The North News Tarn Taran, September 3 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Laljit Singh Bhullar and Harbhajan Singh along with senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, visited flood-prone villages in Tarn Taran on Wednesday to assess vulnerable points along the River Beas. The leaders inspected embankments in Marah and Keeryan villages and interacted with residents […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will arrive in Amritsar on Wednesday to meet farmers affected by recent floods. The Union Minister is scheduled to interact with farmers before holding a high-level meeting with officials to assess the situation in detail. Chouhan had […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North NewsShimla, September 3 Two people were killed and more than 15 injured when a private bus was struck by falling boulders on the Shimla–Rampur NH-05 on Wednesday. The accident took place near Bithal Kalimitti in Rampur subdivision when rocks suddenly crashed down the hillside onto the vehicle (HP63A-1891, Vishal Travels). […]
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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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