NAWANSHAHR: In order to deal with the labour shortage faced by the farmers during installation of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation System, the Soil and Conservation department has come up with a new device known as "trencher" for undertaking trenching work in the fields.

NAWANSHAHR: Loans worth Rs 10 lakh were being provided at a subsidy of 33 per cent by the Farmers Commission to the unemployed individual farmers who own 10 acres of land and possess the degree of graduation in agriculture.

NAWANSHAHR: The district administration here has launched a special drive to remove encroachments from link roads and berms in the district.

CHANDIGARH: The specter of misdeeds of Congress goons on Friday started haunting Congress leadership again as BJP-SAD candidate S. Avtar Singh Hit from Rajouri Garden on Friday demanded a White Paper on progress of 84 riots cases.