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The Congress party today challenged the Akali government and the father-son duo of Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir for criticizing the Rs. 80 per quintal increase of wheat MSP for the current year by the UPA govt. The criticism of Mr. Badal is totally uncalled for, unjustified and politically motivated, claimed Sukhpal Singh [...]

Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has sought a probe into the printing o photographs of the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon on bonus cheques issued to farmers. In a letter to the Union minister Sharad Pawar, Khaira said an inquiry should be ordered into [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called for immediate ouster of Congress led UPA government at Centre in order to pave a way for installation of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance government for seeking justice and equity for the long pending demands and ensuring socio-economic development in the state. Addressing a [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called for immediate ouster of Congress led UPA government at Centre in order to pave a way for installation of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance government for seeking justice and equity for the long pending demands and ensuring overall economic development of the state be it [...]

Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Food & Supplies, Minister was today successful in securing major relief for the 3600 Sheller industries of the State as Union Govt. today acceded to the request of Punjab Govt. to relax refraction of damaged/slightly damaged grains including pin-point damaged grains from existing 3% to 3.5%.
Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food [...]

The Irrigation Department, Punjab has announced the Rotational irrigation Programme for the Kharif Season through Canal water from         22 December  to 30 December, 2008.  The channels of Sirhind Canal System would run on priority basis from Patiala feeder, Abohar Branch, Sidhwan Branch, Bhatinda Branch and Bist Doab Canal respectively.
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of [...]

Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Cooperation Minister Punjab, along with Mr. Naresh Gujral, MP, yesterday night called upon the Deputy Chairman of the Planning commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, to apprise him of the need to augment the milk procurement system in the state. The Punjab delegation demanded immediate infusion of money in the milk cooperative sector [...]

Secretary All India Congress committee and spokesman, Manish Tewari today criticised the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharitya Janata Party alliance government in the state for its all round failure. Addressing a well attended public rally at village Tiba near Sahnewal in Gill assembly segment, Tewari pointed out, the self proclaimed farmer friendly government had created a mess [...]

The government has decided to pay paddy bonus @ Rs. 50 per quintal to the farmers on paddy purchased by the government agencies as well as private traders through payees’ account by 31-12-08.This was stated here today by Mr. R.I.Singh, Chief Secretary Punjab while addressing a meeting of the Deputy Commissioners of the state. He [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr.Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the Centre to make policies as per the felt needs of the people to make them prosper rather it should not impose on them forcefully.
Addressing a mammoth gathering of Cooperators at a state level function to observe 55th All India Cooperative Week here at Baddowal, Mr. [...]

The Punjab Government has chalked out a comprehensive programme to credit over Rs. 650 crores paddy bonus to more than 10 million beneficiaries’ farmers directly in their accounts by online banking system.
Disclosing this here today Food & Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon said that he had observed that previously there was an inordinate [...]

An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 35,62,595 tonnes of paddy (29.9%) whereas MARKFED procured 27,40,059 tonnes of paddy (23.0%). PUNSUP procured 26,82,091 tonnes of paddy (22.5%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 14,84,393 tonnes of paddy (12.4%) besides 12,52,773 tonnes of paddy (10.5%) procured by Punjab Agro. The Central Government Agency FCI procured [...]

89498 tonnes of paddy was  procured in a single day  on Monday as total paddy procurement by six government agencies  and traders touched 128,27,753 tonnes.
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 35,31,500 (29.8%) tonnes of paddy whereas MARKFED procured 27,21,881 (23.0%) tonnes of paddy. PUNSUP procured 26,62,774 (22.5%) tonnes of paddy whereas Punjab State [...]

Farmers should stop practice of burning paddy stubble to avoid air and land pollution. Educating the farming community regarding the losses to the fertility of the soil and environmental degradation caused due to the burning of Paddy stubble, Mr. Sucha Singh Langah, Agriculture Minister Punjab said that the need of the hour was to check [...]

The Punjab Forest Department has decided to give a big push to agro-forestry in the State and would distribute 10 lac seedlings of fast-growing and economically important tree species such as Eucalyptus, Shisham and Drek.
Disclosing this here today Mr. Tikshan Sud, Forest Minister said that Punjab Forest Department in order  achieve the target of 15% [...]

Paddy procurement in Punjab today recorded 127.03 lac tonnes of procurement in till Saturday exceeding the total procurement of 126.72 lac tonnes recorded last year and was fast leaping towards highest procurement recorded 142 lac tonnes recorded in the year 2004-05.
According to an official spokesman though paddy procurement has slowed down but Punjab was hopeful [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal further stated that all the 141 blocks, 77 tehsils and 76 sub-tehsils would be revamped to ensure all around and balanced growth in the new model of rural development.  Mr. Badal announced that the state government had taken in principal decision to develop Attari in the border district of [...]

Six government agencies and millers procured over 122,71,399 tonnes of paddy on Tuesday .
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 33,80,459 tonnes of paddy (29.8%) whereas MARKFED procured 26,12,780 tonnes of paddy (23.0%). PUNSUP procured 25,51,212 tonnes of paddy (22.5%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 14,15,967 tonnes of paddy (12.5%) besides 11,88,002 tonnes [...]

The Punjab government today asked Banks to open zero balance account of farmers to facilitate payment of paddy bonus to them.
According to an official spokesman It has been decided to pay bonus to the farmers directly into their bank accounts instead of making payments through  Shellers. The spokesman said that it has come to the [...]

Six government agencies and millers procured over 117,79,484 tonnes of paddy on Sunday .
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 32,28,891 tonnes of paddy (29.6%) whereas MARKFED procured 25,24,133 tonnes of paddy (23.1%). PUNSUP procured 24,44,551 tonnes of paddy (22.4%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 13,68,320 tonnes of paddy (12.5%) besides 11,56,980  tonnes [...]

In the first month of paddy procurement six government agencies have procured 92.7% of Paddy this year against 82.1% procured last year showing an increase of over 11% whereas similar decline was witnessed in the purchase of millers this year from 17.9% to 7.3%.
An official spokesman today said that market share of official agencies in [...]

Six government agencies and millers procured over 109,47,643 tonnes of paddy on Thursday .
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 29,85,574 tonnes of paddy (29.4%) whereas MARKFED procured 23,35,152 tonnes of paddy (23.0%). PUNSUP procured 22,81,292 tonnes of paddy (22.5%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 12,81,530 tonnes of paddy (12.6%) besides 10,88,864 tonnes [...]

An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 18,88,350 tonnes of paddy (27.9%) whereas MARKFED procured 15,68,969 tonnes of paddy (23.2%). PUNSUP procured 15,35,711 tonnes of paddy (22.7%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 8,83,077 tonnes of paddy (13.1%) besides 7,87,425 tonnes of paddy (11.6%) procured by Punjab Agro. The Central Government Agency FCI procured [...]

The Punjab Cabinet in its meeting held here under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved in principle to establish the Indian School of Business (ISB) at SAS Nagar Mohali and granted clearance for leasing out 70 acres of land in knowledge city sector 81, Mohali to ISB and four [...]

Paddy procurement by six government agencies and traders crossed 40 lac tonnes in Punjab.
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 9, 41,185 tonnes of paddy (26.3%) whereas MARKFED procured 8, 52,883 tonnes of paddy (23.1%). PUNSUP procured 8, 25,057 tonnes of paddy (23.1%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 4, 82,068 tonnes of paddy [...]