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Dams full, more discharge likely to worsen flooding

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


{Ravi in spate}Army leads rescue ops in flood-ravaged Gurdaspur

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


Kinnow, cotton crops under threat

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


Beas floods 30k acres of fields in Kapurthala

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


Relief centres established at gurdwaras

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


Rescue, relief works on, say ministers

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


Sutlej swells, efforts on to strengthen embankment

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


Will replicate Stalin's 'breakfast scheme' in Punjab, says Mann

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


No change in Punjab Cong leadership: Baghel

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


UP resident arrested for raping Sirsa minor: cops

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