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 A PATH TO AWARENESS ON HIV/AIDS WORLD AIDS DAY 2025  A PATH TO AWARENESS ON HIV/AIDS Punjab Express Bureau Faridkot December 4,2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ms. Renu / Ms. Pushpa Rani Bunn, a former television broadcast journalist from San Francisco, had recommended the date of 1 December that believing it would maximize coverage of World AIDS Day by western news media, sufficiently long following the US elections but before the Christmas holidays. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a ...

“This is the duty of the procurement agency to procure the produce, farmers need to be educated-Bohar Singh Dhaliwal-District president of BKU Sidhupur Ekta,Faridkot. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The most disputed issue between the farmers and the procurement agencies is the moisture content. If it is within the limits of the purchase,ie,17 per cent in the paddy, it would be procured. But the big question mark pops up here, who would decide that the produce has not more than 17 per cent moisture? The simple question is that,practically, it would be allegedly the rice miller who would finally decide whether to buy this product or not. There are the three parties to check the moisture of the paddy brough to the market, first of all the market committee, which checks the moistur...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The much lower yield of the paddy crop outgoing season, mass migration of the youth to the foreign countries and online sale by business giants cast a shadow on the local ,particularly small business. “Earlier, we had customers visiting our shops from morning to the evening, but now its irregular.On some days, there a lot of rush of the customers and on others, there is not at all.Sometimes, we don't have any time to have food, but some days,someone may wonder how would he arrange for his food as there is no customer,”said a shopkeeper from Kotkapura to own of the district. “As I am in the business of cosmetics, it is more impacted.The youth,our main source of income has left for other countries and middle aged or elders are back here.They have n...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot There was Rs 70 per quintal increase in the MSP of paddy for the procurement season of 2025 and by this way,if a farmer harvests about 30 quintal paddy from an acre on an average,he could expect a profit of about Rs 2100 from an acre of his crop. But what he has got now,is loss ranging between Rs 25000 and Rs 10000 per acre depending upon the quality of soil,irrigation,control of diseases and pests,time of transplantation apart from the varieties,long and medium duration. “I had never expected my paddy less than 30 quintals it it is always around it,but this year,I got only 20 quintals of paddy yield from my fields.It led to to a loss of about Rs 24000 per acre,” claimed a farmer Jaswinder Singh from a Faridkot village. “From my about 30 acres...

Nominations from December1 to 4,scrutiny on 5 and withdrawal on December 6. Polling on December 14th and counting would be held on December 17th. All arrangements are going to be made shortly- Punamdeep Kaur-DC Faridkot Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The 10 zones of the zila parishads and 75 zones of  three block samitis would go into polls on December 14th, as per the notification of the Punjab Election Commissioner, said Punamdep Kaur,DC Faridkot in a press note today. "The candidates can file their nomination from December 1,11AM to 3 PM which continues till December 4.The nominations would be scrutinized on December 5 and the last date for the withdrawal of the nomination would be December 6," said Punamdeep Kaur-DC cum district returning officer Faridkot. The DC sai...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot West Point marked its Silver Jubilee—25 years of excellence—with great pride and patriotic spirit as the school conducted the Trooping of the School Flag, celebrating its new milestone as an NCC School.The celebrations took place on the school’s impressive 200-metre athletic ground, featuring a range of athletic events including the 100m race, relay races, and an impressive PT display. The cultural segment showcased vibrant dance performances based on the theme “Nav Ras.”To recognise achievement and inspire excellence, medals and trophies were awarded to the winners of the athletic events. Children who had excelled in academics and students who had won gold at national levels were also honoured during the ceremony.The Chief Guest for the occasion was Advo...

Raghbir Singh Brar FaridkotS. Himmat Singh Nakai, Director of West Point School, Kotkapura, brought laurels to Punjab by clinching the Gold Medal in the 0175 India Open Shotgun Competition (Skeet – Masters Category) held in Patiala from October 30 to November 5, 2025. The championship saw outstanding performances from Punjab shooters, with Dr. Deepinder Sandhu winning Silver and Gurinder Garcha taking Bronze. The event featured top shooters from across the nation, highlighting Punjab’s growing dominance in the shooting arena. After his victory, Mr. Nakai shared: “To compete in an Olympic sport, one must maintain both physical and mental fitness. In life too, sports and fitness play a vital role in achieving success.” At West Point School, academics and athletics go hand ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot S. Himmat Singh Nakai, Director of West Point School, Kotkapura, brought glory to Punjab by winning the Gold Medal in the 0175 India Open Shotgun Competition (Skeet – Masters Category) held in Patiala from October 30 to November 5, 2025. Punjab shooters displayed exceptional skill, with Dr. Deepinder Sandhu securing Silver and Gurinder Garcha earning Bronze. The event witnessed participation from top shooters across India, reaffirming Punjab’s dominance in the sport. After his victory, Mr. Nakai shared, “To compete in an Olympic sport, one must maintain both physical and mental fitness. In life too, sports and fitness play a vital role in achieving success.” At West Point School, academics and athletics go hand in hand. Mr. Nakai has cult...

"We have nothing left now,making both ends meet very difficult, "Kaku Singh,father of the patient. The family had lost everything during partition and now work as daily wagers. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot 40 years old Binder Singh,a resident of village Devi Wala, subdivision Kotkapura is now looking for some financial help to purchase medicines and transport to reach Dera Bassi where he was operated upon. He has pinned all his hopes on the help from the society and some government departments. The family had to first suffer the trauma of partition in 1947 and had lost all its land back in Pakistan. “Both the valves of his heart have been replaced. We first took him to Faridkot and then to Bathinda where the doctors told us that estimated cost for his heart sur...

A village that has many intra-village marriages. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot It was on 24th October when one resident of the village broke the news "There is a very strange news from our village,” he whispers to his colleague as soon as he pulls off his bike near me. “What has happened?" I ask him curiously? “There was a girl from our neighborhood. She allegedly called up two boys to her home. One of them parked his bike nearby while one entered into her house. Some other brats, alerted the situation, caught the one with the motorcycle parked with him and he told them that his companion was in that house,’ he tells. The result is harrowing,terrifying. The minor girl had allegedly drunk some weedicide leading to her death when she was allegedly caught with the boy. "...