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6,000 farmers to exit Milkfed over poor pricing
Chandigarh, November 23
Punjab is staring at a milk crisis. A whopping 6,000 progressive dairy farmers who supply 8 lakh litres milk every day to the Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (Milkfed) are set to exit the state cooperative, citing poor procurement price for their produce. The cooperative on its part says it is saddled with 1,000 tonnes of unsold stock worth Rs 105 crore and cannot procure milk at higher rates.

Sukhdev at his dairy farm in Mohali district. Sukhdev at his dairy farm in Mohali district. Tribune photo

Three J-K policemen hurt in clashes with Shia mourners
Srinagar, November 23
The police on Friday laid barbed wires at key junctions and restricted civilian movement towards major commercial centres as the city was put under siege to scuttle any attempt by Shia mourners to take out processions.

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Delhi Police arrests Ponty aide Namdhari
New Delhi/Dehradun, Nov 23
Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, former chairman of the Uttarakhand Minorities Commission and a prime witness in the murder case of Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Chadha in New Delhi last week, was detained by the Delhi Police from his residence at Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar district today.

Jats, 4 other castes set to get OBC status in Haryana
Chandigarh, November 23
In a development that may draw curtains on the Jat community’s agitation demanding quota in government jobs, decks have been cleared for according Other Backward Classes (OBC) status to five castes — Jats, Jat Sikhs, Rors, Tyagis and Bishnois — in Haryana. A survey report mandated by the Haryana State Backward Classes Commission (HSBCC) has recommended reservation in jobs and education for the five castes on the basis of their socio-economic and educational backwardness.

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