Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced on Sunday that all private schools and colleges in the state will reopen from tomorrow, September 7, while all government schools and colleges will reopen from September 9, following a building inspection.
Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier, Atul Fulzele, visited flood-affected border villages and posts on the Ferozepur border to review the flood situation and assess the ongoing relief measures
A flood-affected child suffering from kidney disease has received free treatment under the Punjab government's healthcare initiative at Bebe Nanki Mother and Child Care Centre Hospital in Amritsar.
According to Pakistan's disaster management authority, the boat overturned on Saturday in Multan district because of strong currents, but the majority of passengers were saved.
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendraa Sachdeva criticised Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for visiting Gujarat instead of extending support to flood-affected Punjab.
On this occasion, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress General Secretary in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, and Amritsar MP Gurjeet Aujla, along with several senior leaders, were present.