Bathinda, Punjab: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday contradicted the earlier stand of party candidate from Bathinda segment Manpreet Singh Badal on the issue of alleged forced displacement of Sikh farmers in Gujarat while addressing an election rally here. Founder of People’s Party of Punjab (PPP), Manpreet is the only candidate in the country who originally does not belong to the ...

Ludhiana, Punjab: National award recipient and former member of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India, Mohinder Grewal’s book ‘Crop diversification for sustainable agriculture—A practical guide’ is being anticipated to be a grand leap ahead in the field of innovative farming and sustainable agricultural growth. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, who released the book, ...

Amritsar, Punjab: A part of Dukhbhanjani Beri, the ancient “ber” tree at the Golden Temple Complex having great religious significance, has dried up with hardly any leave left on it. The tree located on the banks of the holy sarovar now has only trunk and branches left. Though experts from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have been maintaining the ancient “ber” trees ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has urged Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to abide by the verdict of the Gujarat high court and immediately halt the eviction of Punjabi farmers from the Kutch region. Makkar’s statement follows the assurance given by chief minister Parkash Singh Badal of taking up this issue with his Gujarat ...