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fin min on gst cuts

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- An expected spurt in consumption once the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates take effect from September 22, coinciding with the festival season, will most probably help the g... Read More


Flood situation eases in Doaba, admn shifts focus on repair works

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


RS member Mittal announces jobs at LPU for kin of 43 flood victims

Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP and Lovely Professional University (LPU) chancellor Ashok Mittal on Friday announced permanent employment to one family member of each of the 43... Read More


Relief pours in, but poor coordination raises misuse, hoarding concerns

Amritsar, Sept. 6 -- The flood-ravaged Punjab is witnessing a massive outpouring of aid, with NGOs, religious bodies and countless common people rushing dry ration, cattle feed, drinking water and oth... Read More


Youth shot at in road rage incident on flooded stretch

Kapurthala, Sept. 6 -- An unidentified car driver opened fire at a tractor-trolley driver in a road rage incident in Kapurthala's flooded Fatudhinga village on Friday. The youth, identified as Jagjit ... Read More


Concrete embankments solution to Ghaggar's flooding, says Sukhbir

Patiala/Sangrur, Sept. 6 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday flood-hit areas along the Ghaggar river and said building concrete embankments to channelise water was the... Read More


Breather for Fazilka, Ferozepur villages as Harike release drops

Ferozepur, Sept. 6 -- The discharge from Harike Headworks dropped from 3,05,000 cusecs on Thursday evening to 2,75,000 cusecs by Friday evening, offering slight relief to thousands battling floodwater... Read More


BBMB continues releasing water from Bhakra, Pong

Jalandhar, Sept. 6 -- The water level of Pong Dam on the Beas river was recorded at 1,394.71 feet on Friday at 5pm. This is 4.71 feet above the reservoir's maximum filling capacity of 1,390 feet. The ... Read More


Two awarded life term for hacking Jind shopkeeper to death in 2018

Rohtak, Sept. 6 -- A local court in Jind on Friday convicted two persons in connection with the murder of a shopkeeper seven years ago. The additional district and sessions judge Jaibir Singh convicte... Read More


CM Mann hospitalised for exhaustion, low heart rate

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 6 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 51, was admitted to Fortis Hospital, Mohali, around 8 pm on Friday after he complained of exhaustion and low heart rate. According to a statement i... Read More