Muktsar: The family of Congress MLA from Muktsar Karan Kaur Brar cleared its electricity dues of Rs 18 lakh on Friday. Kuldeep Verma, Executive Engineer, PSPCL, Muktsar, said, “The Brar family gave us cheques of Rs 11 lakh on Friday. Besides, they have given a post-dated cheque of Rs 7 lakh. Once the cheque is […]
Patiala : Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is in a spot over extending free/subsidised power to various category of consumers following a verbal commitment by the SAD-BJP government. As a result, there is no clarity as to who will foot the subsidy bill of nearly Rs 16 crore. Besides gaushalas, the PSPCL allowed subsidy […]
Chandigarh : Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has begun disconnecting power connections to 366 private gaushalas which were earlier given free power. On the directions of the Punjab Government, the power utility had stopped collecting charges from these gaushalas with effect from April 1 last year. Keemti Bhagat, chairman, Punjab Gau Sewa Commission, said […]
Chandigarh : With the rural indebtedness in Punjab’s predominant agrarian economy touching Rs 80,000 crore, each rural household in the state is under a debt of an average Rs8 lakh. Or simply put, 89 per cent of the 10.53 lakh households in Punjab are under debt. This also shows how rural indebtedness in the state […]
Chandigarh : The youth in Punjab is more inclined to illegal drugs, including opioid drugs, stimulant drugs, inhalant substances and prescription drugs, than tobacco and alcohol. A recent survey has highlighted this. National Mental Health Survey conducted by Bengaluru’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has brought out that 13.42 per cent of the […]