Top News of August: Punjab’s 10-Day Cleanliness Drive, Action Against Absentee Employees, PM Modi in Uzbekistan, Hawara’s Family Meets CM Mann, Nepal Flood Death Toll Soars to 626, Amritpal’s Aide Gets Parole, Nepal Flood Death Toll Soars, Satish Poonia’s Punjab Visit, CNG Price Hike; Watch Video
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 29, 2026: Here are the top news updates for today.
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‘Mission Clean Punjab’: Mann Govt launches 10-day statewide cleanliness drive; View Pics
Breaking: Punjab Govt orders Depts to issue show-cause notices to employees absent during Aug 27 strike
Jagtar Singh Hawara’s Parole: Family meets CM Mann, seeks early approval for meeting with ailing mother
Breaking: Amritpal Singh’s close aide gets special parole
Nepal floods: Death toll reaches 626, over 4,400 rescued
PM Modi lays wreath at Yangi Uzbekistan Park in Tashkent
Dearth of space in morgues as death toll continues to rise after Nepal-Tibet flash flood
30-year-old Himachal engineer missing in Nepal floods, Una administration contacts Centre
Breaking: Satish Poonia to undertake 3-day Punjab tour, meet BJP leadership
25-yr-old dies of suspected drug overdose in Gurdaspur village
Raksha Bandhan celebrated at Punjab de-addiction centres, bringing families and recovering patients together
Breaking: Punjabi Social Media Influencer Manjeet Kaur dies nearly two months after being abducted, set on fire
3 BJP MPs visited Sajjan Kumar house, HS Phoolka calls for their boycott
Two Directors and three Joint Directors appointed in NTA
Austria: Sikh Man allegedly denied entry to hotel over turban
CNG Price increased by ₹3.89/kg in Delhi
Chandigarh Taxi Union protests against cab aggregators over alleged exploitation
Railway announces special trains on Amritsar–Nanded and Beas–Ferozepur routes
BREAKING: Cabinet Minister Resigns, Read the Full Story
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Rakhri Punia gift to sisters: ₹181.50 crore ‘Sanman Rashi’ for 5.30 lakh women
Raja Warring dares CM Mann to act against striking employees, warns of consequences
Punjab BJP stands like a rock with Govt employees: Kewal Singh Dhillon
84 Indians rescued from flood-hit Nepal, New Delhi sends specialised medical team to Rasuwa
Tarn Taran: Woman murdered during daylight robbery at Malia Kalan village
Nepal Floods: Raja Warring calls for urgent help, says situation ‘Very Bad’
"Sympathy should be reserved for victims": HS Phoolka condemns BJP MPs visit to Sajjan Kumar's residence
UGC-NET June 2026: NTA to re-conduct exam for English, Commerce, and Sociology on September 9-10; declares results for 84 subjects
US: 3 students stabbed at Texas high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody
Pakistan's energy collapse: 4,000 MW shortfall and fuel failures unleash crippling blackouts
PM Modi to begin 2-nation Central Asia visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Saif Ali Khan attack case: Accused moves court to plead guilty, seeks leniency
Miri-Piri Day and Sikh Veterans Day celebrated in Norwich; Proclamations issued by Mayor, Connecticut Governor
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra named to 2026 TIME100 AI list