Coronavirus: three hotels sealed for serving meal

SIALKOT: Assistant Commissioner Javeria Maqbool sealed three hotels for serving meals to people in violation of the official ban. Police also registered separate cases against the owners of the hotels and sent them behind the bars. The AC also sealed a general store of Suleman JJ Karim in Ram Talai locality of Sialkot and imposed Rs 50,000 fine for selling fake sanitisers.

Programme launched to e hance wheat yield in Punjab: A five-year national programme costing Rs 16,518 million for enhancing profitability through increasing wheat yield has been launched in Punjab. Talking here on Sunday, Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) Dr Iftikhar Ahmed said that special attention under the plan would be focused on the promotion of mechanisation by providing agriculture machinery on 50 per cent cost sharing basis in the province. He said that efforts would be made for the development of climate smart high yielding varieties and to improve the provision of certified seed in Punjab. Dr Iftikhar said the promotion of wheat cultivation with certified seed, balance use of fertiliser, timely sowing, weed management, application of irrigation at critical stages and reduction in post harvesting losses would be carried out under programme. The revamping and dissemination of latest technologies on wheat would be provided to farmers through agriculture extension staff, agriculture input dealers and service providers, he said.