Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 21:01
Farmers in Punjab will continue to get free electricity supply and the government has no plans to discontinue it, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:06
In a veiled attack on BJP, Union Minister Manish Tewari today claimed Punjabi farmers are being threatened and coerced to move out of Gujarat by the "fascist forces" who are in power there.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 17:32
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday assured a delegation of Punjabi farmers from Gujarat that he would urge the Railways to extend the Jammu Tawi-Ahmedabad Express to Kutch enabling them to make hassle-free visits to home.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 19:00
A delegation led by president Balbir Singh Rajewal submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor Shivraj V Patil, seeking a drought relief package and rollback of fuel price hike from the Centre.
Last Updated: Monday, September 3, 2012, 19:19
Amid fears of being deprived of their lands due to a tenancy act in Gujarat, a delegation of 17 Punjabi farmers met Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 00:25
Farmers in Punjab have suffered a loss of Rs 5,200 crore due to deficit rain during the current monsoon, a top government official said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 22:07
The anti-farmer approach of Congress-led UPA government has pushed the peasantry of Punjab deep into debt-trap, CM Parkash Singh Badal alleged.
Last Updated: Monday, April 9, 2012, 22:50
Punjab govt would continue providing free electricity to farmers in the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 12:48
The SAD-BJP alliance would take all possible steps to raise the income of small farmers, state Agriculture Minister Tota Singh said.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 15:21
Potato farmers in Punjab on Thursday dumped hundreds of quintals of potatoes on the roads in various parts of the state, especially in Jalandhar city.
Last Updated: Monday, December 12, 2011, 11:41
If potato growers of Punjab have their way, the streets of Jalandhar could soon resemble a giant dump yard.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 15:23
After Haryana, it is now farmers in Punjab`s Mansa district who are protesting against "forcible" land acquisition for an upcoming thermal power project in the state.
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