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Crisis deepens in Ferozepur, Fazilka as water level in Sutlej continues to surge

Ferozepur/Fazilka, Aug. 19 -- At least 26 villages in Ferozepur and 20 villages in Fazilka district remain submerged due to rising water levels in the Sutlej, with continued heavy rainfall worsening t... Read More


Pong almost full, floodwaters swamp Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur

Jalandhar/Hoshiarpur, Aug. 19 -- Following heavy rainfall in the Himachal Pradesh catchment areas, water levels at the Pong Dam have risen sharply, reaching a record high of 1382.54 feet, just seven f... Read More


Punjab dams brimming, authorities on high alert

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Amid heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, water levels in Punjab's major dams - Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar-have risen sharply. The sudden increase in inflows has raised alarm, wi... Read More


Patiala: Tangri, Markanda rivers in spate

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Following continuous rainfall in the catchment areas over the past 48 hours, water levels in the Markanda and Tangri rivers, which flow through Patiala district, have risen sharply... Read More


2 minor sisters shot at in Jind

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- Two minor sisters were injured after a group of armed men fired at them in Jind's Safidon town on Sunday night, police said Monday. Identified as Tarannum, 13 and her younger sister... Read More


Human rights panel seeks report from DGP

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the assault on a journalist by two Punjab Police officials in full public view in the Batala area ... Read More


Bhiwani schoolteacher may have killed self: Police

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- The Bhiwani police on Monday said the autopsy report suggested that the 19-year-old Bhiwani woman schoolteacher died after consuming some insecticide. Officials also said that a sui... Read More


Castration case: Ram Rahim skips hearing, court grants exemption

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, currently on parole, skipped a recent court hearing in connection with the castration case. The matter was heard by the CBI court of spe... Read More


Jyoti's custody extended by seven days

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- A Hisar court on Monday extended by seven days the judicial custody of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who is under investigation for alleged espionage for Pakistan. Her advocate Kumar Muk... Read More


Can't put blanket ban on PUSA-44, other paddy hybrids: HC to Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Setting aside the Punjab agriculture department's April 7, 2025, order imposing a blanket ban on PUSA-44 and all hybrid paddy seeds, both notified and non-notified , the high co... Read More