New Delhi | 2 days ago
Athletics federation announces 92-member squad for CWG
New Delhi, Aug 31 - The Athletics Federation of India - Tuesday announced a 92-member squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.The Indian athletes will compete in 45 of the 46 events during the Games. India will not be participating in the women's pole-vault as it is still far from matching the international standards. The final team for men and women 20km event and relay will be decided later an ... read more

Chandigarh | 5 days ago
Flood threat looms over border villages in Punjab
Chandigarh, Aug 28 - Threat of inundation looms over scores of villages of the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab as the Satluj river was overflowing because Pakistan was diverting flood waters on its side of the boundary into it.Several thousand acres of land have been submerged and flood waters have entered six-seven villages in Ferozepur district till Saturday morning. 'It seems that Pakis ... read more

Chandigarh | 8 days ago
Flood threat over Punjab, Haryana towns
Chandigarh, Aug 25 - Many low-lying areas of Punjab remained on high alert Wednesday as the Satluj river flowed near the danger mark. A fresh breach emerged in the Yamuna river in Haryana's Karnal district, flooding acres of agricultural land.'There has been a continuous discharge of water from the Bhakra Dam into the Satluj river for the last five days. This has significantly increased the water ... read more

Chandigarh | 9 days ago
Bhakra water level rises, flood threatens Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 24 - With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir increasing steadily, Punjab and Haryana areas adjoining the Satluj river continued to be under the threat of floods for the fourth consecutive day.Water level in Himachal Pradesh's 225-metre-high Bhakra Dam reservoir reached 1,673.46 feet by late Monday evening and it was rising at an average of one foot every 24 hours. This ea ... read more

Chandigarh | 10 days ago
Punjab, Haryana on alert as flood threat looms
Chandigarh, Aug 23 - Several districts in Punjab and Haryana remained on flood alert Monday and the army was put on standby, as levels of the rivers flowing through these two states rose alarmingly.Though the two states did not receive much rain Monday, the incessant rainfall in Himachal Pradesh led to heavy inflow in the Bhakra Dam reservoir. 'Satluj river is flowing near the danger mark, posing ... read more

Chandigarh | 11 days ago
More Bhakra dam water released, no flood threat in Punjab
Chandigarh, Aug 22 - The Bhakra Beas Management Board - Sunday released more water from the Bhakra Dam into the Satluj river, but officials said there was no threat of floods in Punjab.'BBMB had released 50,000 cusecs of water in the Satluj river yesterday - and have again released 6,000 cusecs this - morning. But, there is no need to panic as the situation is under control. All districts are safe ... read more

Chandigarh | 13 days ago
Process to release water from Bhakra Dam starts
Chandigarh, Aug 21 - The Bhakra-Beas Management Board - Saturday morning started the process of releasing nearly 55,000 cusecs of water from the Bhakra Dam.The release of water from the 225 metre high dam, which is located in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh along the border with Punjab, about 130 km from here, has raised fears that low-lying areas in Ropar and other districts downstream of river Sut ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 month ago
Several villages cut off in Punjab's Mansa district
Chandigarh, July 13 - Several villages were marooned in Punjab's Mansa district Tuesday as the Ghaggar river overflowed its banks, officials said.'The flood situation in Sardulgarh area of Mansa district started worsening today -. So far flood water has affected at least 22 villages in the area,' the state government's official spokesman said. 'Overflowing of Ghaggar from the bridge connecting Sar ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 month ago
Dozen villages inundated in Haryana floods
Chandigarh, July 13 - Large swathes of agriculture land were inundated and nearly a dozen villages submerged in flood waters in Haryana's Sirsa and Fatehabad districts due to breaches in the Ghaggar river, officials said Tuesday. However, flood waters have begun receding in Punjab.The water level in the Ghaggar river in Sirsa district was flowing above the danger mark, posing a threat to many vill ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 month ago
Sirsa inundated, rescue work on in Haryana, Punjab
Chandigarh, July 12 - Sirsa district in Haryana remained on the edge as overflowing water from the Ghaggar river inundated 14,000 acres of land in nearly a dozen villages Monday.'The district administration has taken all necessary steps to prevent flood water from entering the populated area of any village of Sirsa district. The affected villages include Farwai Kalan, Neza Dela, Mallewala, Panihar ... read more