas were installed near Jalandhar bypass and near Ferozepur Octroi.
View ArticleFarmers seek canal water supply for irrigating fields, take to streets
Hundreds of farmers across the state under the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee today held protests outside the offices of the canal/drainage divisions demanding water to irrigate their crops, which
View ArticleOrder of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana regarding hampering of food...
Order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in the matter of Adani Wilmar Limited Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 18/06/2021.An application was filed by Adani Wilmar in
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