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. A farmer walks through a field damaged by high winds. However, Chief Agricultural Officer Dr Dalbir Singh Chinna said that overall damage was “negligible”.