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Punjab Govt Demands ₹20,000 Crore Relief, Calls Centre’s SDRF Claim Misleading

By TNI Team October 1, 2025 $1 000 crore 000 crore claim 000 crore relief 000 farming families 190 crore SDRF 200 crore remaining 4 lakh people impacted 400 villages affected 600 crore approved 75 800 crore damage assessment agriculture loss Akali-BJP government August 2025 floods Bhagwant Singh Mann bridges central support centre Centre’s relief Chief Minister Mann Chief Minister’s Relief Fund Congress government constitutional responsibility Disaster Management disaster scale electricity farmer groups farmers’ aid Flood Relief Government of India GST share ₹50 imaginary figure infrastructure damage misleading statistics mustard opposition criticism politicization Punjab Assembly Punjab disaster package punjab floods Punjab government rabi crops destroyed roads rural development funds ₹8 SDRF SDRF account special session State Disaster Response Fund statistics jugglery urgent support Water Supply wheat ₹1 ₹12 ₹13 ₹20 ₹6

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has accused the Centre of misleading the public on flood relief funds, saying the state is demanding…

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Punjab Government Announces Record Flood Relief: Compensation Cheques to Be Distributed from October 15

By TNI Team September 30, 2025 000 000 Crore Package 200 600 Crore 800 BHAGWANT MANN BJP Central government Chief Minister Chief Minister’s Relief Fund Compensation Cheques Compensation Distribution crop loss Damaged Houses Desilting diwali Farmer Welfare Fazilka ferozepur Finance Ministry Flood-Affected Fully Damaged Houses Happiness Lamps Home mInister Indian Army Land Washed Away livestock loss ndrf October 15 Partially Damaged Houses People-Centric Policy People-Centric Thinking People’s Prosperity Per Acre Compensation Political Commitment Prime Minister public welfare punjab Punjab Assembly punjab farmers Punjab flood relief Punjab government Ration-Filled Trolleys rebuilding lives Relief Amount Sand Removal SDRF Social Organizations Social Unity special session Timely Relief Youth Contribution ₹1 ₹10 ₹2 ₹20 ₹6 ₹7

NEW DELHI: In a historic move to support flood-affected farmers and families, the Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, announced a major increase…

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BJP-Congress Lies Exposed as Punjab Government Reveals SDRF Data, Only ₹1,582 Crore Received Since 2022

By TNI Team September 13, 2025 2022-23 2023–24 2024-25 2025-26 582 crore Aam aadmi Party AAP baseless allegations BJP Blocked Funds Central government Compensation Congress Disaster Relief Funds Education Funds False Propaganda Farmers’ Crops Destroyed Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema Flood-Affected Communities Health Funds Mann government Misleading Claims Misleading Public Misuse Allegations Moral Authority Ongoing Relief Opposition parties Political Advantage Political Gains public welfare punjab Relief and Rehabilitation relief operations SDRF State Disaster Response Fund Thousands of Crores Timely Assistance Total ₹1 Upcoming Relief Withheld Funds ₹140 crore ₹208 crore ₹241 crore ₹27 crore ₹420 crore ₹488 crore ₹61 crore ₹645 crore ₹649 crore Spent

NEW DELHI: The Mann-led Punjab government has exposed the false propaganda being spread by both the BJP and Congress regarding the State Disaster Response Fund…

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Punjab Floods: 22,854 Evacuated, Death Toll Rises to 46

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 affected people agriculture Amritsar Army columns Barnala Barnala camps boats BSF crop damage deaths Disaster Management Disaster Response displaced citizens Engineer Task Forces evacuations farmland Fazilka Fazilka camps ferozepur floods government support Gurdaspur Hardeep Singh Mundian hectares Helicopters Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur camps Indian Air Force Indian Army infrastructure damage jalandhar kapurthala ludhiana Ludhiana district Mansa Mansa camps missing persons Moga Moga camps ndrf pathankot population punjab ration distribution rehabilitation relief camps relief operations rescue operations rescued persons Revenue Minister Rupnagar Rupnagar camps Sangrur SAS Nagar Sasrali village SDRF Tarn Taran villages

NEW DELHI: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian on Saturday said that floods continue to wreak havoc in the state, with…

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Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 Aam aadmi Party AAP Accountability agriculture Bhagwant Singh Mann BJP-led Union Government boats centre citizens CM Relief Fund deaths Disaster Response displaced citizens Evacuation Excise and Taxation Department farmland finance minister financial aid Flood Crisis floods Ghaggar river GST compensation Harpal Singh Cheema helicopter homes Illegal Mining Infrastructure justice livestock MDF MLAs mps ndrf Pending Dues photo-op visits Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi punjab Punjab government rainfall RDF relief camps relief measures rescue operations Revenue Department SDRF support Union Government urgent relief villages

Punjab faces its worst floods in 50 years, impacting over 4 lakh people and damaging farmland. The state government is providing relief, but Finance Minister Cheema accuses the central government of ignoring Punjab’s plight and withholding funds while demanding immediate financial aid.

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Massive Cloudburst Triggers Deadly Flash Floods in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir

By Khushboo Kumari August 14, 2025 Chishoti Chositi climate change community kitchens critically injured deadly flash floods devotees Evacuation Extreme Weather Events fatalities heavy rains Helicopters high-intensity rainfall himalayas Indian Army injured intense rainfall j&k police Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Disaster Management Department Kishtwar langars last motorable point local vendors Machail Mata Yatra makeshift stalls Massive cloudburst meteorological experts missing National Disaster Response Force ndrf Paddar pilgrimage rescue operations SDRF shrine slippery terrain State Disaster Response Force submerged area surging waters survivors tents uphill trek vehicles volunteers wall of water washed-out roads

A cloudburst caused flash floods in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir, during the Machail Mata Yatra, leading to casualties. The disaster near the pilgrimage’s start killed at least 12, with reports suggesting a higher death toll, and injured over 100. Rescue operations are underway, and the yatra is suspended.

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Flash Floods Devastate Ramban, 3 Killed, NH-44 Blocked

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 21, 2025 Arjun Singh Raju Army Bagna village Banihal Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary Bowli Bazar Chingam civil departments cloudburst connectivity disruption debris Dharam Kund educational institutions closed Flash Floods food distribution Gool subdivision horticultural losses Indian Army aid Jammu & Kashmir Traffic Police Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Kashmir Valley Kela Morh Kishtwar landslides livestock Mani Ram Maroog medical support Mehar Cafeteria misinformation mudflows Muhammad Aquib Ahmed Muhammad Hanief Muhammad Saqib Ahmed Nashri ndrf NGOs NH-244 NH-44 NH-44 Blocked Padder route Panthial Police power grid collapse ramban Ramban town Ramsoo relief operations rescue operations rescue teams safety advisories Sajjad Shaheen SDRF Seri Shan Palace SSP Kulbir Singh stranded travelers stream overflow structural damage Surinder Choudhary telecommunication disruption torrential downpour Traffic Advisory trucks

SRINAGAR: A violent cloudburst followed by torrential downpours wreaked havoc in Bagna village of Ramban district during the night between April 19 and 20, claiming…

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Avalanche buries 57 workers at BRO camp near Badrinath; rescue ongoing

By Khushboo Kumari February 28, 2025 Avalanche badrinath BRO labor camp Chamoli district Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Disaster Response ecological risks Global warming GREF Heavy snowfall himalayan region Ibex Brigade Indian Army ITBP Joshimath Lord Badri Vishal Mana military hospital ndrf relief efforts rescue operation road clearance SDRF subsequent avalanches trapped workers uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: A massive avalanche strikes a BRO labor camp between Mana and Badrinath at 7:15 AM, burying 57 workers inside eight containers and one…

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Indian army leads urgent rescue at Srisailam tunnel collapse

By Khushboo Kumari February 22, 2025 Amrabad Mandal armored hoses Army Medical Corps BD80 Dozer Chief Secretary of Telangana disaster relief Domalapenta emergency response teams Engineer Regiment Engineer Task Force ETF Evacuation Excavator Dozer Field Ambulance HADR high-capacity pumping sets humanitarian assistance Hyderabad Indian Army Infantry Division Infantry Division HQ JCB Nagarkurnool ndrf rescue operations SDRF Secunderabad SLBC Srisailam Dam Srisailam Left Bank Canal SSL TASA Task Force Tatra trucks Telangana & Andhra Sub Area trapped workers tunnel collapse

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has mobilized a Task Force to aid ongoing rescue operations after the tunnel collapse near the Srisailam Dam. Demonstrating its…

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BJP-Congress Lies Exposed as Punjab Government Reveals SDRF Data, Only ₹1,582 Crore Received Since 2022

Punjab Floods: 22,854 Evacuated, Death Toll Rises to 46

Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

Massive Cloudburst Triggers Deadly Flash Floods in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir

Flash Floods Devastate Ramban, 3 Killed, NH-44 Blocked

Avalanche buries 57 workers at BRO camp near Badrinath; rescue ongoing

Indian army leads urgent rescue at Srisailam tunnel collapse

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