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Punjab: BSF, SSOC nab 27 pistols, a massive ammunition cache in Fazilka
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a significant breakthrough in the fight against cross-border weapons smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF), in a well-coordinated operation with the Special Security Operations Command (SSOC) Fazilka, apprehended two individuals involved in arms trafficking and confiscated a substan
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CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demands re
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The CPI MP, who recently visited the affected villages of Fazilka district, described the scale of destruction as "overwhelming," with entire stretches of farmland submerged, crops wiped out, cattle perished, and homes reduced to rubble.
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Punjab: BSF organises medical camp in flood-hit area of Fazilka district
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) organised a medical camp in Gulaba Bhaini village of Fazilka district to provide medical assistance to hundreds of families affected by the recent floods triggered by heavy rains in Punjab.
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Punjab: NGO volunteers distribute relief material in flood-affected areas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As of Saturday, 46 people have lost their lives due to floods in Punjab, according to the officials. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that nearly 2,000 villages and over four lakh people have been affected.He said that 24 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) a
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Punjab floods: 40 villages affected in Fazilka, says Punjab minister as re
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said 40 villages were affected by floods, with rescue teams and 23 relief camps operating. He said rations, fodder and tents had been supplied in multiple rounds and estimated 8-10 days to drain Fazilka.
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Punjab floods affect 25,000 people, 40 villages submerged
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Fazilika district is among the worst hit, with 22,652 people impacted, particularly in the Jalalabad and Fazilka constituencies.
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Punjab: 13,500 people rescued, 2200 in shelters amid floods, says Fazilka
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Friday, ADC Kour said that four National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) units, two Army units and one Border Security Force (BSF) unit have been deployed.
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Punjab flood toll rises to 43, three missing
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a release by the Department of Information and Public Relations, the deaths were reported from Amritsar (5), Barnala (5), Bathinda (4), Fazilka (1), Ferozepur (1), Gurdaspur (2), Hoshiarpur (7), Mansa (3), Pathankot (6), Patiala (1), Rupnagar (1), Sangrur (1) and SAS Nagar (2
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Punjab: NDRF teams provide relief materials in flood-affected Fazilka, res
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Rekh Singh Meena, NDRF Sub-Inspector, stated that more than 1,500 villagers have been rescued, further stating that instructions were received from the District Commissioner to shift villagers to safer locations.
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Punjab farmers suffer crop losses as Satluj water enters fields in Fazilka
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, farmers said that nearly 1,500 acres of paddy crop were destroyed in the villages of Dandi Kadam and Dhani Natha Singh in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district after water from the Satluj River entered the fields. Farmers said the inundation has wiped out their entire harvest
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Punjab: IAF rescues 46, air-drops 750 kg relief in flood-hit areas; drones
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding across nine districts in Punjab, including Pathankot, Batala, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Hoshiarpur, prompting large-scale relief operations.
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Punjab Flood: Around 20 villages affected as situation worsens in Fazilka
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Fazilka Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu, the water level increased over the past two to three days, affecting connectivity to many villages.
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