Chandigarh/Jalandhar, Aug. 27 -- With the three key dams in Punjab - Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar - located on the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, respectively, close to full capacity, experts have war... Read More
Amritsar/Fazilka/Ferozepur, Aug. 27 -- Teams of the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),SDRF, and BSF were pressed into service on Tuesday to launch an extensive disaster relief opera... Read More
Bathinda, Aug. 27 -- The rains sweeping through the semi-arid southwestern districts of the state have emerged as a significant threat to the region's crucial cotton and kinnow crops, officials and fa... Read More
Jalandhar, Aug. 27 -- The swollen Beas river on Tuesday inundated low-lying areas in the mand area of Kapurthala district with 15-20 feet of water accumulating in the paddy fields. The mand area, whic... Read More
Amritsar, Aug. 27 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday said relief centres have been established at various gurdwaras for the flood-affected people.... Read More
Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- Officials have been directed to maintain round-the-clock presence on the ground to continue rescue and relief operations on a war footing in flood-affected areas, said water res... Read More
Ludhiana, Aug. 27 -- A sense of alarm gripped villagers near Dhulewal on Thursday as the swollen Sutlej river began eating into the dhussi bandh-a long-standing, fragile stretch that guards vast tract... Read More
Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann lauded his Tamil Nadu counterpart's 'breakfast scheme', calling it an effective initiative to prevent school dropouts and improve children's ... Read More
Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- Amid demands for an overhaul of the Punjab Congress ahead of the 2027 assembly polls, AICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel has ruled out any leadership cha... Read More
Rohtak, Aug. 27 -- Sirsa police have arrested an Uttar Pradesh resident for allegedly luring a minor girl from a village in Sirsa and raping her in Uttar Pradesh in April this year. The accused has be... Read More