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PM Modi to visit flood-hit Punjab on Sept 9: Jakhar

Chandigarh:, Sept. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit flood-hit northern states, including Punjab, on September 9. "The visit is confirmed. The PM will be here on September 9. The rest ... Read More


six killed after ropeway's cables snap in gujarat

Ahmedabad, Sept. 7 -- Six persons died after the cable wire of a cargo ropeway snapped at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Saturday, officials said. The incident at Pavagadh Hill, whi... Read More


85% of state's flood victims in 7 dists

Jalandhar, Sept. 7 -- Punjab is grappling with its most devastating floods in nearly four decades, as all 23 districts of the state have been declared disaster-hit. However, seven districts - Gurdaspu... Read More


State pegs initial flood losses at Rs.13,500 crore

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Punjab has pegged its initial loss due to floods at nearly Rs.13,500 crore, with agriculture and rural infrastructure bearing the brunt of the devastation. The estimates, includ... Read More


Baghel slams Centre, Punjab over flood Mismanagement'

Tarn Taran, Sept. 7 -- Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel, on Saturday termed the recent floods in Punjab a "man-made disaster," blam... Read More


Cheema questions PM 'silence' on Mann's letter on pending Rs.60,000cr

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, alleging that he had yet to respond to the AAP government's demand for releasing... Read More


Rain, not illegal mining, caused floods: Punjab ministers hit back at Chouhan

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government on Saturday hit back at Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's claim that illegal sand mining triggered the floods in the s... Read More


With 8 more deaths, toll mounts to 51

Kapurthala/Ferozepur/Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The death toll from the ongoing floods in Punjab has risen to 51 as rescue and relief operations continue across the state. The latest fatalities include two p... Read More


MPs' dinner at PM's residence cancelled amid floods

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The dinner planned for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence on September 8 has been cancelled, given the devastation caused... Read More


Punjab objects to Hry releasingSYL Canal water into Tangri river

Patiala, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab government has objected to neighbouring Haryana's decision to open sluice gates of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal amid concerns raised by farmers in Patiala district... Read More