An indefinite protest was initiated by the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Doaba) on Monday regarding the slow procurement of paddy, continuing for a second day outside the Phagwara sugar mill on Tuesday. Commuters faced significant difficulties as multiple meetings between Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala Amit Kumar Panchal, Senior Superintendent of Police Vatasala Gupta, and the farmers.
Jalandhar : Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal called upon farmers to take collective action to protect the environment by refraining from burning stubble. He also directed officials and staff working in various departments to intensify their efforts and take immediate action against incidents of stubble burning. Accompanied by SSP Harkamal Preet Singh, Dr. Aggarwal instructed.
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a wife calling her husband ‘Hijda’ (transgender) is an act of mental cruelty. A Division Bench of Justices Sudhir Singh and Jasjit Singh Bedi was hearing a wife’s appeal against the divorce decree granted in favour of her husband by a family court on July.
