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 North News Chandigarh, September 1 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 […]
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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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The North News Chandigarh, August 29 Officials in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula issued a flood alert on Friday after rising water levels in the Ghaggar river and the opening of floodgates at Sukhna Lake. The officials said the surge was caused by heavy rainfall in the catchment area. In Mohali, the district administration identified several […]
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The North News Beas (Amritsar), August 28 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday directed Deputy Commissioners in flood-affected districts to intensify relief and rescue operations and ensure stranded families receive food, water, shelter and medical support. Mann, who toured several inundated areas, said the floods had caused unprecedented damage to crops, homes, livestock […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 28 Punjab Local Government Minister Dr Ravjot Singh on Thursday said the state will soon roll out eight new online services for urban citizens, describing the initiative as a “major step” in strengthening e-Governance and delivering transparent, citizen-friendly administration. The services, introduced under the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government, aim to […]
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