Harcharan Bhullar, currently posted in Ropar, was recruited as a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in 1993 during the ...

His mother’s tears will never dry; his children will grow up listening to the father they can no longer see. Yet, his legacy ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to approve “Punjab Inclusive Cities Program” worth USD400 million in November, official documents revealed. The program’s objective is to provide safely managed ...

More than 30,500 drug smugglers have been arrested across Punjab over the last 205 days as part of the state government's ongoing anti-narcotics campaign, officials said on Tuesday. The 'Yudh Nashian ...

Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has decided to rollout the ₹10 lakh health insurance scheme for every family in the state. Mann said the process will start in Taran Taran and ...

Basmati rice is not a cereal but a fragrant heritage that represents India’s agricultural past, food pride, and a significant export item. Each year, more than 4 million tonnes of basmati rice are ...

On Saturday, the water level in the Pong dam, built on the Beas river, was 1,394.19 feet. With two more persons losing their lives, the death toll in Punjab due to devastating floods went up to 48 ...

With floodwaters marooning numerous Punjab villages, 62-year-old Amarjeet Singh from Kalanuar village in Gurdaspur district faces concerns beyond his immediate paddy crop losses — the prospect of ...

Punjab floods: The district administration of Amritsar announced on Sunday that schools will be closed on September 8 amid floods in the state. They will reopen on Tuesday, except for schools in ...

Punjab is grappling with its worst floods in nearly four decades. In late August 2025, relentless monsoon rains combined with large-scale water releases from Pong, Ranjit Sagar, and Bhakra dams sent ...

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Nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province following the latest flood alerts by India, officials have said, bringing the total ...