Punjab

GURDASPUR, Aug. 27 — Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu has triggered flooding in Punjab’s border belt, leaving around 20 villages in Ajnala and Ramdass areas of Gurdaspur district …

GURDASPUR, Aug. 27 — Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday pledged all assistance to flood-hit districts of Gurdaspur and Pathankot, even leaving behind his official helicopter to aid rescue …

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 26 — With water levels in Punjab’s reservoirs climbing sharply after days of heavy rainfall, hydroelectric generation at Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams has touched an all-time …

FAZILKA, Aug. 26 — Fazilka District Magistrate Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu on Monday ordered all government, private and semi-government schools in villages along the Sutlej River to remain closed until August …

Jalandhar, August 25: A dozen workers were trapped on the first floor of a private milk plant in Jalandhar on Monday evening after an ammonia gas leak, prompting an urgent …

Patiala, August 25: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday interrogated former Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia for nearly two and a half hours inside Nabha jail in connection …

BATALA, Aug 25 — Punjab Police on Monday said they have busted a Pakistan-ISI supported anti-national module and recovered four SPL HGR-84 hand grenades and a 2 kg RDX-based improvised …

BARNALA, 25 August — Four associates of the Davinder Bambiha gang were arrested in Barnala, Punjab, on Monday, with police seizing four pistols during the operation, authorities said. Director General …

HOSHIARPUR, Aug 25 — The death toll from an LPG tanker fire near Mandiala on the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road has risen to seven, prompting the district administration to order a magisterial …

MEHTABPUR, Mukerian, Aug 25 — Floodwaters forced residents of Mehtabpur village to abandon their homes on Sunday after water from the Beas river surged, submerging several areas of Mukerian sub-division. …