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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New Delhi, September 3 India’s largest manganese ore producer MOIL continued its robust growth trajectory with the highest-ever August production of 1.45 lakh tonnes during the month, registering an impressive 17 per cent growth over the same month last year, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Steel on Wednesday. On the sales […]
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New Delhi, September 3 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP, Raghav Chadha, on Wednesday announced sanctioning Rs 3.25 crore from his MPLADS funds, for providing assistance in relief and rehabilitation work in the flood-hit regions of Punjab. The Rajya Sabha MP also issued a video appeal to express solidarity with the people of Punjab, prayed for […]
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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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New Delhi, September 3 Communication and connectivity issues are major challenges being faced by humanitarian aid workers in the earthquake-hit provinces of Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. Meanwhile, members of the Hindu and Sikh communities from Afghanistan have pooled in their resources to send relief material for the earthquake-affected victims in the eastern provinces […]
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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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