Punjab weather

Special to The Express: Will Punjab’s floods gradually restructure migration pathways?

September 07, 2025 1:06 pm

Repeated floods are dismantling Punjab’s agrarian base, driving internal displacement, reversing labour flows, and turning overseas migration into a climate adaptation strategy.

Punjab govt schools to reopen after floods on Sep 9, staff to check safety of buildings tomorrow

September 07, 2025 12:26 pm

Private schools are allowed to open on September 8, provided they ensure the safety of students, said Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains.

AAP MP announces jobs at LPU for families of 43 Punjab flood victims

September 06, 2025 9:12 am

Arvind Kejriwal applauded MP Ashok Mittal’s initiative, called it ‘beacon of hope’

Punjab extends school holidays due to rain and flooding till September 3

September 01, 2025 12:46 am

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Punjab for the three days beginning Monday.

Sutlej in spate: Fazilka, Ferozepur villages being evacuated

August 27, 2025 7:51 am

According to officials, heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, coupled with additional releases from the Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams, has worsened the flood situation.

Punjab and Haryana reel under intense heatwave, temperature soars above 40°C

April 09, 2025 8:46 am

The Indian Meteorological Department, Chandigarh, has issued an orange alert for both states, forecasting a heat wave to severe heat wave at a few places on April 9 and 10.

Dense fog forecast in Punjab, rainfall to reduce

December 28, 2024 10:20 pm

Cold wave conditions to prevail in the coming week

Paddy sowing season and intense heatwave push Punjab’s power demand to all-time high

June 20, 2024 10:43 am

Crosses 16,000 MW for the first time; a unit of 660 MW Talwandi Sabo power station trips due to boiler problem

Heatwave to continue, rain likely in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh: IMD

June 19, 2024 7:36 am

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum of 43.1 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT Department here.

Amid heatwave, Punjab advances summer vacations; schools to remain closed from tomorrow to June 30

May 20, 2024 2:45 pm

Schools in Punjab were earlier scheduled to be closed on June 1 for summer vacations.

Another biting cold day in north India; dense fog clouds several states

January 10, 2023 2:23 pm