The Commission for Air Quality Management has directed officials in seven Punjab districts to step up surveillance and ensure the use of machinery to curb stubble burning incidents.
During 20 months of the 'War Against Drugs' campaign, Punjab Police has registered 69,101 FIRs and arrested 90,091 alleged drug smugglers. According to Special DGP Praveen Kumar Sinha, the operation has yielded 4,464 kg of heroin and Rs 23 crore in drug money.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann released Rs 1,291 crore for over 37.43 lakh beneficiaries in Abohar. He stated that women registered by January 1 will receive three months' money combined.
Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers Union has called a three-day strike starting November 16 in protest against non-acceptance of their demands.
The Public Action Committee has appealed to the Punjab government to identify the sources polluting the Buddha Dhaula within 15 days so that the new panel does not remain confined to paper.
BKU Ekta Ugrahan has released the district election schedule ahead of its state conference, while BKU Dakounda has called for statewide protests against DAP fertilizer and debt rules.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) has decided to run an awareness campaign against drugs across Punjab on November 13. In addition, the organization will also support the protest outside the Chief Minister's residence in Sangrur.
SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami has said that even after four decades, victim families of the 1984 massacre have not been able to get justice.
