Ludhiana: Ludhiana has earned yet another dubious distinction by reporting highest number of blackmailing and extortion cases among the cities and dis.
Punjab is expecting a bumper output of paddy crop this year, despite floods during the kharif season 2023-24. The state, known as the food bowl of the country, is expecting paddy output to cross 205 lakh metric tonnes, with an average yield going up by more than four quintal per hectare compared to last year.
A committee appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the security breach had implicated several state officers for lapses. The apex court, on January 12 of the preceding year, had established the committee, emphasising the need for "judicially trained independent minds" to investigate the incident, which could not be left to "one-sided inquiries."