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Patiala officials blame Hry's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding

Patiala, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab government on Monday blamed Haryana's Hansi-Butana canal for flooding in border villages of Patiala district. After an inspection of the siphons of Hansi-Butana canal, e... Read More


Punjab's wish list ready as Modi arrives today

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to flood-ravaged areas in Punjab on Tuesday, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) again reiterated the demand that he announc... Read More


water level in Dams recedes

Jalandhar, Sept. 9 -- The water levels in Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams, built over Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, have receded slightly owing to decrease in inflows and sustained discharges. As p... Read More


Akali Dal to distribute rations, fodder, & seeds as part of relief efforts

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Monday that the party will distribute fodder, fogging machines and seeds as part of a relief package to floo... Read More


Flood damage: Sangrur schools remain shut

Sangrur/Barnala, Sept. 9 -- With the Ghaggar flowing above the danger mark for the past five days, the Sangrur administration has ordered closure of all schools in 26 villages till further orders, fea... Read More


Nod to Majithia's prosecution, paddy purchase from Sept 16

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Preponing paddy procurement from September 16 and granting prosecution sanction against Bikram Singh Majithia were among the few decisions taken by the Punjab council of ministe... Read More


Woman, baby clubbed to death in Bathinda

Bathinda, Sept. 9 -- A married woman, Jasmandeep Kaur, and her one-and-a-half year old daughter Ekamnoor Sharma were on Monday clubbed to death allegedly by the woman's father and brother in Bathinda'... Read More


Saini govt releases Rs.5-crore aid for flood-hit Himachal

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Haryana government has released financial assistance of Rs.5 crore to the Himachal Pradesh chief minister's relief fund to support rescue and rehabilitation efforts followin... Read More


Haryana to draft State Cooperation Policy

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Haryana is set to draft a State Cooperation Policy to strengthen and modernise the cooperative movement, chief secretary Anurag Rastogi said at a meeting of the State Cooperativ... Read More


Haryana to give up to Rs.15,000/acre as crop loss compensation

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government on Monday sanctioned Rs.3.26 crore as a "reserve fund" to provide immediate relief to people affected by heavy rains and a flood-like si... Read More