The North News Patna, July 17 In what appears to be a populist move ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that all domestic electricity consumers in the state will receive up to 125 units of power free of charge starting August 1, 2025. The initiative is expected […]
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The North News Chandigarh, July 17 In a sweeping move aimed at transforming Punjab into a national hub for investment and employment, Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora on Thursday announced the state’s intent to draft what he called “India’s best industrial policy.” The planned policy, Sanjeev Arora said, will be prepared after getting inputs from 22 […]
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The North News New Delhi, July 17 The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has raised serious objections to the handling of the investigation into the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, warning that the preliminary findings lack rigour and risk unfairly implicating the flight crew. In a formal statement issued on July 16, the pilots’ […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 17 As Himachal Pradesh reels from the devastating impact of recent floods and landslides, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union government to provide urgent assistance and appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah to personally assess the damage on the ground. The plea comes at […]
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The North News New Delhi, July 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar and West Bengal on Friday, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for infrastructure and development projects worth over ₹12,000 crore, with a focus on railways, roads, fisheries, energy, and the digital economy. At Motihari in Bihar, Modi will address […]
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The North News Chandigarh, July 16 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday issued a clarion call for citizens to unite in defence of the state’s depleting groundwater and fragile environment, warning of an intensifying ecological crisis in the land of rivers. Speaking at a ceremony commemorating 25 years since the start of the […]
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The North News New Delhi, July 16 The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, a six-year agricultural development scheme with an annual outlay of ₹24,000 crore, set to begin in 2025-26. The initiative will target 100 underperforming districts, focusing exclusively on agriculture and allied sectors. […]
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The North News Amritsar, July 16 The Golden Temple in Amritsar has received a third consecutive bomb threat, prompting heightened security and an urgent call for action from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The latest threat, delivered through email, warned of explosions using RDX-filled pipes within the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib, commonly known […]
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The North News New Delhi, July 16 The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the alleged assault of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath by Punjab Police personnel, after strong allegations of bias and inaction by the state police and Chandigarh Police’s special […]
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The North News Chandigarh, July 16 Punjab Police have now arrested a 26-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Amritpal Singh Dhillon, in connection with the incident. Dhillon, who had returned from Canada just eight days prior, was arrested on Tuesday. He is accused of driving the Toyota Fortuner SUV that hit Singh on 14 July on the […]
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