HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday termed digital agriculture as India's future and that talented youth can play a key role in empowering farmers through digital technology.

JAMMU:In a significant decision, the Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the regulations framed by the Board of Revenue for conversion of agricultural land for non-agrarian purposes.

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that the agriculture budget has been increased to Rs 1,23,000 crore which earlier used to be around Rs 21,000 crore.

NEW DELHI:Terming them "not correct or inadequate responses", the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said that Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's comments that a Committee to deliberate on the issues of crop diversification, zero-budget farming, and making the MSP system more transparent and effective is fulfilment of farmers' demand on MSP is "patently unjustified and illogical".

NEW DELHI:Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the Central government has agreed to the farmers' demand of decriminalising stubble burning.

AMRITSAR:Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Bibi Jagir Kaur has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to repeal the anti-farmer black law.

AMRITSAR: Sant Giani Harnam Singh Khalsa, head of Damdami Taksal and president Sant Samaj has welcomed the Modi decision to withdraw the three agriculture bills and said that any law regarding farmers and agriculture of the country should be enacted with the confidence of the farmers.

CHANDIGARH: Terming roll back of three contentious farm laws by the Union Government, Punjab Agriculture Minister Mr. Randeep Singh Nabha on Friday said that country’s farmers’ emerged victorious as ‘pride came before a fall’.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) President and Rajya Sabha Member,  Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa while extending greetings and best wishes to the people of the state on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devi Ji said that today is a very special day as finally, the agitating farmers have won their long struggle as Centre has decided to repeal the three agriculture laws.

CHANDIGARH:Taking iron handedly about DAP overpricing, hoarding, and tagging, Punjab Agriculture Department has started crackdown campaign vigorously and FIRs lodged against twelve firms allegedly involved in overpricing, diversion of subsidized urea for industrial purpose, tagging other products, and sale of fertilizers from unauthorized sale point.

MOHALI: A webinar on “Role of Geographical Information System & Remote Sensing" was organised at Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh. Dr. Akhlaq Amin Wani, Associate Professor, Natural Resource Management, Sher- e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Science & Technology (SKUAST), Jammu & Kashmir interacted with the Aryans students of B. Sc. Agriculture, Diploma Agriculture, B.Tech & Polytechnic . Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans group presided over the event.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha on Saturday ordered that disciplinary action would be initiated against those officials who were allegedly involved in malpractices in DAP supply.

CHANDIGARH:Acceding the demand of the Punjab Agriculture Minister, the Union Government has assured to expedite the supply of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and other fertilizers to Punjab and the rakes of DAP will be moved on priority for the state in coming days.

CHANDIGARH:Terming the three farm laws as attack on federal structure, Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha on Thursday presented the legislation for condemnation of three farm laws and demanded immediately repeal these laws for safeguarding the peasantry.

CHANDIGARH: The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday released a Compendium of Circulars of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PSCADB CHD).

NAWANSHAHR:On July 20, 2019 at around 7 am, a very unfortunate incident took place with an inter-state labourer's family living on a tubewell in the land of a landlord on Rahon-Bahiloor Kalan Road, near here. The water motor in the deep well in this land was not running due to the overflow of air. Madhu Kumar, a labourer living there with his 4 children, wife and parents, went down into the well to drive out the air in it. But he did not return. Terrified, his wife, Malti Devi, too rushed into the well. But she did not know that the poisonous gas in the well had ended her husband's life and that she too would die. With the death of both husband and wife, the family plunged into a dark future as elderly parents and 4 minor children were left with no support.

CHANDIGARH: On the intervention of Punjab`s Minister for Agriculture, Farmers` Welfare and Food Processing Mr. Randeep Singh Nabha on DAP shortage crisis, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya today assured to supply 10 rakes of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate), 5 rakes of NPK (Complex Fertilizer) and 2 of SSP (Single Super Phosphate) within three to four days to Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: A case of violation of reservation rules in promotion has come to light in the Agriculture Department of Punjab. Pritam Singh, President, Dr. BR Ambedkar Welfare Trust, while addressing a press conference said that in the meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary ,Punjab the 97 officers as Agriculture Development Officers, 30 Agriculture Officers as Deputy Director and 144 officers as Agriculture Sub Inspectors were promoted.

CHANDIGARH:Accentuating its commitment to stand with farmers and their families in the hour of crisis, the Department of Agriculture today issued 147 appointment letters to the family members of farmers, who sacrificed their lives during the ongoing farmer agitation.

AMRITSAR: Complete Bandh was observed in support of call given by farmers organizations in protest against the three agriculture bills here on Monday. The bus and road services were badly affected.

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD:Urging the young generation to understand the importance of nutritious food grains such as millets, Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday asked them to make it a part of their daily diet.

NEW DELHI:Around Rs 14 lakh crore has already been given to the farmers through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) against the loan target of Rs 16 lakh crore set for the current year, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADBs) todaycorganized Credit Outreach programmes in 57 PADBs across Punjab. Four PADBs of District Fatehgarh Sahib participated in the State Level Credit Outreach programme at Sirhind. Apart from these PADBs, 21 PADBs of Patiala Division, 25 PADBs of Jalandhar Division and 7 PADBs of Ferozepur Division organized the Credit Outreach programmes in their respective PADBs.

CHANDIGARH: The Chairman of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Kamaldeep Singh Saini got elected as the Vice-Chairman of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks Federation, Mumbai.

AMRITSAR:Exchanging scientific information freely, forging cooperative research, hosting students and faculty, and sharing agricultural technology to promote the development and use of drought- and pest-resistant crops. These will be just a few of the collaborations that will be strengthened when Guru Nanak Dev University, which is among the best universities in India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research on Thursday. In a historical and strategically development, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar has entered into a partnership with ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana , an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India, as well as other related matters of mutual interest. A formal “MoU” was signed between GNDU Vice -Chancellor Professor Jaspal Singh Sandhu and & Dr. Sujay Rakshit, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research recently. The collaboration will increase the number of academic and student exchange opportunities between the institutes.

AMRITSAR: The Sikh community in Maharashtra has demanded the repeal of three agriculture laws passed by the Union Minister of State for Panchayats, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, in favor of a nationwide farmers' struggle.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has initiated a 12-days induction program for the newly recruited 108Agriculture Development Officers (ADOs) in the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In order to give further boost to agriculture and its allied sectors in the agrarian state, the Punjab Government on Monday gave nod to various projects worth Rs 430 crore.

CHANDIGARH: Under the mission ‘Kamyaab Kisan Khushaal Punjab (K3P)’, the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday emphasized the need to improve the income of farmers on a sustainable basis while preserving the ecological balance for the future.

SHIMLA:Chief Secretary Anil Khachi in a video conference with the Deputy
Commissioners reviewed the preparedness to deal with drought like situation in the state here
on Saturday. He instructed the agriculture, horticulture and the allied departments to prepare
district level action plans to readily mitigate with such situation. He said crop weather watch
groups must also be constituted besides the agriculture department should prepare a sound
database on weather, crop conditions to assist the state disaster management authority
(SDMA).

SHIMLA: Taking exception to the order passed by the state agriculture Director regarding imposing a minor penalty upon the petitioner in a case of proven misconduct of misappropriation or embezzlement of Rs 26,69,447, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the former to explain his position.

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LUDHIANA: The Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana scientists have earned a competitive research project entitled, ‘Towards Climate Resilient Livestock Production System in Punjab’ from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India under National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change.

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CHANDIGARH: To educate the farmers across the state from the attack of yellow rust on the wheat, the state Agriculture Department has set up a call center to provide relevant information to the farmers to combat the menace of yellow rust thus saving their precious wheat crop from this deadly disease.

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has charge sheeted two senior officials of Agriculture department for theit alleged involvement in pesticide scam. Director Agriculture Mangal Singh Sandhu has already been suspended and arrested by Police.

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh under fire for purchase of sub-standard pesticides by his department today denied that decision to purchase pesticides was taken on the directions of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

SHIMLA: Taking exception to the order passed by the state agriculture Director regarding imposing a minor penalty upon the petitioner in a case of proven misconduct of misappropriation or embezzlement of Rs 26,69,447, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the former to explain his position.

MOHALI: Department of Agriculture, Aryans Degree College Rajpura, Near Chandigarh organized a webinar on “Seed Production of Horticultural crops”. Dr. Allah Rang, HOD (Retd.) Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana & presently Managing Director, Biocarve Seeds where he exporting large quantity of flower seeds to American and European countries since 2008. He interacted with faculty members & the students of B. Sc. & Diploma Agriculture. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the webinar.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday presented a deficit Budget of Rs 1.55 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-22 with no provision of tax.

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a major announcement in the Union Budget 2020-21 related to the agriculture sector on Monday, saying that the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund would also be available for Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the country is expected to get help from China in its efforts to improve the agriculture sector under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

PATIALA: Expressing solidarity with the two farmer families of Village an in Patiala, who lost tractor and trolley during a road accident, on the way back to their village from Singhu Border Farmers' agitation, Member of Parliament and former External Affairs Minister, Mrs Preneet Kaur alongwith Senior Congress leader Harinderpal Singh Harry Mann,  handed over a new tractor and  trolley to the mothers of deceased farmer Labh Singh and Sarpanch Narinder Singh respectively.

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Sunday decided not to set up purchase centres in villages to buy agriculture produce from farmers, saying it was one time facility provided on humanitarian grounds during the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that a section of farmers have urged the government not to amend the new farm laws enacted by the Centre.

PATIALA:For sensitizing the State Departments and the bankers about the newly launched Central Sector Scheme of Financing facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’, an online meeting was held under the Chairmanship of ADC (D), Patiala Dr. Preeti Yadav.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday congratulated the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) for being accorded the No. 2 ranking, among agricultural universities, by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for the year 2019.

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Thursday restored a PIL which challenged the constitutional validity of the newly enacted farm laws citing that it is important to establish if the Parliament has the power, if the state frames a law, as agriculture is a state subject in the Constitution.

CHANDIGARH:In view of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday decided to defer implementation of the Punjab State Council for Agricultural Education Act, 2017, till June 30, 2021.

MUMBAI:In what may be a severe hit for farmers and other stakeholders in the country's agricultural sector, crop loans, tractor loans and other agriculture loans will not be part of the scheme for ex-gratia payment of difference between interest on loans up to Rs 2 crore.

CHANDIGARH:The Centers for International Projects Trust established by the Columbia Water Center, Columbia University and the Cooperation Department today entered into a letter of Understanding (LoU). Both the parties will work in close collaboration for transforming Cooperatives in Punjab as hubs for Faster, Equitable and Sustainable Agriculture growth in future.

PHAGWARA: Former Punjab Youth Congress President and Phillaur assembly constituency incharge Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary termed the unanimous passing of agriculture bills by Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday ‘historic’ and celebrated the event with people of Phillaur. The farmers played dhol, distributed sweets and raised slogans like ‘Captain Sarkar Zindabad’, ‘Congress Party Zindabad’ to mark the momentous occasion.

CHANDIGARH: The border State of Punjab has more to fear from Modi Government than the neighbouring countries. The Union Government in the garb of Covid-19, has framed three laws which are anti farmer in nature and broken the backbone of farmers, labourers and arhtiyas. This was stated by the Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in his address in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

NEW DELHI: The Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Delhi, and the students of Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) on Monday urged Union Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudary, to extend the fellowship for the fourth year students in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Senior Leader and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema urged the people of Punjab especially the farmers associations to be aware of the statements being made by Raja Amarinder Singh on agriculture bills. He termed it as a drama to call a legal team from Delhi to repeal the anti-agriculture black laws through legal battle. MLA Jai Singh Rori, State General Secretary Harchand Singh Burst and Harinder Singh Amritsar were also present on the occasion.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab's Senior Leader and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema has demanded the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to convene an all party meeting to formulate the next strategy against draconian laws on agriculture and representatives of trade union, commission agents-traders' representatives, agricultural and economic experts should also be included in the meeting.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala State Agriculture Minister V. S Sunil Kumar on Wednesday became the third Minister to test positive for Covid-19.

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress Leader and Punjab Cabinet Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi termed the so called agricultural reforms as black laws for Punjab and said that these bills would not only destroy the farmers and the economy of Punjab but also the food security of the country.

CHANDIGARH:Warning that the enactment of the farm ordinances would lead to resentment and unrest in the border state, which was already at the receiving end of Pakistan’s concerted efforts to foment trouble, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday led a Congress delegation to submit a memorandum to Governor VP Singh Badnore, seeking his intervention for non-pursuance of the Agriculture Bills by the Centre in Parliamen

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann has appealed to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of Punjab to speak in unison and vote against the Agriculture Ordinances and Central Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 in the monsoon session of Parliament.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has asked Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal to make it clear to the people of the state that ordinances brought in the name of agrarian reforms are pro-farmers or anti-farmers. He also asked Sukhbir Badal to make it clear that his party would support or oppose these ordinances during the forthcoming Parliament session.

CHANDIGARH: Asserting his commitment to making Punjab an industrial powerhouse, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he wanted the state to lead in both, industry and agriculture, to put it on the path to future progress.

KAPURTHALA:The Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare has organized 12 field exhibitions in different villages of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil.

CHANDIGARH:State Goverment to document all aspects of its COVID-19 management expriencePunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday released a report documenting the successful conduct of wheat procurement by the State Government from April 15 to May 31 under the shadow of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit President and Member of Parliament (MP) Bhagwant Mann has accused the Modi government at the Center of destabilization the agriculture sector in Punjab, bequeathing it to certain corporate houses, like the Ambanis and Andanis, taking both Captain and the Badals affront for their alleged role in the botch-up.

CHANDIGARH:Even as he took on the Central Government for failing to stand by the Punjab farmers who had saved the nation from hunger, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday declared that his government will not allow `kurki’ of the land of the beleaguered farmers, who had been trapped by the banks in vicious cycles of loans and mortgage.

CHANDIGARH: Even as he took on the Central Government for failing to stand by the Punjab farmers who had saved the nation from hunger, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday declared that his government will not allow `kurki’ of the land of the beleaguered farmers, who had been trapped by the banks in vicious cycles of loans and mortgage.

JALANDHAR: Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department on Wednesday has issued an advisory for the wheat farmers against the Yellow Rust disease in the crop.

CHANDIGARH:Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Viswajit Khanna inaugurated the single window system at the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department’s Headquarters at Kheti Bhawan on Monday to provide agriculture related services in a time-bound and efficacious manner.

JALANDHAR:The Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare department on Thursday organized a sensitization seminar on wheat cultivation in Adraman village of district.

AMRITSAR: The ground water table is receding fast in Punjab and there is dire need to take drastic measure to save the water, failing which the results would be catastrophic. This was stated by US based agriculture engineer Bob Willy, a California based experts who invented Refible technology to `re-energise’ the ground water.