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Breach in embankment puts 10 Kapurthala villages at risk

Kapurthala, Sept. 8 -- The Beas River continued to wreak havoc in Kapurthala district after an 8-km-long advance embankment, built by farmers to protect nearly 5,000 acres of agricultural land, develo... 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


Flood situation eases in Doaba, admn shifts focus on repair works

Jalandhar, Sept. 6 -- With the flood situation under control, the district administrations in Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, and Jalandhar districts have turned their attention to reinforcing embankments alon... Read More


Day after bail, MLA Raman Arora arrested in fresh extortion case

Jalandhar, Sept. 5 -- A day after the Punjab and Haryana high court granted Jalandhar Central AAP MLA Raman Arora bail, the Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested him in another case of extortion a... Read More


Brimming Bhakra, Pong spell more trouble for Doaba region

Jalandhar, Sept. 5 -- With the two dams over the Sutlej and Beas-Bhakra and Pong-brimming, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) ramped up discharges, spelling more trouble for the Doaba region. Whi... Read More


Day after bail, Jalandhar AAP MLA stays in jail, held in new extortion case

India, Sept. 4 -- A day after the Punjab and Haryana high court granted Jalandhar Central AAP MLA Raman Arora bail, the Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested him in another case of extortion and c... Read More


Dharamsot's 2 sons among five named in fresh challan

Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- The Jalandhar Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary chargesheet against former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and four others, including his two sons, before the Spec... Read More


Army called out to secure vulnerable dhussi bandh along Sutlej in Doaba

Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- With the Sutlej brimming at its peak in Doaba, the Indian Army has been brought in for strengthening vulnerable points at Dhussi bandh in Jalandhar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar... Read More


Doaba: After Beas, swollen Sutlej prompts evacuations

Jalandhar, Sept. 3 -- In what can be a double blow for the Doaba region, the swollen Sutlej is now threatening to flood more areas, even as the Beas continues to wreak havoc in Kapurthala's Sultanpur ... Read More


Punjab fights back with indomitable 'Chardikala' spirit

Jalandhar, Sept. 3 -- Known for their indomitable spirit and commitment, people from across the state have started extending a helping hand to those in need in the worst-hit Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Feroz... Read More