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Ajnala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday handed over relief cheques worth Rs 5.70 crore to 631 flood victims in Amritsar district.Addressing a gathering during a function held to disburse cheques to the flood victims, Mann said on Sept 11, he had announced that after conducting girdawari (special survey), the compensation distribution would begin within 45 days. "Although the 45-day deadline ends on Oct 28, the state govt has started distributing compensation," he said.The CM said i ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Sangrur: The Punjab govt on Wednesday said it has fulfilled its promise to provide compensation to flood victims before Diwali by releasing the first instalment of Rs 209 crore for the state. Of the total amount, Rs 3.50 crore will be distributed among flood-affected families in Sangrur district. Finance and planning minister Harpal Singh Cheema launched the distribution process by handing over sanction letters to eight affected families in the Dhuri constituency, represented by chief minister B ...Read More >
Patiala: Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday urged the central govt not to discriminate against flood-affected Punjab during this time of distress. Speaking at a gathering in Ghanaur, the minister distributed Rs 88 lakh in compensation to 232 farmers from the flood-hit villages of Saunta, Sheikhpur Dakheli Lohsimbli, and Samaspur. He was accompanied by MLA Gurlal Ghanaur and deputy commissioner Preeti Yadav.Dr Balbir Singh described the floods that struck Punja ...Read More >
Mann urged the Opposition to stop the blame game, clarifying that the floods were a natural disaster, not a man-made catastrophe, as alleged by them Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday blamed 'off-the-mark' predictions made by the IMD for floods in the state even as he fired a salvo at the Opposition for playing politics on the deluge instead of helping the state. Winding up the discussion on 'Rehabilitation of Punjab' resolution on the first day of the special session, Mann said that a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, September 3: Over 5,500 civilians and 300 personnel of paramilitary forces have been rescued, more than 3,000 civilians received medical aid and 27 tonnes of ration and essential supplies have been delivered to flood affected communities, the Army's Western Command said on Wednesday. In addition, seven fresh columns have been launched in Punjab's areas of Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Shahkot, Phillaur and Dhatewal and in areas of Sarala and Harchandpura owing to rising water levels in the ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 5,500 civilians and 300 personnel of paramilitary forces have been rescued, more than 3,000 civilians received medical aid and 27 tonnes of ration and essential supplies have been delivered to flood affected communities, the Army's Western Command said on Wednesday. In addition, seven fresh columns have been launched in Punjab's areas of Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Shahkot, Phillaur and Dhatewal and in areas of Sarala and Harchandpura owing to rising water lev ...Read More >
Punjab floods: In September 1988, widespread rain and overflowing rivers had caused widespread destruction across the state, leaving hundreds dead and lakhs displaced. Punjab is grappling is one of its worst floods in over three decades. More than 1,000 villages have been submerged across key districts - Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, and Tarn Taran. All rivers - Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar - are flowing at the danger mark - a situation that has reminded many ...Read More >
The IMD has forecast heavy rain in parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on September 1. The situation is compounded by the Ghaggar river, which originates in Himachal and flows through Haryana and Punjab The three major reservoirs of the region -- Pong on the Beas, Ranjit Sagar on the Ravi, and Bhakra on the Sutlej -- have already neared or crossed their critical thresholds (water levels) even as more than a month of monsoon is still left. The three swelling rivers and their rivulets have inun ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The flood situation in Punjab remains critical, with 836 villages and standing crops across more than 1.10 lakh acres affected in eight districts, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar, due to swelling of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers. So far, 7,689 people have been evacuated to safer locations. Heavy rains and the rising Ghaggar river, following intense rainfall in its catchment area and the opening of floodgates at Sukhna Lake ...Read More >
Panchkula: Less than three months after its grand inauguration by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, a portion of the Rs 50 crore Ghaggar river bridge project is already showing alarming signs of structural failure, raising serious questions about construction quality and public safety.What was meant to be a long-term solution for easing traffic across sectors 20-21 and 24-26 has now become a symbol of premature decay. The side slopes, designed to protect the bridge from erosion and weath ...Read More >
Panchkula News: In Haryana's Panchkula, Ghaggar river washed away a car along with a woman due to rise in water in Ghaggar river. It is being told that the woman had come to shed flowers in the river, then suddenly due to increase in the flow of the river, the woman along with the car started flowing with the water of the river. Then the woman's car got stuck in a stone nearby. After which the people around along with the NDRF team rescued the woman. ...Read More >
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