Precision farming practice is scaling new heights in Punjab with net house farming of vegetables picking up not only amongst small and marginal farmers but also among farmers with large holdings. While 300 net houses were built last year, another 260 have been added...
Over 20,000 people from Punjab attempt to illegally enter at least 57 countries every year. And the greener-pasture syndrome has now spread not only to more areas in Punjab but to the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, says a report...
Three farmers from the state are among the 101 national heroes in farming awarded by Union AgricultureMinister Sharad Pawar recently. Manohar Singh from Ghugan village near Bhogpur in Jalandhar district,...
Amritsar, Mar 8, (ANI/Business Wire India): Hypercity, India's finest hypermarket chain launched its 1st store in Amritsar. The sprawling 1,00,000 sq. ft. store is situated at AlphaOne, on Main G.T. Road, Amritsar and offers a wide selection of innovative products...
Amritsar: Heroin worth Rs5 crore in the international market has been seized in Amritsar from three smugglers allegedly active along Indo-Pak border, including...
Raj Jain, MD, Wal-Mart India How are things looking post the recession for a retailer? Raj Jain : It is looking quite good actually. Even during the recession, we felt pretty good about our business. Wal-Mart's business is all about providing value, saving people money...
Amritsar, March 6 (ANI): A five-day annual Heritage Festival has been organized in the holy city of Amritsar that got off to a colourful start here this Thursday (March 4). Among the attractive features on the opening day was Jago, a ceremonial procession of women...
Bhindranwale may seem a long way from Beijing, but trust the great Chinese assembly line to go the distance. The face of the Sikh militancy movement is enjoying a surge in popularity in Punjab, and he is doing so riding on Made in China products ranging from...
Vancouver: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person jailed in the killing of 329 passengers in the AirIndia bombing of 1985 and released last year, is set to face another trial on perjury charges in the case. The jury for his trial will be picked up here...
