The North News Shimla/Chandigarh All schools and colleges in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab will remain closed till September 7 as officials take preventive measures in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding. In Himachal Pradesh, Secretary (Education) Rakesh Kanwar issued the order after widespread reports of landslides, falling trees, road blockages, power outages cases. Similarly, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 3 Himachal Pradesh continues to face relentless monsoon rains, with an orange alert issued on Tuesday for four districts — Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur and Kinnaur. A yellow alert remains in place for Una and Bilaspur, while officials expect a respite from September 4. According to the Meteorological […]
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30 dead, 3.5 lakh people affected in all 23 districts The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Union Agriculture Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Wednesday said that he will visit Punjab on Thursday to meet families affected by devastating floods that have swept across the state. Chouhan confirmed he had held detailed discussions with Punjab’s Governor, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 All government, aided, recognised and private schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics in Punjab will remain closed till September 7 due to severe flooding across the state. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said the order was issued on the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to ensure the safety […]
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Shimla, September 3 Six people, comprising four of a family, were killed after a landslide buried two houses in Sundernagar town in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, police said on Wednesday. Rescuers found five bodies under the debris. The deceased have been identified as Gurpreet Singh (35), his daughter Kirat (three), his wife Bharti (30), Shanti […]
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Jammu, September 3 Incessant rainfall has swollen all the rivers and streams in the Jammu division, as the water level again crossed the flood alert mark in Tawi, Chenab, Basantar and Ujh rivers, with authorities using loudspeakers to sound an alert in Jammu city on Wednesday. Official figures indicate Significant rainfall (mm) since Tuesday, 8.30 […]
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The North News Ferozepur, September 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has urged the Government of India to revise its compensation norms for natural disasters, calling the current provisions “grossly inadequate” for the scale of destruction caused by the recent floods. Touring flood-hit areas of Ferozepur district by boat, Mann said more than 1,300 […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 2 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday concluded its 12-day monsoon session, one of the state’s longest, with a resolution urging the Centre to declare the state’s recent devastation as a national disaster and provide a special relief package. The session, which ran for 59 hours with […]
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The North News New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, September 2 Senior Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor has welcomed the latest round of diplomatic talks between India and China, describing them as a timely and necessary step by the Central government. Tharoor, a former top UN official, said on Tuesday the move could help India navigate the growing […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that “chips are digital diamonds” as he inaugurated Semicon India 2025 in New Delhi, vowing to make India a major player in the trillion-dollar global semiconductor market. Addressing industry leaders, start-ups, students, and representatives from more than 40 countries, Modi said […]
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