Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal claimed that as many as 1.33 lakh agricultural implements have been made available on subsidy to farmers in the state to wean them away from stubble burning.
Emaan Singh Mann, son of MP Simranjit Singh Mann, has filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal for making false allegations against him and his father.
Minister for Local Bodies Inderbir Singh Nijjar has said Punjab is all set to provide drinkable canal water to residents of four cities — Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Amritsar. This revolutionary step is being taken to save the rapidly depleting ground water.
Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal today visited Darvesh village near Phagwara to review the situation and relief work after waterlogging due to heavy rain in the last two days.