Punjab

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 28 — The Punjab Education Department has begun assessing damage to schools across flood-hit districts after heavy rains left several villages inundated. Initial reports indicate that more than …

NANGAL, Aug. 28 — Residents and activists under the banner of the Toll Tax Hatao Morcha blocked the Nangal-Una highway on Thursday to protest the entry tax imposed by the …

LUDHIANA, Aug. 28 — The 50 percent tariff imposed by the United States on Indian goods has sent shockwaves through Punjab’s export-driven economy, threatening sectors from textiles and auto components …

AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 — Nearly 40 villages in the Ramdass-Ajnala belt of Amritsar district have been submerged after a breach in the Dhussi Bandh along the Ravi river, prompting a …

Patiala, August 27: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Bhivamtej Singla, Assistant Jail Superintendent of Central Jail, Nabha, on charges of accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. Officials said the …

CHAMBA, Aug. 27 — Torrential rains and flash floods have wreaked havoc across Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district, snapping mobile and internet services and cutting off all road access with landslides. …

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 …