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Close shave for woman as her car catches fire in Sector 11

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- A car driver had a narrow escape after her vehicle suddenly caught fire near a college in Sector 11 on Monday. The incident occurred around 2.30 pm, when the Hyundai Grand i10 w... Read More


Officials on toes to stop disease outbreak

Ferozepur, Sept. 9 -- Amid the receding floodwaters, health officials have been on toes as they are conducting fogging besides holding camps to ensure there is no outbreak of water-borne diseases in t... Read More


'Court's immediate intervention may hamper relief work'

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday exhorted litigants not to press for immediate intervention from the court on the Punjab floods, as it may hamper relief activity bein... Read More


Patiala officials blame Hry's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding

Patiala, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab government on Monday blamed Haryana's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding in border villages of Patiala district. After an inspection of the siphons of Hansi-Butana canal, e... Read More


Punjab's wish list ready as Modi arrives today

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to flood-ravaged areas in Punjab on Tuesday, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) again reiterated the demand that he announc... Read More


water level in 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 owing to decrease in inflows and sustained discharges. As p... Read More


Akali Dal to distribute rations, fodder, & seeds as part of relief efforts

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Monday that the party will distribute fodder, fogging machines and seeds as part of a relief package to floo... Read More


Flood damage: Sangrur schools remain shut

Sangrur/Barnala, Sept. 9 -- With the Ghaggar flowing above the danger mark for the past five days, the Sangrur administration has ordered closure of all schools in 26 villages till further orders, fea... Read More


Nod to Majithia's prosecution, paddy purchase from Sept 16

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Preponing paddy procurement from September 16 and granting prosecution sanction against Bikram Singh Majithia were among the few decisions taken by the Punjab council of ministe... Read More


Woman, baby clubbed to death in Bathinda

Bathinda, Sept. 9 -- A married woman, Jasmandeep Kaur, and her one-and-a-half year old daughter Ekamnoor Sharma were on Monday clubbed to death allegedly by the woman's father and brother in Bathinda'... Read More