In the last three decades, BJP picked Brahmins or Thakurs to lead the party in HP; whereas, the Congress had leaders only from Thakurs.
...Full StoryAfter Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa was declared ‘elected’ president of SAD in the first week of July, the rebel faction has expelled Sukhbir Badal.
...Full StoryOrchard owners are worried as they have not been able to source the solidly-built Nepalese labourers needed for the harvest of the apple crop.
...Full StoryFarmers in three districts of Punjab have sown cotton instead of paddy for the first time in 20 years. This is a big achievement for the state.
...Full StoryIt appears that it is Hobson’s choice for Haryana: restarting the economy or halting the infection from Delhi.
...Full StoryTill May 18, 7.04 million MT of wheat was procured in Haryana, against the Food Corporation of India (FCI) target of 9.5 million MT.
...Full StoryThe season, which starts with the harvest of the Rabi crop and goes till the sowing of the Kharif, both in Punjab and Haryana deploys roughly 16 lakh farm hands.
...Full StoryShiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Gobind Singh Longowal says the protestors had insulted the departed soul.
...Full StoryFarmers are worried about the fallout of Covid-19 on the harvest season.
...Full StoryDo we the need high-speed railway, or should we first modernise the existing network?
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