American dreams shattered for Punjab youths and their families: ‘Rs 42 lakh has gone down the drain, don’t know what to do next’
Many families of the deportees hailing from Punjab prefer to stay anonymous, still grappling with the loss—both financial and ...
Village disappeared after getting development work worth Rs 43 lakh done, even Google can’t find Punjab ‘Lapta Pind’; probe ordered
Punjab officials allegedly created a fictitious village named New Gatti Rajo Ki and spent Rs 43 lakh on its development. RTI ...
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Punjab village bans liquor, DJs at weddings; offers Rs 21000 incentive for simple celebrations
CHANDIGARH: To encourage villagers not to indulge in wasteful expenditure and curb liquor use in marriage functions, the Balo village panchayat in Punjab's Bathinda district has announced to give ...
NDTV29d
This Punjab Village To Give Rs 21,000 Reward For No Alcohol, DJ At Weddings
A gram panchayat in Punjab's Bathinda district has announced ... expenditure on marriage functions and curb liquor abuse, Ballo village Sarpanch Amarjit Kaur said on Tuesday ...
In Punjab, a farm union’s fight for land ownership to tenants and cultivators finds inspiration from a movement in 1930s
Bathinda: A fresh wave of land rights activism has emerged in Punjab, with Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) leading the ...
The Pioneer29d
Punjab village rewards liquor, DJ-free, weddings with cash
In a unique initiative which may set an example for others both in rural and urban India, a panchayat in Punjab’s Bathinda ... and curb liquor abuse. Ballo village Sarpanch Amarjit Kaur said ...
From village self-help group to ‘lakhpati didi’: how Bathinda native Rupinder Kaur’s initiative changed many women’s lives
Rupinder Kaur’s journey began in 2018 when she gathered women from her village in Punjab and set up a bag-stitching unit. She ...
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Punjab: Protest held to demand arrest of assailants who shot dead fuel pump employee
Many residents of a village staged a protest here on Monday, demanding the arrest of those involved in the murder of a man two days ago, officials said. Kulwant Singh, a fuel pump employee, was shot ...
Punjab: Drone found near India-Pakistan international border in Amritsar
Punjab: An official said the BSF troops have thwarted yet another intrusion of a drone from across the border.