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Punjab farmers deny getting help from govt, continue to burn stubble
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Despite efforts by Amarinder Singh led Punjab government, farmers in the state continue to defy the ban on residue crop burning by setting ablaze their agricultural land.
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Punjab: Govt expecting around 165 lakh metric tonne produce as paddy procu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): As procurement of paddy crop starts at the Mandis (grain market) in Punjab, the state government is expecting around 165 lakh metric tonne produce, which is less than that of last year.
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We will not burn straw if we are compensated for managing stubble, says Pu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble in the district despite the ban imposed by the Punjab government. Farmers say that they will stop burning crop residue if they are suitably compensated by the government for managing stubble.
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Do not blame us for air pollution: Punjab Farmers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in the nearby areas of Amritsar. Scores of farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing air pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack a
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NGT seeks report from UP, Haryana, Punjab govts over steps to stop stubble
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sought a report from the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab over the action taken to stop stubble burning in their respective states.
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Centre to release 5 Punjab Police personnel undergoing sentence in differe
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday accepted the request of Congress-led Punjab government for grant of special remission and release of five Punjab Police personnel undergoing sentence in different jails in the state for the offences committed during militancy
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Punjab: Govt asks absentee land owners to stop stubble burning on their le
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Punjab government on Sunday asked Deputy Commissioners to direct absentee landowners, who have leased out their agriculture land to tenants, to ensure that no paddy straw burning takes place on their lands.
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Punjab govt announces 3% hike in Dearness Allowance for employees, pension
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Punjab government on Saturday announced a Diwali bonanza and gave a 3 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners with effect from November.
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Centre sanctions over Rs 26 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Punjab government on Wednesday received over Rs 26 crore against a cash credit limit (CCL) for procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season 2019.
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Bargari sacrilege cases: CBI judge upholds Punjab's right to closure repor
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): A Special CBI court here on Saturday upheld Punjab government's right to the closure report in Bargari sacrilege cases, finding "sufficient reason" to its satisfaction to supply a certified copy of the report along with all the attached documents to the
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Capt Amarinder proposes canalisation of Punjab's 3 major rivers, discusses
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged the central government to take up canalisation of the state's three eastern rivers of the Indus Water System as a national project, to enable the conservation of water and enhancement of the re
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Punjab govt transfers over Rs 1 crore to SGPC against GST claims of Darbar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Punjab Government on Tuesday transferred over Rs one crore to the bank account of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), to settle the pending claim of Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, against the state GST bills.
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