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Chandigarh: Members of the Punjab Nambardar Union on Tuesday volunteered to contribute their three-month honorarium, amounting to Rs 14.16 crore, to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for providing help to flood-affected parts of the state. In a press statement, Revenue Minister GS Kangar said a delegation of the union met him on Tuesday and gave a written consent to donate their honorarium. Appreciating their gesture, Kangar said people from all walks of life should come forward to help speed up the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations. TNS

JAC members to donate one-day salary

Chandigarh: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising 12 different associations of unaided colleges has announced to contribute one-day salary of all employees working in its institutions towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to provide much-needed relief to the flood-stricken families across the state. An official spokesperson said the association also offered that the colleges nearby flood areas could be used as temporary relief camps besides services of the students and staff of these institutions could be engaged as volunteers for relief and rehabilitation measures. TNS

Farmers to get 25,000 quintal wheat seed

Chandigarh: The Punjab State Seeds Corporation will give around 25,000 quintal high-quality wheat seed to flood-hit farmers for the upcoming Rabi season, said an official government spokesman. He said as per the initial crop damage reports, 100 per cent crop damage has been reported in about 25,000 hectares of farmland. Going by an average, nearly one quintal seed is required per hectare. Extending a major relief to farmers, the high quality seed of the wheat crop, which costs around Rs 3,000 per quintal, taking the cost of initial seed requirement to the tune of Rs 7.50 crore, will be provided for free to the affected farmers. He said they would be provided high-yielding variety of seed as besides their standing crop, the flood water destroyed the seed stored by them for the Rabi season. TNS

Markfed leading in flood relief: Randhawa

Chandigarh: Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday said the department, especially one of its wings - Markfed - had taken the lead in providing flood-relief material to the people and areas affected by floods. He said the Markfed district office in Jalandhar had provided 300 LDPE sheets, 2,000 pp bags, 300 bags of cattlefeed, 15 kg refined oil (15 tins), besides 50 packets of garam masala, haldi and lal mirch to the district administration for distribution to the needy. The administration has advised Markfed to arrange 100 more sheets and 200 bags of cattlefeed for emergency. He said the Kapurthala district office has provided 350 bags of cattlefeed and 50 specially prepared ration kits to administration officials. TNS

Sanitation workers seek pay 

Abohar: Around 165 regular sanitation workers of the Municipal Council continued their strike for the 14th day and organised a march through the main roads here. They raised slogans against MC officials for not arranging funds to pay them salaries for the last four months. They threatened to start a chain fast if the salaries were not released in the next two days. OC

Youth sodomised, 2 booked 

Moga: An 18-year-old was sodomised by two youths at Rajeana village in the Baghapurana subdivision of Moga district. After recording the statement of the victim, the police got the medical examination of the victim conducted from a government hospital in which it was confirmed that he was sexually assaulted, officials said. A criminal case under Sections 377 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered. TNS

Man booked for minor’s rape 

Sangrur: A man was booked for the rape of a minor girl, who is the daughter of his relative. As per the complaint, the 17-year-old victim was raped by her uncle Amrik Singh in August last year, but she lodged the complaint with the Dhuri police on Monday evening. TNS

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