#punjab

#punjab

He saved a portion of that and used it to sow 3 acres (1.2 hectares) of paddy. He placed his bet on the high-yielding pearl variety of aromatic Basmati rice. A good sale would have given him an earning of nearly 1 million rupees per acre ($11,400 per 0.4 hectares). But now, Singh's pearl paddy grains lie submerged in floodwater, buried under layers of soil and sediment.

As the country experiences extreme rainfall, dozens have been killed in flooding in Punjab, with a notable increase in rainfall compared to last July.

Police in India have arrested Amritpal Singh Dhillon, who allegedly rammed his car into 114-year-old Fauja Singh, the oldest marathon runner, resulting in Singh's death.