Punjab

Bitter cold damages 70 per cent of potato crop in Punjab

Bhatinda (Punjab), Feb 15:Bitter cold damages 70 per cent of potato crop in Punjab Cold wave conditions in Punjab have damaged most of the potato crop causing huge losses to farmers.

Potato producers of Bhatinda say that they have lost at least 70 per cent of their crop yield to severe cold and frost formation.

"With temperatures going down to minus two to three degrees in Punjab this year and due to the fog especially in our district, we are facing huge losses. The crops that we sowed in November are destroyed upto nearly 70 per cent," said Harcharan Singh, a farmer.

Punjab farmers deny facing economic crisis

Firozpur, Feb 13 : Farmers in Punjab deny that they are facing economic crisis due to shortfall in production of agricultural crops.
Debunking a 'Punjabi Durbar' broadcast, suggesting that farmers are indebted and take recourse to suicide, farmers living along India-Pakistan border of the state say that they are prosperous and their prosperity can be judged by merely witnessing the number of tube-wells, tractors in farms and their living standards.
Ignoring the fact that Punjab is known as the granary of India, Pakistan Radio’s 'Punjabi Durbar' programme continues to broadcast the view that Sikh farmers are facing a plethora of hardships.

Chandigarh film festival attracts moviemakers and academicians

Chandigarh, Feb 11: The second edition of the Chandigarh Film Festival was a spectacular abundance of films.

Fire at Mohali cricket ground, no major damage

Mohali, Feb 9 : A fire broke out in the AC lounge of the Punjab Cricket Association’s stadium at Mohali.

The fire was triggered as renovation work was being carried out in the lounge.

Patiala court gives life imprisonment to IC-814 hijacking convicts

Patiala, Feb 5:IC-814 hijacking A special court in Patiala on Tuesday sentenced all three accuse

Exports of hand tools suffer due to hike in steel prices

SteelJalandhar, Feb 5: Due to steep rise in steel prices, the hand tools exporters of Jalandhar fears decli

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