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How climate-smart agriculture is crucial for India's food security at a time of farm distress

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
large stretches of agricultural fields coated in various shades of black, with the embers still fresh on some. Burning the residues of the rice crop after harvest in winter, and of wheat in March-April, is quite common among the farmers of Haryana and Punjab and the effects of the pollution are felt even in the national capital ... Climate-smart agriculture assumes even greater significance given its link to food security....

Okara farmers put up their demands

Edit Dawn 08 May 2016
Both groups of the Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) on Saturday apprised the provincial agriculture secretary and the Sahiwal Division commissioner of their issues ... The meeting was arranged to placate the farmers after Chaudhry Anwar group announced a protest on May 18 in front of the Punjab Assembly....

For them, age no bar to crack Eamcet!

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
With no stipulation on candidates' age, the Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (Eamcet) this year has attracted aspirants from different age groups -their year of birth ranging from 1968 to 2001 ... The number of aspirants who are above 25 years of age is also considerably high as the university has received 240 such applications, out of which 169 will appear for the agriculture and medicine and 71for engineering....

Badal dares Kejriwal to come clean on territorial issues of Punjab

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has dared AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal to make his stand clear on the territorial issues of Punjab before the Punjabis ... The chief minister pointed out Kejriwal's dubious character had been unmasked due to recent instance of his Delhi Government submitting an affidavit in Apex Court against the interests of Punjab on SYL issue....

Punjab Elections 2017: Parkash Singh Badal dares Arvind Kejriwal to come clean on state's territorial issue

Edit DNA India 08 May 2016
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday dared the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal to make his stand clear on the Punjab's territorial issues before the Punjabis ... He said Kejriwal's "dubious character" has been unmasked due to recent instance of his Delhi Government submitting an affidavit in Apex Court against the interests of Punjab on Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) issue....

KXIP vs DD talking points: Stoinis's allround show and Delhi's unusual choke

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
A look at the key passages of play from Match 36 of the Indian Premier League season nine, in which Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by nine runs at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Even after the third victory in nine games, Punjab remained at the bottom of the standings, while Delhi are at third after their fourth defeat in nine games ... Stoinis, Saha revive Punjab ... Punjab bowlers' tidy spells....

Abhishek Chaubey

Edit Indian Express 08 May 2016
Abhishek Chaubey says the presence of well-known actors in his upcoming drama “Udta Punjab” will help garnering attention towards the issue of drug abuse. Director Abhishek Chaubey says the presence of well-known actors in his upcoming drama “Udta Punjab” will help garnering attention towards the issue of drug abuse....

Cong, SAD in Pb 'ruined' each and every household: Kejriwal

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
New Delhi, May 8 () Ahead of the crucial Punjab polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today launched a scathing attack on the state's Congress and SAD, alleging that both the parties have "ruined" every household there through "corruption" and "drug menace". Kejriwal in his tone and tenor indicated that drug issue in Punjab is going to be major poll plank and claimed that his party is "going to win the elections" in the state due in 2017....

Bajwa seeks CBI inquiry and physical verification of godowns of Punjab

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Smelling a rat, Rajya Sabha member of Parliament and former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa has sought CBI inquiry and physical verification of godowns of Punjab ... of Punjab" he said....

Agriculture Commissioner, rumored gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam on the graduation circuit

Edit The Florida Times Union 08 May 2016
State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said he looked into the crowd at the University of Central Florida on Friday and thought to himself. “Keep it short.” ... But speak he has, at two commencements in seven days, both at high-profile state universities. He joked at UCF and at Florida A&M; University that being the keynote speaker at a spring graduation is akin to moving up to the big leagues and he didn’t want to blow it ... read more ......

My song in 'Udta Punjab' quite grungy: Kanika Kapoor

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Kanika Kapoor has crooned for a track of "Udta Punjab", which brings a dark story of prevalent drug menace in Punjab ... "The music on the whole is quite grungy" ... "Udta Punjab", directed by Abhishek Chaubey, highlights the issue of rampant drug abuse among the youth in Punjab....

Anushka Sharma drives a tractor for 'Sultan'

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
After wrapping up the schedule in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, the actress is currently shooting in Punjab for her next, 'Sultan'....

Sikhs serving water in Latur win hearts

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
As the people of Latur, one of the most parched districts of Maharashtra, battle an extreme water crisis, a band of Sikhs from Punjab are providing succour to them them by bringing potable water on their doorstep. Overwhelmed by this timely aid, Latur residents are now ready to lay down their lives for Punjab, if required ... of any crisis in Punjab."....
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