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85% of Punjab's flood-hit population in 7 of 23 districts

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, focus shifts to embankment repairs

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


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. Wh... Read More


ED files supplementary chargesheet against Ex-minister Dharamsot, 4 others in forest scam case

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


Punjab floods: Army guarding vulnerable points 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


Twin Threat in Doaba: After Beas, rising Sutlej triggers 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, inundating vast swathes o... Read More


Pong water level drops by two feet, still above danger mark

Jalandhar, Aug. 30 -- The water level in the Pong Dam reservoir receded by two feet in the past 48 hours, but it was still one foot above the danger mark, signalling little respite for mand areas (low... Read More


Punjab: 4 amphibious vehicles power flood rescue ops

Jalandhar, Aug. 29 -- For the first time, four ATOR N1200 amphibious all-terrain vehicles have been deployed for rescue operations in flood-affected areas across Punjab. These special mobility vehicle... Read More


Punjab: Beas in spate, 30,000 acres of fields flooded 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, whi... Read More


Money laundering case: ED raids Phagwara-based sugar mill, 7 other locations in Punjab, Chandigarh

Jalandhar, Aug. 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate carried out raids at eight locations in Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a money laundering investigation worth Rs.95 crore against Phagwara-b... Read More