Karnal, April 23 -- Kurukshetra deputy commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena on Wednesday said that penalties of Rs.3.39 lakh have been imposed on four contractors at the Ladwa grain market due to slow pace of grain lifting. The contractors include M/s CS Transport Company (Labor and Cartage Contractor), M/s SH Labor Contractor (Transport Contractor), M/s Karnail Singh and Company (Transport Contractor), and M/s Radheshyam (Transport Contractor). The DC said that according to a letter from the food and supplies inspector, tenders for labour and cartage work at the Ladwa Grain Market for the current season (2026-27) were allotted to these firms. DC Meena said that as of April 16, the department had procured 5.39 lakh bags of wheat at the mandi; the lifting of this stock was required to be completed by the aforementioned contractors within 72 hours. However, the lifting agencies failed to provide the necessary 679 additional trucks required for the task and consequently, the process could not be carried out.htc...