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Finally, govt to give Rs 1,600 cr to PSEB
Chandigarh, November 7
A cash-strapped Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), which is presently finding it difficult to remain operational, will finally get paid for the subsidised power being given by it to agricultural sector, with a high-level meeting yesterday deciding to release Rs 1,600 crore to it in five months.

Incurring huge losses, farmers lift back paddy
Rue go-slow policy adopted by procuring agencies
Bathinda, November 7
Punjab farmers these days are worried about the economic depression, which stares at them menacingly.

Farmers lift paddy from the Bathinda market on Friday. Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera

RICH HARVEST A farmer in the midst of golden bounty near Pirjain village in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Panel for Amritsar airport revival
Amritsar, November 7
After drawing flak from various associations, NGOs and political parties for the sustainability of the Amritsar International Airport, Union minister of civil aviation Praful Patel today agreed to constitute a high-level parliamentary committee to look into the anomalies which had been forcing international air-carriers to shun this airport in future.

No bidder for Rajpura power plant
Matter forwarded to regulatory panel
Rajpura, November 7
The SAD-BJP government’s coveted Rajpura Thermal Power project found just one bidder today, leading to cancellation of the bid and the matter being reportedly forwarded to the regulatory commission.

COMMUNITY

Drug De-addiction
Punjab, Italy Red Cross to work together
Gurdaspur, November 7
Matteo Ciarli, country representative, Italy Red Cross, has said the problem relating to drug addiction is more alarming and serious in Italy than India.

‘Misuse’ of gurdwara funds: Bitta for probe
Amritsar, November 7
The Union government should constitute a high-level independent probe to look into the alleged misutilisation of funds by the Gurdwara Committee of Takht Hazur Sahib.

Govt to release DA
Chandigarh, November 7
The Punjab government has taken a decision in principle to release the DA for employees that had been due since July this year. This will put an additional burden of Rs 315 crore on the state government, a senior official said here today.

COURTS

Moga Sex Scandal
Barjinder surrenders in CBI court
Patiala, November 7
Barjinder Singh, alias Makhan, an accused in Moga sex scandal-cum-corruption case, surrendered in the CBI court of H.S. Madaan here today.

Amritsar SSP to vacate bungalow by Nov 30
Chandigarh, November 7
When a senior superintendent of police (SSP) is the tenant, even court orders providing police help for vacation of premises is “illusory”. Taking serious note of the contention by Raj Rani and seven other petitioners, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Amritsar SSP to hand over the vacant possession of a bungalow in Sultanwind area by November 30.

CRIME

Cache of arms, drugs seized in Ferozepur
DGP to hold emergency meeting today
Ferozepur, November 7
The district police has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, along with drugs, during the past 24 hours.

Drug Smuggling
New trend baffles intelligence agencies
Amritsar, November 7
The interrogation of Sukhwinder Singh, sarpanch from Ferozepur, and his associate Kuldeep Singh has baffled various security and intelligence agencies that were putting a lot of effort in curbing the smuggling of drugs from across the Indo-Pak border in the country.