Punjab: Nine years on, victims’ kin await justice
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Punjab: Nine years on, victims’ kin await justice
A twin bomb blast in Maur on January 31 evening in 2017, that claimed seven lives, including five children, continues to haunt the kin of the victims and residents of Maur town in Bathinda. The fact that no arrest has been made after nine years rankles them even further. Recalling the incident in w»»»
Punjab: 283 farm fires mark highest single-day spike
A dramatic rise in stubble burning was observed in Punjab on Wednesday, with 283 new incidents reported -- a staggering total of 1,216 fires since mid-September. The districts of Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Sangrur, and Ferozepur are at the center of this environmental crisis. Punjab farm fires Punjab on»»»
What is the Dunki route? 50 Haryana men deported from US after chasing a Shah Rukh Khan-style dream - The Times of India
Dozens of young men from Haryana, aged 25-30, have been deported from the US after attempting the perilous 'dunki' route. One individual recounted selling farmland for Rs 57 lakh to an agent, only to be jailed for 14 months and deported. At least 50 young men from Haryana, aged between 25 and 30, h»»»
241 stubble burning cases in Punjab from September 15 to October 18: Data
Add TNIE As A Trusted Source CHANDIGARH: Punjab has recorded 241 stubble burning incidents so far this season, with Tarn Taran district accounting for the biggest share at 88 as farmers continue to ignore government appeals to stop burning crop residue, according to official data. Stubble burning i»»»
Punjab floods: Centre renews push for crop insurance, asks state to join PMFBY
By Vishu AdhanaNew Delhi (India) September 16 (ANI): With Punjab grappling with its worst floods in decades, the Union Agriculture Ministry has once again urged the state government to adopt the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), saying farmers are bearing the brunt of not having a formal cr»»»
Sindh farmers torn between fear and hope as floods head downstream
KARACHI: While Pakistan’s southern Sindh province remains busy with safety precautions as it braces for floods heading downstream from Punjab, farmers in the province’s coastal district await the arrival of river water, saying it would prevent the sea from swallowing their lands and provide better »»»
Flood-hit families face mounting debt for homes washed away
The recent floods have ravaged crops, farmland, and homes across Punjab, sweeping away the lifetime savings of countless families and leaving them burdened with debt. In a private housing society near Mohlanwal, Lahore, houses once built with hope now stand abandoned — doors broken, walls collapsed»»»
Rescuers use drones to evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab
Published on: September 2, 2025 2:56 AM Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded its rescue operation with more than 850,000 evacuated, officials said Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department w»»»
Pakistan’s Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk - National | Globalnews.ca
Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time highs. Global warming has worsened monsoon rains this year in Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to»»»
Pakistan Uses Drones to Help Rescuers Evacuate Thousands as Floods Devastate Punjab
Emergency workers in Pakistan's Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded what it called its largest rescue operation, with more than 700,000 evacuated, officials said Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more he»»»
‘No land, no home, no future’: Himalayan Lepchas fear new dam
A glacial lake outburst flood in October 2023 washed away Sikkim’s largest hydropower dam, Teesta III, killing more than 50 people and displacing thousands. Sikkim, India – It was the middle of the night when Tashi Choden Lepcha was jolted awake by the tremors that shook her mountainside home in Na»»»
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