GurbaxpuriTarn Taran August 22The non-stop rain caused remarkable damage to early varieties of paddy and vegetables in different parts of the district on SundayThe authorities recorded 2mm rainfall in Tarn Taran 3 mm in Khadoor Sahib and 22mm in PattiChief Agriculture Officer Kuljit Singh Saini said crop on 20 hectares was destroyed in Naushehra Pannuan and 27 hectares in Chohla SahibHowever farmers challenged the claim of the Agriculture Department and said the crop loss was much higherKanwalpreet Singh Pannu a farm leader urged the authorities to conduct special girdawari to access crop loss
Our CorrespondentTarn Taran August 20Hundreds of the state government employees under the banner of the Punjab-UT Mulazam and Pensioners Sanjha Joint Front organised a protest march and took out a rally in front of the District Administration Complex DAC on Friday stressing on their current demandsThe employees of the Deputy Commissioner SDMs tehsil offices with ministerial staff of all departments came to the rally en-masseEmployees from the departments such as education health irrigation revenue finance etcThe women employees too attended the rally in large numbersWorkers of the ASHA anganwari workers and the helpers of the mid-day-meal workers were among the workers present to express their demands
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