The Congress government’s decision to construct water harvesting structures in the government buildings on the basis of feasibility in the rural areas of 17 districts in Rajasthan, is set to promote sustainable ground water management in the villages. Micro-irrigation activities will also be supported in these areas. The water harvesting structures will facilitate collection and … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced increasing the price of sugarcane to Rs 380 per quintal from the existing Rs 360 per quintal. He announced a hike in SAP (state agreed price) of sugarcane on the floor of the Punjab Assembly on the concluding day of its brief session. In August 2021, the … Read more
The Congress on Saturday questioned the government’s statement that India will be in a position to vaccinate all of its adult population against the coronavirus by the end of 2021, and warned that if inoculations are not accelerated, it will not be possible to prevent a third wave. Senior Congress leader and former Union minister … Read more
The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 105 with one more person reported dead in Gurdaspur’s Batala, officials said on Monday. “The death toll in Batala has now reached 13 with one more person dying on Sunday,” Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ishfaq said. The maximum 80 deaths have been reported from … Read more
JAIPUR: Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, after remaining quiet during the recent political cacophony in Rajasthan, on Saturday broke her silence and tweeted that the people were suffering due to rift in the Congress government. “This is quite unfortunate that the people of the state have to bear the brunt of ongoing factionalism within the … Read more