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More than 100 schools shut across 4 dists

Jalandhar/Sangrur, Sept. 10 -- As many as 129 schools in four districts of the state remained shut on Tuesday due to structural damage caused by floods or being used as relief camps. In Jalandhar dist... Read More


Trucks stranded as vigil bolstered

Dehradun/Gorakhpur/Bahraich/Patna/Bettiah, Sept. 10 -- Entry of trucks and other heavy vehicles to and from Nepal was restricted as border forces stepped up security along India's border with Nepal, a... Read More


3 MPs from flood-hit Punjab boycott Vice-President election

India, Sept. 9 -- Three Lok Sabha members from Punjab on Tuesday boycotted the Vice-Presidential election in protest against the Centre's delay in releasing a relief package to flood-hit Punjab. Shir... Read More


PM Modi in Kangra after aerial survey of flood-hit Mandi, Kullu

India, Sept. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took stock of the flood and landslides situation in Himachal Pradesh and reached Kangra after conducting an aerial survey of disaster-hit Mand... Read More


Centre stands shoulder to shoulder with flood-hit people of Himachal, Punjab: PM

India, Sept. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with the affected people as he begins his visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to tak... Read More


Haryana CM flags off 25 trucks with relief material for flood-hit Punjab, Himachal

Chandigarh/Rohtak, Sept. 8 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday flagged-off 25 trucks carrying relief material for flood-affected Punjab and Himachal Pradesh from the BJP's state offi... Read More


Sukhbir seeks Rs.20,000 crore flood-relief package from PM

Jalandhar/Chandigarh, Sept. 8 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday demanded a Rs.20,000 crore relief and rehabilitation package for flood-hit Punjab, besides a complete... Read More


Modi to assess rain damages in Punjab, Himachal on Sept 9

AMRITSAR/Shimla, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on September 9, state Bharatiya Janata Party leaders said on Sunday. Both states have been rav... Read More


32-yr-old man held in GGM for involvement in Rs.11cr loan fraud

Gurugram, Sept. 7 -- A 32-year-old man was arrested from the city on Friday for his alleged involvement in Rs.11.25 crore loan fraud with a non-banking financial firm (NBFC) and hundreds of its custom... Read More


With 8 more deaths, toll mounts to 51

Kapurthala/Ferozepur/Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The death toll from the ongoing floods in Punjab has risen to 51 as rescue and relief operations continue across the state. The latest fatalities include two p... Read More