Harish Manav

The state will deploy enforcement teams at borders to monitor trucks and trolleys entering the districts

Arhtiyas, numbering around 45,000, and even the state government were initially against DBT. But the Centre refused to buy otherwise.

Punjab Mandi Board to abide by strict protocols to maintain health and hygiene as the purchase season begins on Saturday.

Amarinder govt under pressure from Centre to bypass agents and pay the farmers through direct bank transfers.

The total number of active cases in Punjab stands at 11, 550, according to the state health bulletin.

Amid the chaos, here are nine important questions that have been raised on violent farmer’s agitation on January 26.

The Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal urged Captain Amarinder Singh to immediately take steps to ensure Punjab be exempted from the recently passed farm legislations.

In an exclusive interview to Outlook, Harsimrat Kaur speaks about the reasons behind her resignation from the Union Cabinet and her party's protest against the agricultural ordinances introduced in the Lok Sabha recently.

The Shiromani Akali Dal has asked the Modi govt. not to present three agriculture ordinances for approval in parliament session Monday onward until the reservations of farmers are addressed.

Accused of kidnap and murder, former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini had fled his Chandigarh residence leaving his left his Z+ security detail behind, and has been missing since.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar tells Harish Manav that only 40 people are misleading thousands of farmers. Earlier, they were demanding a guarantee on MSP. Now they want repeal of the new farm laws, rise of milk price to Rs 100 per litre and free up the toll plazas.

As India stumbles out of the ongoing economic malaise, the real action is happening away from the big cities

Crop residue or stubble burning is banned in Punjab and Haryana, but satellite images show a substantial increase in farm fires that add to the air pollution in north India, especially Delhi.

Why is Punjab seething at the farm bill? The state earns Rs 4,000 crore on trading fees at the mandis, and some 40,000 commission agents make Rs 1,600 crore. That’s at stake.

Inspired by Anu Dahiya, a housewife and mother from Sonipat who stood second in 2017, fellow Haryanvi Pradeep Singh tried IAS for the third time…and came first!

She balanced housework, parental duty and an intense study regimen. Then, she struck gold.

Mohali startup AgNext helps improve crop quality

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh tells Outlook why he finally decided to organise the investor summit and how he plans to attract businesses to the state.