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Punjab objects to opening of SYL canal Gates

Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab government has objected to neighbouring Haryana's decision to open sluice gates of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal amid concerns raised by farmers in Patiala district... Read More


Punjab objects to Haryana releasing SYL Canal water into Tangri river

India, Sept. 6 -- The Punjab government has objected to Haryana opening sluice gates of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal at the Jansui headworks in Ambala district after farmers of the Dudhan Sadhan... Read More


Ghaggar breaches Bhakra main canal, floods villages in Patiala dist

Patiala, Sept. 5 -- The flood situation in Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks of Patiala district turned grim on Thursday after the swollen Ghaggar river breached the embankment of the Bhakra Main Canal (Narw... Read More


Army, NDRF deployed as Ghaggar crosses danger mark

Patiala, Sept. 4 -- The army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to assist the Patiala district administration in relief efforts and to reinforce embankments, as the s... Read More


Ghaggar breaches Bhakra main canal, floods villages in Patiala district

India, Sept. 4 -- The flood situation in Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks of Patiala district turned grim on Thursday after the swollen Ghaggar river breached the embankment of the Bhakra Main Canal (Narwan... Read More


Ghaggar swells to danger mark, floods fields in 15 villages

Patiala, Sept. 3 -- Patiala remained on alert as Ghaggar touched the danger mark of 16 feet and inundated fields near its banks in as many as 15 villages. The water entered in some villages in Rajpura... Read More


AAP MLA's security cover withdrawn for targeting Mann govt

Patiala, Sept. 2 -- A day after AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra lashed out at his own government, the Punjab government on Monday withdrew his personal security. Surprisingly, the government also tr... Read More


Punjab sees wettest August in 25 years

Patiala, Sept. 1 -- Flood-ravaged Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, making it the wettest month in 25 years, according to the data shared by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sun... Read More


Patiala too hit as Ghaggar overflows

Patiala, Aug. 31 -- Though Ghaggar river's water level has yet to cross the danger mark in Patiala district, the river's water overflowed into fields in various villages in Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks ... Read More


Punjabi University VC, registrar among 4 booked for sacrilege

Patiala, Aug. 30 -- Patiala police on Friday booked Punjabi University vice-chancellor Dr Jagdeep Singh and other staff members for sacrilege over 'disrespectful' disposal of copies of 'error-ridden' ... Read More