NAWANSHAHR: Over 125 units of blood were collected at the blood donation camp organized on Wednesday at blood donors council to mark the national voluntary blood donation day.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab forest department would establish seven mist chambers at Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ropar, Moga, Phillaur and Bathinda to promote production of quality seedlings using clonal technology.

Chandigarh: Paddy procurement has picked up momentum in Western Punjab with early arrival of paddy as 2.65 lac tones of paddy was procured in Punjab on Tuesday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab needs investments worth Rs.30 billion ($652 million) to ensure prosperity of all sections of the society, state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said on Tuesday.