Patiala, Nov. 10 -- With 440 fresh cases on Sunday, just two short of the state's highest single-day spike, the total farm fire count of the state crossed the 4,000 mark. The neighbouring Haryana aw the season's highest single-day spike with 67 cases of stubble burning. The Malwa region continues to report the highest number of incidents. Of the total cases, 377 were recorded from the Malwa region alone. Moga reported the maximum number of farm fires at 52, followed by Mansa and Ferozepur with 50 each, and Sangrur recorded 49, taking the state's tally to 4,062. The highest single-day spike was reported on November 1, when the state logged 442 cases. The Haryana farm fire count has now crossed the 300 mark and stands at 333. Of the total cases, 243 were registered in November alone. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 2...