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Debt ridden farmers are allegedly selling the soil, causing an irreversible damage to their land, not a solution the debits but hammering a permanent damage to the earth

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Email:[email protected] Allegedly debt ridden farmers are trying a way out to earn some money from their land without transferring the ownership of land. They want to keep the land but want to earn some amount of it by selling the upper layers of soil. The soil or earth is being sold either to the brick kiln owners, for earth work in the low lying plots in the towns and at large scale, it is being transported to the national highways projects of roads which are coming up in the state at a fast pace. But the step is much more harmful than advangeous.”If the land is dug up two to three feet deep, the permanent damage is done. It is irversible.No body at any cost can once again make it the same.If the land is somewhat higher than the adjo...

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Pregabalin above 75 mg banned,no to songs promoting drugs or alcohol and objectionable posters in the district-Punamdeep Kaur,DC Faridkot

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot DC Faridkot Punamdeep Kaur, exercising her rights under section 163 of BNS Sanhita, has imposed a ban on the sale of Pregabalin salt above 75 mg in any form of tablets or capsules. The painkiller, which is used to relieve the patients of spinal cord etc related pain, is being consumed as a drug by the drug addicts, it has been leant. "No chemist would sell any medicine which contains Pregabalin above 75 mg without the prescription of the registered medical practitioner. The chemist would also ensure that the prescribed drug is not purchased multiple times by the buyer. All the related information would be maintained by the chemist. What is Pregabalin (by Mayo Clinic) Pregabalin is used with other medicines to help control partial-onset seizures...

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” Nasha Mukti Yatra”(drug free Punjab campaign) from May 7, no of beds in de -addiction centers increased from 50 to 200-Punamdeep Kaur,DC Faridkot

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot "Nasha Mukti Yatra"(drug free Punjab campaign) is going to be stared from May 7 in the district.During this campaign, three villages of the each assembly segment would be covered daily and concerned officers have been instructed to complete this task," said Punamdeep Kaur,DC Faridkot,in a press release today. The campaign has been launched by the Punjab government to educate the masses about the destructive effects of drugs and the families,victims and all related to the victim. "In each programme under this campaign, the village level people will be actively involved where the experts would deliver them the lectures about the bad effects of the drugs, apart from handling the victims, how to bring them out of the drug addic...

May22025 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Punjab Government commits to protect water and interests of the farmers of the state- Sandhwan

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Email: [email protected] • We will make Rangla Punjab again by eradicating the menace of drugs from Punjab - Tarunpreet Singh Sond • Strict action will be taken against drug smugglers as per law- Laljit Singh Bhullar • Women's cooperation is essential for the eradication of drugs and rehabilitation of victims- Dr. Baljit Kaur Punjab Government under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann has organized today a district-level program pertaining to Yudh Nashian Virudh. at Alaska Grand Ferozepur Road, Faridkot. While addressing the gathering, Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that the Government of India wants to grab Punjab's share...

May12025 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Village Dhilwan Kalan becomes the first to be fully equipped village with CCTV cameras-Sukhjeet Singh Dhilwan

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Dhilwan Kalan village, about 3 KMS from Kotkapura town and under Jaitu constituency is reportedly the first village in the district which has been fully covered by the CCTV cameras. TheCCTV camera project was inaugurated today by Amolak Singh Jaitu and Sukhjeet Singh Dhilwan, chairman of the district planning board Faridkot today. "We have covered all the village with the CCTV cameras with the cost of Rs 5 lakh. All the entry and exit points of the village have been fully covered so that the criminal activities can be checked and criminals, in case of any crime, could be identified. Apart from the people of the village, the CCTV cameras would also help police force to identify criminals etc.We have taken this initiative so that we can keep our v...

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District level programme on” War Against Drugs” to be held on May 2,at the Alaska Grand

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Special meeting is going to be held with the defense committee members and representatives of panchayats. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot A district level programme on"War Against Drugs" is going to be held on Friday,May 2 at Alaska Grand located at Ferozpur road Faridkot. "The district level programme to generate awareness among the common man is going to be held on May 2,Friday.Apart from the people of the district,the members of the defence committees formed at village and town level would participate in it. The cabinet miniters Tarnpreet Singh Sondh,Laljeet Singh Bhullar and Dr Baljeet Kaur would attend the programme as the chief guests," said Punamdeep Kaur,DC Faridkot while taking stock of the preparations of the programme today. "Punjab government&...

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DC Faridkot instructs the officials to help conduct the NEET examination successfully in the district.

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Tushita Gulati,PCS has been appointed nodal officer in the district. The aspirants can contact Pradeep Deora,deputy DEO Faridkot at helpline no.98142-56584 Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot .Deputy commissioner Faridkot Punamdeep Kaur on Thursday has instructed the officials of the education department, police officers and other concerned departments to help complete the National Eligibility Entrance Test(NEET) in the district. The DC said that two schools ,Dr Mohinder Singn Sambi, senior secondary school for girls and Kendriya Vidyalaya Faridkot have been designated centers for the NEET in the district. "The examination is going to be held on May 4,Sunday and all the concerned officials are instructed to successfully help conduct the entrance examination. The candidates are supposed to...

Apr292025 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Wheat Procurement in Full Swing; ₹20,500 Crore Already Paid to Farmers – Lal Chand Kataruchak• The State Government is committed to purchasing every grain of farmers’ produce• Punjab Food & Civil Supplies Minister visits Sri Muktsar Sahib District

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government remains steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding the rights of farmers. The wheat procurement process is progressing rapidly across the state, with payments totaling ₹20,500 crore already made to farmers.This was stated by Punjab Food & Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak during his visit to the main grain market of Sri Muktsar Sahib. Interacting with the media, he emphasized that the government is ensuring smooth and prompt procurement of wheat directly from the farmers.During the visit, the Minister held discussions with laborers, commission agents (arhtiyas), and farmers to understand their concerns and received updates from officials regarding...

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Commerical recovery: Four arrested with 310 grams of Heroin-Pragya Jain SSP Faridkot

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Faridkot police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested 4 persons from near Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Chowk in Faridkot and claimed to have recovered 310 grams of Heroin, which is a commercial recovery made in the presence of Tarlochan Singh,DSP SD Faridkot. "We have arrested Jagmeet Singh and Sandeep Singh,both residents of Faridkot and Mehakdeep Singh and Harjeet Singh, both residents of village Dohak of Muktsar.They were sitting in a parked car and when the car and the occupants were searched, the police recovered 310 grams of heroin besides a small computerized scale from their possession," said Pragya Jain,SSP Faridkot in a press release to the media. All the accused have been produced in the court and further investigation would...

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Jagjeet Singh Dallewal demands compensation for the wheat crop damaged by fires,hail storms and Karnal bunt

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Jagjeet Singh Dallewal,state president of the BKU Sidhupur Ekta on Tuesday demanded compensation for the wheat crop damaged by the fires,hailstorms and Karnal bunt disease in Muktsar and Fatehgarh districts. He said that farm fires have burned thousands of acres of standing wheat crop and at some places, untimely rains and hailstorms have also led to huge loss of the farmers. But the government has not initiated Girdawari to assess the damage so far,Dallewal said in a press note to the media today. He announced that SKM Non political would hold Dharnas at district headquarters in Punjab,Haryana and Rajasthan in this regard besides a thorough inquiry and compensation for the stolen agricultural ...