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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Ludhiana shoe trader Gurvinder Singh Prinkle, who survived two murder attempts, accuses jailed gangster Rishav Benipal to be orchestrator.
Ludhiana: A Ludhiana shoe trader who survived a shooting attack last year has accused another armed assailant of attempting to kill him, alleging the plot was again orchestrated by jailed gangster Rishav Benipal. Gurvinder Singh Prinkle, 33, said a man carrying a pistol entered his Chandigarh Road shop on Thursday, minutes after he left, and threatened his workers before leaving. Prinkle alleged the intruder, identified on CCTV as Lakhbir Singh alias Lakhu Baba of Jalandhar's Lambra area, video-called someone to confirm he had missed him. Prinkle told police that Benipal — who allegedly shot him at his Khud Mohalla store in Nov 2024 — had sent Lakhbir to finish the job. Division Number 7 police lodged a case against Lakhbir, Benipal and six others under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to abetment, attempted murder, conspiracy, intimidation and the Arms Act. "CCTV footage clearly shows Lakhbir entering with a pistol. He already faces several FIRs (first-information reports), including those for firing incidents," Station house officer (SHO) Bhupinder Singh said, adding that the roles of others named by Prinkle were under verification. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Could This NEW Collagen Blend Finally Reduce Your Cellulite? Vitauthority Learn More Undo Prinkle said he was "lucky to be alive," as he had only just left the shop when the gunman arrived. Previous Attack On Nov 8, 2024, Prinkle was shot seven times in his Khud Mohalla shop when Benipal and aide Sushil Kumar opened fire, disguised as customers with guns in carry bags. Prinkle fired back with his licensed pistol, injuring both attackers. Police arrested Benipal and Sushil later that evening while they sought medical help, and later nabbed an accomplice, Akash, with an illegal firearm. Investigators said the attack stemmed from a month-old argument in which Prinkle allegedly abused Benipal's mother over the phone. MSID:: 123334015 413 | Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Hindustan Times
31-07-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Punjab achieves only 58% of targeted 5-lakh acres under direct seeded rice
The Punjab agriculture department is able to achieve only 58% of the targeted 5 lakh acres to be covered under the direct seeded rice (DSR) technique for paddy sowing this kharif season even as the overall acreage increased marginally from 2024-25. : The Punjab agriculture department is able to achieve only 58% of the targeted 5 lakh acres to be covered under the direct seeded rice (DSR) technique for paddy sowing this kharif season even as the overall acreage increased marginally from 2024-25. (File Photo) However, the official data shows that the area under the water conservation method of DSR is pegged at 2.90 lakh acres this kharif cycle which is the highest in the last four kharif sowing seasons. DSR 'tar-wattar' (good soil moisture), a low-cost mechanical sowing technique to reduce water footprint in the cultivation of water-guzzling rice by 20%, was indigenously developed by scientists of Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Despite being promoted for the last several years on the recommendation of the PAU, the area under DSR — a cultivation method in which paddy seeds are planted directly into the soil, while doing away with the traditional preparing of nurseries and then transplanting the saplings — has received less acceptance from the rice growers. Joint director of the state agriculture department, Narinder Singh Benipal, said on Wednesday that the consistent drive by the department has yielded results, as this time the acreage improved impressively. 'The state government is offering a subsidy of ₹1,500 per acre to encourage farmers to adopt DSR. Final data of the total registrations would be ascertained on the last date of July 31. We are confident that more farmers will get associated with the PAU-approved technology in the coming seasons,' added Benipal. Officials said that the state had set the target of 2.02 lakh hectares or 5 lakh acres under DSR in which Fazilka topped the tally by breaching one lakh acres, followed by 97,540 acres in Muktsar. Fazilka chief agriculture officer (CAO) Rajinder Kumar Kamboj said that in 2024, a total of 59,000 acres were under DSR, which improved to 1.02 lakh acres this year. The Punjab government has been pushing the technique as an alternative to the traditional method, as besides water conservation, the DSR also cuts the labour input cost. During field trials, the DSR was done on 23,500 hectares or 58,000 acres in 2019 and the area under this technique jumped to 5.4 lakh hectares or 13.34 lakh acres in 2020. In 2021, DSR acreage was recorded as the highest at 13.88 lakh acres and officials attribute the large area under the method in 2020 and 2021 to a labour shortage caused by Covid-19-induced lockdowns. Officials admit that the hesitancy to adopt new technology and the lack of technical knowledge are to be blamed for farmers' reluctance to adopt it. Data shows that post-pandemic lockdown, the area nosedived. Officials said that though acreage under the DSR declined after 2021, the method is showing a gradual upward trend. Area under DSR was recorded as 1.71 lakh acres in 2022, 1.73 lakh acres in 2023, 2.53 lakh acres in 2024 and it reached 2.90 lakh acres in 2025. Bathinda CAO Jagdish Singh said DSR acreage in the district this year has improved by 40% to 14,000 acres. 'Last year, about 10,000 acres were under the DSR and our team remained engaged in removing doubts about this technology by organising regular awareness camps. Our field studies say that the growth and health of plants in the DSR fields are impressive. Regular drive will encourage farmers to get their field soil tested to ascertain suitability for DSR, and the method will gain popularity in the near future,' he added.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wave of Foreign Investment in US Gas Could Top $10B
Asian, Middle Eastern and European buyers want a piece of U.S. shale gas, and they want it now. Jeet Benipal, managing partner at Greenhill, a Mizuho affiliate, said there's at least five or six different shale gas deals on the market right now. 'If I were to add all of them together, we're probably looking at $10-plus billion,' Benipal said June 4 during Hart Energy's Energy Capital Conference. Greenhill previously advised TG Natural Resources on its $2.7 billion acquisition of East Texas gas producer Rockcliff Energy II in 2023. 'There's a lot of interest from several different Asian strategics and trading houses in U.S. natural gas upstream assets,' Benipal said. TG Natural Resources recently acquired a 70% interest in Chevron's Haynesville assets for $575 million. Outside of Asia, Middle Eastern buyers are gaining steam in U.S. shale gas. In April, Kimmeridge sold a 24.1% stake in its upstream shale gas and LNG operation to Mubadala Energy, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. U.K. petrochemical company INEOS has also invested in U.S. upstream, including offshore and in the Eagle Ford Shale, said Jack Collins, CEO of INEOS Energy, at the conference. RELATED Kimmeridge's Ben Dell: International Investors Return to US Shale Gas
