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Chandigarh, April 30: Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma today said that out of 100.58 LMT Wheat arriving so far in State’s grain markets more than 95 percent stands procured due to the uninterrupted procurement process. The farmers who have sold their produce have been paid for the same to the extent of 100 percent with Rs. 17340.40 in their bank accounts. During a meeting with the top officers of the procurement agencies and the Deputy Commissioners in order to review the procurement process, the Chief Secretary directed that it must be ensured that no farmer faces any kind of issues for selling his produce in the mandis and further, no stone should be left unturned to make robust arrangements for dealing with the situation arising due to the unseasonal rains. The Chief Secretary sai...

JALANDHAR, April 29: Making the biggest heroin seizure of 2024, Commissionerate Police Jalandhar has busted an international drug syndicate with the arrest of its three members after recovering 48kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.           Those arrested have been identified as Satnam Singh alias Babbi, a native of village Dhandiyan in Nawanshahr and currently residing at Subhash Nagar in Hoshiarpur; his daughter Aman Rozi and his son-in-law Hardeep Singh. Apart from seizing heroin and drug money, Police teams have also impounded their three high-end cars including Toyota Innova, Mahindra XUV and Hyundai Verna, besides recovering one Cash Counti...

Chandigarh, April 29: In anticipation of the scorching summer temperatures as predicted by IMD, during polling day ( ie June 1st ) of the Lok Sabha elections 2024  in Punjab, Chief Electoral Officer, Sibin C  had issued advisory to all Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Election Officers to ensure special measures for polling staffs welfare. Giving further information in this regard, CEO Sibin C said that following the various guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), DCs of Punjab have been reiterated to ensure various arrangements for the welfare and convenience of the polling staff during the electoral process.           The CEO said that as the polling is scheduled on June 1, 2024, which is in the peak of summer season,...