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Punjab: Situation gradually easing in Majha as floodwaters recede

AMRITSAR, Sept. 8 -- The flood situation in the Majha regions is gradually easing following improved weather in the state and the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Water levels ar... Read More


Flood situation worsens in Majha region as Ravi, Beas rise again

AMRITSAR, Sept. 4 -- The flood situation in the Majha region, including Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Tarn Taran districts, worsened, with incessant rainfall and the release of water from Pong Dam and Ranj... Read More


Majha reels under floods: Woman drowns; army, NDRF rescue over 2,000

AMRITSAR, Aug. 29 -- A 45-year-old woman drowned near Dera Baba Nanak town, with the rising water levels forcing the administration to evacuate nearly 2,000 people to safer places in Gurdaspur distric... Read More


In Punjab's Gurdaspur, students among 400 evacuated from flood-hit Jawahar Navodaya

AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 -- As many as 381 students and around 70 teachers, along with their family members, were rescued from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Daburri in Gurdaspur district after the swollen Ravi... Read More


Punjab: Ravi in spate, army leads rescue ops in flood-ravaged Gurdaspur

AMRITSAR, Aug. 27 -- Teams of the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),SDRF, and BSF were pressed into service on Tuesday to launch an extensive humanitarian assistance and disaster re... Read More


Ravi in spate, flood alert sounded in Punjab's Gurdaspur villages

AMRITSAR, Aug. 18 -- With a large quantity of water being released into the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej from the respective dams after heavy rains in the catchment areas in Jammu and & Kashmir and Himachal... Read More


Giani Harpreet occupying SAD faction chief post ethically wrong, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, Aug. 15 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Thursday slammed the formation of a separate faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), saying that it is not in full accordanc... Read More


Violation of maryada in Srinagar event: Bains performs ardas on completion of religious punishment

AMRITSAR, Aug. 14 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday performed ardas (Sikh prayer) for atonement at Akal Takht after completing his tankhah (religious punishment) awarded to ... Read More


We are real SAD, will soon get EC stamp, says Giani Harpreet Singh

AMRITSAR, Aug. 13 -- A day after getting unanimously elected as president of the breakaway Shiromani Akali Dal faction, Giani Harpreet Singh, 52, on Tuesday sharpened his attack on Akali Dal chief Suk... Read More


Charting a new course: Outspoken Giani Harpreet's journey from jathedar to party chief

AMRITSAR, Aug. 12 -- Giani Harpreet Singh, 52, who on Monday was elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), is an outspoken religious leader with good command ... Read More