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According to an official statement, the minister said that the maximum cumulative effect of all the release upstream was experienced at Ropar barrage at 11 am on Sunday and a peak outflow of 2,40,930 cusecs of water was recorded. (Photo: ANI)

60 persons rescued from floods in Punjab's Sultanpur Lodhi, Zira

Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Monday visited Ropar Headworks and Phillaur to assess flood-like situation.

20 Aug 2019 8:00 PM

The CM also toured Ropar and met flood affected people and condoled the deaths of three people due to roof collapse in Ludhiana. (Photo: ANI)

Flooded Sutlej disturbs villages in Punjab, rescue operations underway

The CM has announced Rs 100 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation measures.

20 Aug 2019 2:22 PM

The Chief Minister also said that a special 'girdawari' will be conducted as soon as the water level recedes. (Photo: File)

Punjab CM announces Rs 100 crore support for flood-hit areas

The Chief Minister made these announcements during a tour of the flood-affected areas of Rupnagar.

19 Aug 2019 6:21 PM

The other girls were a Gurdaspur farmer's daughter Sulekha, student of Class III from the local Red Cross School for Deaf and Dumb; Muskan who belongs to an EWS family and is a student of local Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden; and Komalpreet Kaur, also from a farming family of village Salempur. (Photo: ANI)

Martyred soldiers' daughters tie 'rakhis' to Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

Sonia, who tied 'Rakhi' on Singh's wrist, is the daughter of martyr Constable Raj Kumar of Rakshak Operation in Jammu and Kashmir.

15 Aug 2019 8:07 PM

According to sources, BSF personnel were willing to exchange sweets with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha but Pakistani Rangers did not revert in this regard. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan I-Day: No exchange of sweets between BSF, Pak Rangers at Attari-Wagah Border

Breaking the traditional border ritual, the guarding forces did not exchange sweets on the occasion of Eid also this year.

14 Aug 2019 2:46 PM

The chief minister recently reiterated that Kashmir was an internal matter of India and Pakistan should not link it with diplomatic or trade ties between the two nations. (Photo: File)

Stop trying to interfere in India's internal matter, Amarinder tells Pak minister

Singh, told the Minister in the Imran Khan-led government that his provocative statement will not work.

13 Aug 2019 8:27 PM

Traffic movement on the Jalandhar-Delhi National Highway in Jalandhar was also disrupted. (Photo: Representational)

Punjab bandh against demolition of Delhi's Ravidas Temple; schools, colleges shut

Most of the schools and colleges remained closed in major cities across Punjab.

13 Aug 2019 3:12 PM

The accused identified as Afsar Ali and Noor were arrested on Wednesday from Govindgarh while the third accused was arrested from Jharkhand's Jamtara. (Photo: ANI)

3 held for duping Punjab CM's wife Preneet Kaur of Rs 23 lakh

The three accused who fraudulently withdraw Rs 23 lakh rupees have been arrested.

09 Aug 2019 11:30 AM

The cricketer-turned-politician had earlier submitted his resignation letter to Rahul Gandhi instead of Amarinder Singh. (Photo: ANI)

Navjot Sidhu visits his Assembly constituency first time after resignation

Sidhu had sent his resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on July 15.

08 Aug 2019 3:14 PM

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh directed the Punjab Police to be prepared to thwart any attempts by Pakistan to create disturbance in the state. (Photo: File)

Article 370: Punjab bans any kind of celebrations or protests

A meeting was held to review the law and order situation in the state in the wake of the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

05 Aug 2019 4:44 PM

Yakub, a resident of Kamalia village in Tobha Tek Singh district in Pakistan, was found to be roaming under suspicious circumstances on Friday night near Border Out Post (BOP) Donald Rai Dina Nath and was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. (Photo: ANI I Representational)

Pakistani arrested near Indo-Pak border in Punjab's Ferozepur

A few papers have been seized from him and the matter is being investigated.

03 Aug 2019 5:30 PM

It observed that MSP should be at least three times above the average cost of production. (Photo: Representational image)

High Court asks Centre, Punjab to consider making MSP legal

The court has also directed Punjab government to develop an app to get the updated data on the status of crops grown in the state.

30 Jul 2019 3:03 PM

The court directed senior registrar of the high court to communicate the copy of the order to jail and district authorities immediately for compliance. (Photo: file)

HC grants one-day parole to Unnao rape survivor's uncle to attend cremation of wife

Singh's appeal against his conviction in a criminal case is pending in the high court.

30 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

The Chief Minister regretted the decision of Rahul Gandhi to step down from the top party post. (Photo: File)

Priyanka ideal candidate for Congress presidentship, says Captain Amarinder

It may be recalled that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder had earlier also advocated for a young leader to take charge of the party.

29 Jul 2019 7:10 PM

For India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur, an attacking batswoman who aimed to emulate Virender Sehwag, thinking anything beyond cricket brings her back to the middle of the field. (Photo: File)

'I will be in middle of field playing cricket': Harmanpreet Kaur on life after game

Kaur admitted that India was hungry for the 2018 World T20 title and cited the team's consistency built over months before the tournament.

29 Jul 2019 2:25 PM

The 35-year-old Jasbeer Singh is married and has two children. When his family got to know about his suicide attempt, they tied him up with chains. (Photo: ANI)

Family of 35-yr-old man ties him with chains to stop his drug addiction

According to Jasbeer's family, there are more than 40 men in their village taking drugs.

29 Jul 2019 11:40 AM

'The situation is not that good on both sides of Ghaggar river. The water has gone up to Bathinda. Nobody expected that the water would come to this level by the end of July. Normally, the flooding occurs in August in Punjab but the rains have aggravated the situation in this month,' the Chief Minister said. (Photo: Twitter I capt _amarinder)

Captain Amarinder Singh conducts aerial survey of flood-affected regions in Punjab

Most of the flooding has occurred in the Ghaggar basin which gets impacted yearly by the monsoon rains.

23 Jul 2019 3:47 PM

'If any officer has problems with his orders, such an officer can say so and seek a deputation with the Centre,' said CM Amarinder Singh. (Photo: File)

Seek deputation with Centre if not happy with STF's reappointment: Punjab CM

The decision to re-appoint ADGP Sidhu as the STF chief comes amid reports of drugs becoming an issue again in the state.

20 Jul 2019 6:48 PM

According to police, the accused believed that Singh had registered complain against them acting on which the electricity board disconnected the power supply after raiding their house. (Photo: Representative image)

Punjab: Man suspected of reporting power theft chained, assaulted; five booked

After the video of attack gone viral, Dharamkot police station registered an FIR on Saturday against the absconding accused.

15 Jul 2019 3:51 PM

Taking it to Twitter, Sidhu confirmed that his resignation has been sent and delivered to the Punjab Chief Minister's official residence. (Photo: File)

Have no issues with him: Punjab CM on Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation

Sidhu, who announced his departure from Punjab Cabinet on social media, said resignation has been sent to Capt Amarinder Singh.

15 Jul 2019 12:29 PM

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