Bathinda: Punjab recorded 194 stubble-burning cases on Thursday, the highest single-day count of the paddy harvesting season so far, taking its tally to 1,007.Get breaking news anytime, anywhere. The sharp increase comes despite repeated appeals by the state government urging farmers to stop burning crop residue. With 194 fresh cases reported over the past 24 hours, Punjab witnessed its highest single-day spike in stubble-burning incidents this paddy harvesting season, taking the total.