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Abohar
New Sriganganagar MC chief: Sita Soni (BJP) is the new chairperson of the Municipal Council (MC) at Sriganganagar. She was serving as the vice-chairperson earlier. The move comes after MC president Jagdish Jandu (Congress) put in his papers. Maharaja Arut remembered:
The birth anniversary of Maharaja Arut was celebrated in Abohar with fervour. Six air-conditioned rooms developed at a cost of Rs 15 lakh were inaugurated jointly by some social activists at Arorvansh Bhawan after they garlanded the statue of Maharaja Arut.
Chandigarh
Wheat procurement: More than 118 lakh tonnes of wheat has been procured in Punjab till date, with the state government depositing Rs 15,939 crore in the accounts of farmers towards payment for the wheat procured. Sangrur leads the
procurement operations with 10.24 lakh tonne, followed by Ludhiana (9.06 lakh tonne) and Bathinda
(8.6 lakh tonne).Dy Commissioners shifted:
The Punjab Government has posted Basant Garg as Deputy Commissioner of Bathinda while Praveen Thind is Deputy Commissioner, Mansa. Pradeep Aggarwal, who was earlier posted as DC, Bathinda, is now Ludhiana MC chief.
Hoshiarpur
Protest outside DAC: Members of the Bharat Jagao Andolan and the Social Democratic Party held a dharna and hunger strike outside the District Administrative Complex. They demanded that the government should ensure proper care and planning for managing natural resources.Patiala
Six injured in clash: Six persons were injured in a clash over shamlat land at Dilawarpura village in Patiala on Friday. The Panchayat Secretary and a JE had gone to the village to auction 5.5 acres of shamlat land, but Amrik Singh, who had been tilling it for over 15 years, refused to give possession of the land to village sarpanch Dalip Singh.
This led to a clash.
Ropar
Notice to panchayat member:
The Local Bodies Secretary has issued a show-cause notice to Chamkaur Sahib Nagar Panchayat member Kuldeep Sapna under Section 16 of the Punjab Municipal Act. Sapna has allegedly constructed a house at Chamkaur Sahib without getting the map of the house approved.
Varinder Paul is new SSP: Varinder Paul Singh joined as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Ropar on Friday. He has held the post of SSP in Faridkot, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur. Before that, he was posted as Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) at Patiala.
Sangrur
Phone seized from prisoner:
A mobile phone and a SIM card were seized from a prisoner, Piara Singh, lodged in the Sangrur district jail. On the complaint of the jail superintendent, a case has been registered against Piara Singh, who is a resident of Khadial village, under Section 52-A of the Prison Act, 1894.
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