Ferozepur, Aug. 30 -- The daily retreat ceremony at the Hussainiwala Joint Check Post (JCP) on the India-Pakistan border in Ferozepur district was temporarily suspended on Friday due to massive floodi... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 29 -- As surging waters of the Sutlej continue to inundate large swathes, the Indian Army has ramped up its rescue and relief efforts in Ferozepur - one of the worst-affected districts... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 24 -- Flood-affected villages in Ferozepur and Fazilka saw some relief on Saturday as the discharge of water from the Harike headworks reduced significantly, dropping from 1.29 lakh cu... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 23 -- The increase in discharge of water from Harike Headworks on Friday further deepened the flood misery of villagers in Ferozepur and Fazilka. By Friday evening, 1.29 lakh cusecs o... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 23 -- Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, his nephew and Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar, along with former minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani, were taken into custody by police at Balluana in the bord... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 18 -- The release of 80,000 cusecs of water from the Hussainiwala Headworks downstream into Pakistan on Sunday led to a noticeable drop in flood levels by up to 1.5 feet but several vi... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 13 -- Ferozepur Swift action by fellow villagers saved around 50 border farmers from drifting into Pakistan after a sudden surge in Sutlej cut off their return from the fields across t... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 8 -- Following reports of submergence of around 20,000 acres of land due to incessant rainfall in Fazilka district, the Punjab government has ordered a special girdawari (assessment) t... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 3 -- Amritpal Singh, a 23-year-old farmer from Punjab's Fazilka district, who had unintentionally crossed the India-Pakistan border in June, has been sentenced to one-month jail by a P... Read More
Ferozepur, Aug. 3 -- The Fazilka police have brought an aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from Maharashtra on a production warrant amid the ongoing probe into the murder case of Sanjay Verma, a promin... Read More