MOHALI:The local police have arrested five persons, allegedly members of the Sampat Nehra gang, for illegally confining and attempting to kill a cab driver in Sector 71 here on Monday.
High-velocity winds and torrential rain have flattened wheat crops in India, raising among farmers about the health of the upcoming harvest. The overnight storms hit crops in Tarsikka, Jandiala and Rajasansi. Officials confirmed the flattening took place in areas where wheat had been sown late after the vegetable harvest, with the worst damage found in newly-irrigated fields. However, Chief Agricultural Officer Dr Sampat Nehra said that overall damage was “negligible”.