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27 pistols, 54 magazines seized in Fazilka, 2 arrested

Ferozepur, Sept. 12 -- Two smugglers were arrested near the international border in Fazilka with a huge cache of pistols and ammunition in a joint operation involving the Border Security Force (BSF), ... Read More


Fazilka cops arrest Akali leader Nardev in 2024 Jalalabad clash case

Ferozepur, Sept. 11 -- Fazilka police on Wednesday arrested Shiromani Akali Dal leader Nardev Singh Bobby Mann from Chandigarh in connection with a violent clash that broke out outside the block devel... Read More


Ferozepur officials on toes to prevent disease outbreak

Ferozepur, Sept. 9 -- Amid the receding floodwaters, health officials have been on toes as they are conducting fogging besides holding camps to ensure there is no outbreak of water-borne diseases in t... Read More


Punjab: Floodwaters enter Hussainiwala Martyrs' Memorial in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Sept. 8 -- Floodwaters on Sunday entered the National Martyrs' Memorial park at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur, even as water levels gradually receded across many of the 108 flood-affected villa... Read More


Punjab floods: Breather for Ferozepur, Fazilka villages as Harike release drops

Ferozepur, Sept. 6 -- The discharge from Harike Headworks dropped from 3,05,000 cusecs on Thursday evening to 2,75,000 cusecs by Friday evening, offering slight relief to thousands battling floodwater... Read More


Central team tours flood-hit areas in Punjab's Fazilka to assess damage

Ferozepur, Sept. 5 -- The inter-ministerial central government team, deputed to assess flood-affected areas in Punjab, began its tour from Fazilka on Thursday. The team met commissioner Manjit Singh ... Read More


Punjab floods: Harike's discharge sinks Ferozepur, Fazilka deeper

Ferozepur, Sept. 4 -- The flood crisis in Punjab's border belt has worsened, with the swollen Sutlej-fed by heavy rains, cloudbursts and fresh releases from Bhakra and Pong dams-submerging 111 village... Read More


Discharges from Harike & Hussainiwala Headworks has Ferozepur, Fazilka on edge

Ferozepur, Sept. 3 -- The increased discharges from the Harike Headworks, Hussainiwala Headworks has worsened the situation in the downstream areas in Ferozepur and Fazilka districts. With the Sutlej... Read More


Provide at least rRs.r50,000 per acre as flood aid: Punjab CM to Centre

Ferozepur, Sept. 3 -- Amid rising floodwaters in Ferozepur, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann took to the field in a boat on Tuesday, urging the Centre to give Punjab its due by revising what he ter... Read More


Punjab: 5 more Ferozepur villages inundated after Harike discharge

Ferozepur, Sept. 2 -- Fresh release of water from the Harike headworks left five more villages inundated in Ferozepur district on Monday. With this, 112 villages have been submerged in the district, a... Read More