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TopicPunjab floods

Topic: Punjab floods

Punjab floods will cut stubble burning by half this yr. Is it enough to mitigate Delhi air pollution?

Crop losses from floods, stringent penalties and awareness among farmers are being cited as reasons for the reduction in stubble burning cases in Punjab this year. 

IAS Krishan Kumar: Mann’s go-to man for tackling water disputes, now blamed by Oppn for Punjab floods

Punjab Opposition demands Kumar’s immediate transfer, saying he did not act in time. Mann govt stands firm behind the IAS officer, saying he 'did his best' to prepare for the floods.

ThePrint photos of the week: A mother’s heartbreak in Nepal to hope & hurt in Manipur amid Modi visit

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

55 dead in Punjab floods, 111 relief camps operational across state

Punjab Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian said 40 more people were evacuated in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of evacuees across the state to 23,337.

Punjab flooded but not fallen: Trucks, troops & langar in frame as relief rolls into distant villages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met flood-affected people in Gurdaspur Tuesday. He also conducted an aerial survey of Punjab to assess the extent of damage.

Outposts flooded, border fencing washed away by Ravi—how BSF is rushing to secure India-Pakistan border

Floods in Punjab force BSF to vacate 60 outposts near the Indo-Pak border; personnel take shelter at Dera Baba Nanak gurdwara as villages remain submerged.

Punjab floods are a test for parties. They must act together and fast

PM Modi’s silence on Punjab floods while he tweets about earthquakes in Afghanistan and floods in Pakistan was deafening. A phone call to CM Mann was a small consolation, but people wanted public empathy.

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In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.