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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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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Chandigarh, September 2 Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, whose security was withdrawn by the Mann government a day earlier. In a Facebook video post, he said Punjab Police have booked him under Section 376 in an old case involving his ex-wife. He alleged the Delhi AAP team […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 1 Punjab’s Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said the state’s revenues are showing strong growth, with GST collections in August 2025 rising by 18.66 percent compared with the same month last year. In a statement issued on Monday, Cheema said cumulative GST collections up to August 2025 have grown […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 1 Punjab is grappling with its worst floods in half a century, prompting urgent calls for central assistance. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Member of Parliament from Sangrur, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an immediate relief package of ₹20,000 crore to help the state recover. In his letter, […]
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The floods sweeping through Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are more than local crises, such disasters are national tragedies that call for an urgent, unified response. The calamity exposes a failure of governance, planning and coordination between the states and the Centre. Unless this crisis is recognised as a national disaster, both in spirit and in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 30 The Punjab government has stepped up relief efforts after floods hit several districts, evacuating 4,711 people in the past 24 hours and bringing the total number of those rescued to 11,330 so far. According to official data, the worst-affected districts include Gurdaspur, where 4,771 residents have been rescued, and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 29 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday constituted a high powered committee comprising three top officers of the state to supervise the relief and rescue operations in the flood affected districts of the state on a day to day basis. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the situation […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 29 “Drones are being used to trace people for evacuation, and also to deliver food packets and other essential items,” said Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla, as Punjab battled widespread flooding caused by swelling rivers. Days of heavy rainfall in the catchment areas have led to rising water […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 29 Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has arrested a key suspect in the killing of Rakesh Kumar, also known as Gaggi, in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused, identified as Vipan Kumar from Hoshiarpur, was apprehended near Khanpur village in Kharar. Police […]
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