Amritsar, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar on Wednesday flagged off five truckloads of relief material to the flood-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Besides essential kitchen items, the relief consisted of blankets, quilts, mattresses, jackets and other warm clothes. In view of the winters, the SGPC is laying stress on sending warm clothing to the ...

Amritsar, Punjab: A seven-member team of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has commenced assessing the damages inflicted to life and property by the floods that hit Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) recently. The assessment is being done to determine the extent of damage so that compensation can be given to families whose homes were washed away or damaged by the floods. ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Sree Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport has virtual turned into a relief camp with as many as 1,500 people evacuating from floodhit Srinagar landing at the Holy City since late Saturday night. With the air force intensifying the evacuation process, five aircrafts carrying 842 passengers landed here late on Saturday night, while rest of the people landed here ...