Law to regulate organic farming, certification in offing

MULTAN:Punjab Agriculture department south Punjab is going to draft a law to regulate organic farming to promote organic food, its certification and plug chances of further degradation of ecosystem besides winning premium price for farmers. Demand for organic food was rising by each passing day all over the world necessitating steps at home to encourage […]

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Food authority recovered 2000 kg substandard custard powder

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety Authority Saturday recovered 2000 kilogram substandard custard powder from a godown situated in Hastnagri area of provincial metropolis. The godwon was used to pack substandard custard powder in boxes labelled with name of a famous food company. Case has been registered against owner of the godown and investigation is underway. Meanwhile […]

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PDWP approves construction of 8.7 KM northern section of Ringroad

PESHAWAR:The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on the directives of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved construction of 8.7 Kilometer northern section of Ringroad from Warsak road to Nasir Bagh to ease traffic congestion in Peshawar. The chief minister has directed all the departments concerned for early completion of this important development project […]

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Agriculture Deptt stresses clean cotton picking for handsome price

MULTAN:Agriculture Department issued a set of guidelines to farmers advising them to ensure cotton picking sans any contamination to get good price from the market. Quality of cotton depends a lot on its picking, said Assistant Director Agriculture Abdul Samad, in a release issued here. Farmers should adopt measures to keep cotton contamination-free at all […]

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Newly appointed Commissioner Irshad Ahmed assumes charge

MULTAN:Newly appointed Commissioner Multan Division Irshad Ahmed assumed charge of the office, here on Saturday. A smart contingent of Punjab police presented guard of honour, on his maiden arrival in the office. According to official sources, the Commissioner soon after assuming the charge and listened public complaints. He issued certain instructions for early resolution of […]

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Work on Rs 17bln projects under way in Sialkot

SIALKOT:Punjab Local Government and Community Development Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal has said that work on development projects of sewerage, water supply, solid waste management, traffic management and upgrading of parks worth Rs 17 billion was under way speedily in Sialkot district. He was addressing a meeting of all stakeholders of Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Project […]

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