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Chandigarh, September 15 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday assured the representatives of the sugarcane farmers' associations that the balance of the Punjab Government's share in the price of their sugarcane purchased by private mills would be released at the earliest. The farmers' organizations expressed their gratitude to the Finance Minister for the meeting and the assurance. During the meeting with representatives of sugarcane farmers' organizations here at his office, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reaffirmed the state government's commitment to supporting the agricultural community. He acknowledged the financial difficulties faced by sugarcane growers due to any delay in payments and assured them that the government is taking swift action ...

Chandigarh, September 15:– In a heartwarming display of unity and compassion, the teaching and non-teaching staff of Government Senior Secondary Schools in Ludhiana district collectively contributed a substantial amount of Rs. 31,53,000 to the Punjab Chief Minister Flood Relief Fund, bolstering the state's ongoing flood relief works. The collective contribution was formally presented to the Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains at Nangal today by a delegation led by District Education Officer (Secondary), Ludhiana Ms. Dimple Madan, who handed over the cheques on the behalf of Ludhiana's education community. The delegation comprised Deputy DEO Mr. Amandeep Singh, State Sports Committee Member Mr. Ajit Pal, and Physics Lecturer Mr. Dinesh Modi. S. Harjot Singh Bains...

Chandigarh, September 14: Proving true to its holy commitment of hand holding the families ravaged by floods, as many as 50 such families stand awarded the compensation to the tune of Rs. 2 Cr. Stating this, the Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian said that due to the catastrophic floods, 56 precious lives have been lost in Punjab. Out of these, compensation has been given to 50 families while the rest of 6 families would also be awarded compensation soon. Mr Mundian further said that Girdawari work has started and it will be completed at the earliest. Full compensation will be given to flood affected persons for their loss. Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said state government has launched flood relief and rehabilitation programme across rural p...

Chandigarh, September 14: Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond informed that the Punjab Government has launched a comprehensive flood relief and rehabilitation programme across rural Punjab to address the extensive damage caused by recent floods in more than 2,300 villages. The drive will focus on immediate relief, restoration of essential infrastructure, and transparent execution of works. The Minister informed that under the able leadership of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Government is creating a dedicated Rs 100 crore corpus fund to exclusively support flood-related relief and rehabilitation activities. As CM announced earlier that, to initiate urgent works, Rs 1 lakh will be released to each Gram Panchayat, enabling them to begin tasks such as rem...