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Flooding has devastated Pakistan – and Britain’s imperial legacy has made it worse

Colonialism and its aftereffects have left regions such as south Punjab resource-starved, poverty-stricken and deeply vulnerable to floodwaters, says Yale University’s Shozab Raza

The Guardian - UK

Punjab govt giving top priority to education: Bhagwant Mann

The Punjab Chief Minister visited a local government senior secondary school and interacted with the students and teachers.

The Hindu

PHOTOS: A third of Pakistan is underwater in catastrophic floods

One-third of the country is under water, the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called a "monsoon on steroids." He referred to the flooding as a "climate catastrophe."

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PHOTOS: A third of Pakistan is under water in catastrophic floods

Some 33 million people are affected by this summer's floods — the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calls a "monsoon on steroids." He calls the flooding a "climate catastrophe."

WEKU

Sidhu Moose Wala Case: Punjab Police detains middleman Sachin Thapan in Azerbaijan

Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants in Jawaharke village of Punjab's Mansa district on 29 May. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘It rained like never before’: Pakistani flood survivor

Asif Shehzad from Punjab province is among the 33 million people affected by Pakistan’s worst flooding in a decade.

Al Jazeera

HC stays mining across Ravi river in Punjab’s Pathankot, Gurdaspur

BSF and Army say unchecked sand mining by heavy duty excavators can jeopardise security of border areas

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Why Rajasthan is key to the Congress’s chances of revival

It is among the only States where the party’s cohort of leaders is so far intact — can the Congress do a better job in resolving State-level rivalries here than it has done in its erstwhile strongholds like Punjab?

The Hindu

Historian urges Delhi, Punjab to secure Bhagat Singh’s files from Pakistan

The historic records include documents, photographs and other material that can throw light on Punjab’s lesser known history

The Hindu

Hafta letters: NL Reads, corruption in Punjab, Mukesh Khanna’s comments

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The Ultimate Freebie Explainer: Everything you always wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask

Social media needs a continuous inflow of complex societal issues to remain relevant and keep the pot boiling. Over the last few weeks, the “freebies” debate has become another such issue.

Newslaundry

Data | How States compare in agri-production: Punjab and Haryana dominate

While Punjab and Haryana are among the top States in terms of foodgrain production, Uttar Pradesh and some western and southern States dominate the production of non-foodgrains

The Hindu

PM Modi’s security breach | Supreme Court panel blames Ferozepur SSP

‘Officer did not discharge duty to maintain law and order’

The Hindu

PM Modi inaugurates cancer hospital in Punjab's Mohali, says health care a priority

Mohali Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 24 said holistic health care has been a priority in th

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Boosting cancer treatment facilities a key focus of Modi government, says health officials

Health officials noted that treatment of cancer under 'Ayushman Bharat' has been a prime focus of the central government to safeguard people catastrophic expenditure of cancer treatment

Daily Record

MI5 accused off tip-off which saw Scots groom abducted and tortured in India

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

The National (Scotland)

The Scot who was snatched off the street, tortured and detained without trial

THE nightmare for Jagtar Singh Johal and his family began shortly after celebrating his wedding in Punjab.

Daily Record

British spies accused of supplying information that led to abduction and torture of Scot

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017, when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

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The Guardian - UK

British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’

Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017

The Hindu

BSF recovers cache of arms near Indo-Pak border in Punjab

The weapons are suspected to have been smuggled in from Pakistan.

The Hindu

Chandigarh airport renaming issue back in the spotlight

Akali Dal, Punjab Lok Congress raise objection to Haryana’s demand

The Hindu

Ex-Punjab minister held over ‘scam’ in foodgrains transportation tenders scam; Congress accuses AAP of political vendetta

Congress leaders presented themselves before the Vigilance Bureau in anticipation of ‘false allegations’

The Hindu

Punjab Govt introduces reservation for Scheduled Castes in posts of law officers

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said Punjab will be the first State in the country to have such a provision for lawyers who are from the SC community

The Hindu

Over 11,000 crop residue management machines go missing in Punjab; vigilance probe ordered

Punjab’s Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said according to initial investigation by the agriculture department, it appears that a sum of ₹125-150 crore has been misused

The Hindu

AAP says it is working to improve Punjab’s fiscal health

Shiromani Akali Dal accuses the AAP of twisting figures, misleading people

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