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Extortion case: AAP MLA Raman Arora gets bail after 4 months

Jalandhar, Sept. 23 -- A court in Jalandhar on Monday granted bail to AAP legislator from Jalandhar Central Raman Arora, who was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion and criminal intimidat... Read More


Four houses collapse in Jalandhar; gushing Sutlej water continues to erode dhussi bundh

Jalandhar, Sept. 19 -- Four houses, which developed cracks due to erosion of dhussi bundh at Mandala Channa village of Jalandhar district, collapsed on Thursday. The administration had evacuated the ... Read More


Swollen Beas adds to flood woes of Sultanpur Lodhi villagers

Jalandhar, Sept. 18 -- The increasing water flow in the Beas river continued to spell to more troubles for the people residing in the low-lying areas of Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts where the w... Read More


How clearing blockages on this British-era railway bridge saved 25 Jalandhar villages from Sutlej fury

Jalandhar, Sept. 16 -- Once known to be the sitting ducks every time floods hit Punjab, 25 villages in Jalandhar's Lohian block survived Sutlej's fury this year, thanks to the strategic clearing of bl... Read More


Water level in Bhakra, Pong & Ranjit Sagar dams recedes

Jalandhar, Sept. 9 -- The water levels in Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams, built over Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, have receded slightly with the decreasing inflow of water from the catchment area... Read More


85% of Punjab's flood-hit population in 7 of 23 districts

Jalandhar, Sept. 7 -- Punjab is grappling with its most devastating floods in nearly four decades, as all 23 districts of the state have been declared disaster-hit. However, seven districts - Gurdaspu... Read More


Flood situation eases in Doaba, focus shifts to embankment repairs

Jalandhar, Sept. 6 -- With the flood situation under control, the district administrations in Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, and Jalandhar districts have turned their attention to reinforcing embankments alon... Read More


Brimming Bhakra, Pong spell more trouble for Doaba region

Jalandhar, Sept. 5 -- With the two dams over the Sutlej and Beas-Bhakra and Pong-brimming, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) ramped up discharges, spelling more trouble for the Doaba region. Wh... Read More


ED files supplementary chargesheet against Ex-minister Dharamsot, 4 others in forest scam case

Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- The Jalandhar Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary chargesheet against former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and four others, including his two sons, before the Spec... Read More


Punjab floods: Army guarding vulnerable points along Sutlej in Doaba

Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- With the Sutlej brimming at its peak in Doaba, the Indian Army has been brought in for strengthening vulnerable points at Dhussi bandh in Jalandhar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar... Read More