Punjab

Centre yet to explain merits of agri laws to farmers: RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary

11:01 pm February 16, 2021

Noida: The Centre has so far not been able to explain what good the new agriculture laws would do to the farmers, Rashtriya Lok Dal vice president Jayant Chaudhary said on Tuesday. Addressing a mahapanchayat in Mathura’s Mant area, Chaudhary took on the government over a host of other issues being faced by farmers including inflation and rising fuel prices. ”Some people […]

NHRC bats for 'right to water' for citizens

Solar-based water supply project set up in Punjab’s Jalandhar

10:55 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: Punjab’s water supply and sanitation department has set up first-of-its-kind solar-based water supply project at Jagrawan-Muradpur and Talwara villages of the Jalandhar district. An official spokesperson on Tuesday said that besides installing 150-metre deep tube-wells, 25,000 litres capacity water tanks have also been constructed to provide piped water supply to every household in these villages. The solar-based pilot projects […]

Punjab to have 9 more fast-track courts under POCSO Act

9:53 pm February 15, 2021

Chandigarh: Nine more fast-track courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will be set up in Punjab, the state government decided on Monday. The decision was taken in an inter-departmental meeting of the state government. The meeting decided on a slew of measures to strengthen investigation and prosecution machinery to handle criminal offences against […]

Framers would have died even while staying back home: Haryana minister

11:52 pm February 13, 2021

Chandigarh: In a controversial remark over farmers’ death at various protest sites, Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal on Saturday said they would have died even if they had stayed back home. Dalal made the remark in Bhiwani in response to a reporter’s query over the “death of 200 farmers”. “Had they been at their homes, they would have […]

Tremors felt in Delhi and Punjab

10:58 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi : Tremors felt in Delhi and Punjab.