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Bullet train ride caps Japan visit

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba to travel on the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to the northeastern city of Sendai on Saturday for... Read More


modi arrives in china

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Saturday for his first visit in seven years that will see him holding meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Pres... Read More


Patiala too hit as Ghaggar overflows

Patiala, Aug. 31 -- Though Ghaggar river's water level has yet to cross the danger mark in Patiala district, the river's water overflowed into fields in various villages in Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks ... Read More


Over 5,000 evacuated in Gurdaspur

Amritsar, Aug. 31 -- The rising waters of the Ravi have inundated 323 villages in Gurdaspur district, affecting over 26,000 people and causing the death of 243 animals due to the flooding, according t... Read More


Centre's 'negligence' worsened flood situation in state: Minister

Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- Punjab's water resources minister Barinder Kumar Goyal has criticised the central government holding it responsible for worsening the state's worst flood disaster in the past 37... Read More


14 dists hit, 1.9 lakh acres of agri land submerged in 1,018 villages

Kapurthala, Aug. 31 -- Punjab is grappling with severe flooding as 14 districts have been hit leaving over 1.9 lakh acres of agricultural land submerged. The devastating floods have resulted in extens... Read More


Arora flags off 11 relief trucks to affected areas

Sangrur, Aug. 31 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state chief and cabinet minister Aman Arora on Saturday flagged off 11 trucks of relief material from the Sunam grain market to flood-affected areas of the st... Read More


Fresh rainfall deepens flood woes in Ferozepur, Fazilka

Ferozepur, Aug. 31 -- A fresh spell of rainfall on Saturday exacerbated the already devastating flood situation, further submerging more than 120 villages across Ferozepur and Fazilka. Despite a 19,00... Read More


Jakhar, Bajwa urge PM for central relief

Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar and Congress legislature party (CLP) leader Partap Singh Bajwa have written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for immediate central a... Read More


PIL in HC seeks urgent relief & rehabilitation for flood-hit farmers

Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in high court seeking directions to authorities to immediately take steps for relief and rehabilitation of farmers affected by ... Read More