Written by Raakhi Jagga | November 4, 2020 11:26:40 am Members of various farmers’ organizations blocked the train tracks in Ambala during their protest against the central government’s agricultural bills (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi) In the middle of continuous suspension of goods trains to Punjab, the ruling congressional party …
Read More »Amarinder Singh will sit in dharna in Rajghat tomorrow when power crisis grips Punjab
By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Updated: November 3, 2020 6:26:48 pm The Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh Amid confrontation with the Center over its agricultural laws and President Ram Nath Kovind did not grant him a hearing on the matter, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced on …
Read More »Ravana effigy explodes in Batala during Dussehra event, video goes viral
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | October 26, 2020 10:32:30 am Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident. When the nine-day Navratri celebrations came to a close on Sunday, an effigy burning ceremony of Ravana in Punjab went awry when the figure exploded. Now a video of the …
Read More »Punjab Agricultural Fires Send Smog Signal to Delhi; hope in the action of the panchayat
Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar | Updated: October 19, 2020 8:14:07 am Despite the state’s ban on burning straw, fields have caught fire every 100-200 meters in the Jandiala Guru, Tarsikka, Tarn Taran, Khadur Sahib and Ajnala blocks of Punjab’s Majha belt. (Representative image) In the late afternoon …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi ended farmers with three laws just like he ended small traders with GST: Rahul Gandhi
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | October 5, 2020 9:00:59 pm Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi before a tractor rally, ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, in protest against the new 2020 farm law, in the Moga district of Punjab, Sunday, October 4, 2020 (PTI). Leading Congress of ‘three days’Kheti Bachao Yatra‘In …
Read More »Punjab Farmers Protest: Punjab “Rail roko” Upheaval Starts, Train Services Suspended | Chandigarh News
CHANDIGARH: Farmers in Punjab On Thursday it began its three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to protest against the three agricultural bills, while the Ferozepur Railways division suspended special train operation due to the uproar. Rail authorities said 14 pairs of special trains will remain suspended from September 24 to 26. The …
Read More »Farm Legislation Row: After Supporting Farmers, Sidhu Ignores Party Call to Protest
Written by Kanchan Vasdev | Chandigarh | Updated: September 22, 2020 12:45:47 pm Sidhu, the sources said, is preparing and is likely to be seen among farmers. Two days after tweeting in support of farmers amid the dispute over farm legislation, former Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu did not respond …
Read More »We keep raising the problem, the PM’s tweet is not enough: Badals; SAD to decide on alliance
Written by Navjeevan Gopal | Chandigarh | Updated: September 19, 2020 7:37:12 am Harsimrat Kaur Badal (right) shares the stage with her husband, Sukhbir Singh Badal (center) and Narendra Modi at a joint election rally. (File photo) One day later resigns as Union Minister of Food Processing Industries In protest …
Read More »When Harsimrat resigns, BJP’s ties to his oldest ally are strained like never before.
Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina | Chandigarh | Updated: September 18, 2020 9:09:14 pm Harsimrat Kaur Badal (right) shares the stage with her husband, Sukhbir Singh Badal (center) and Narendra Modi at a joint election rally. (File photo) HE resignation of Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union …
Read More »Green sprouts in agriculture are a promising sign
Chandigarh | September 14, 2020 12:58:30 am Rajinder kumar (Written by Rajinder Kumar) The 23.9% contraction of the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Indian economy in the first quarter (Q1) of the current financial year compared to Q1 last year, as shown in the GDP data published by …
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