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Punjab IMD Weather Update, Fog Alert Today: Punjab has been witnessing a slight drop in temperature, especially a few days after the rainfall that poured on November 30. In the meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for dense fog across the state.

Hindustan Construction Company has sold the land parcel for Rs 95 crore to Oak and Stone Construction.

Punjab Weather Update: Punjab finds itself veiled in a thick blanket of dense fog, prompting both the police and the weather department to issue alerts across the state. The onset of smog has significantly reduced visibility in various districts, with Ludhiana and Patiala experiencing readings as low as 50 meters and 200 meters, respectively. Similar conditions prevail in other regions, necessitating a call for heightened caution on the roads.

The Punjab government has only recovered Rs 38.12 lakh of the Rs 2.4 crore environmental compensation it imposed on farmers for burning stubble. Farmer union leaders say they have been assured that no one will be forced to pay.

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Punjab is expecting a bumper output of paddy crop this year, despite floods during the kharif season 2023-24. The state, known as the food bowl of the country, is expecting paddy output to cross 205 lakh metric tonnes, with an average yield going up by more than four quintal per hectare compared to last year.

Currently, Punjab meets only a fraction, around 20 to 25%, of its required 5 lakh tonnes of edible oil, leaving a substantial gap in meeting its own needs.

This year, 36,614 farm fires were recorded, which is 27% less than last year, when 49,992 cases were recorded.

On November 26, 2020, thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana had marched towards Delhi borders against the Centre’s agri-marketing laws.

JALANDHAR: After ridiculing and then staying silent over Punjab getting top positions in the performance grading index (PGI) released by the Union edu.