Farmer unions in Punjab have announced highway blockades across the state from 1 pm today to protest the slow pace of paddy procurement. The unions, affiliated with the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, accuse both the state and central governments of inaction while farmers struggle in mandis. They also criticize former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh for playing politics instead of resolving the issue. The protests, which will block major highways, are a response to the delayed procurement and the reluctance of millers to lift the crop, threatening Punjab's economy and livelihoods.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday dedicated two important projects, including a newly renovated girls school and Balwant Gargi Auditorium, worth Rs 41 crore to Bathinda residents. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the state government...
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa today slammed the PM Modi-led NDA government for non-procurement and tardy lifting of produce from mandis across the state. During his visit to a grain market in Rampura Phul, the LoP said...
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The panchayat poll in three Bathinda villages concluded with a wafer-thin margin — each candidate winning the post of sarpanch by just one vote each. The tight finish has put forth the importance of every single vote to elect the...
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Hundreds of Punjabi students in Canada have taken to the streets against the government decision to impose a cap on immigration workers. Fearing deportation, these students, who arrived with the hope of a promising future, are now expressing their anguish...
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CM Bhagwant Singh Mann criticised those who he claimed were spreading falsehoods to derail the state’s progress. Speaking at the inauguration of 30 new Aam Aadmi Clinics, Mann accused his predecessors of neglecting the state’s welfare, prioritising their own interests...
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The state government has set the ball rolling for appointment of a Vice-Chancellor (VC) at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (PTU), Bathinda. The Board of Governors, headed by the Principal Secretary, Technical Education Department, today constituted a search-cum-selection committee...
Three workers were charred to death, while four others managed to escape, after a massive fire broke out at a mattress factory situated on Dabwali Road in Bathinda today. The deceased have been identified as Lakhveer Singh, Ninder Singh and...
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Chandigarh, August 24 A local court has sentenced RTI activist Gurdev Singh, a resident of Bathinda district, to undergo one year imprisonment after convicting him in a graft case registered six years ago. The court has also imposed a fine...
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Tribune News Service Bathinda, August 10 The Punjab Palledar Workers Union today protested in Bathinda against the Union and state governments, demanding an end to the contract labour system. During the protest, the labourers blocked the main road and burnt...
Tribune News Service Bathinda, August 10 Farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) today held a rally outside the mini secretariat and asked the Centre to “drive out corporates and withdraw from the World Trade Organisation” (WTO)....
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