The North News New Delhi, October 17 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated two new aircraft production lines at the Nashik facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), hailing the expansion as a “symbol of India’s growing self-reliance in defence manufacturing.” The Defence Minister flagged off the first HAL Tejas Mk1A produced on the third assembly […]
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The North News New Delhi, October 17Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, on Friday to boost bilateral cooperation across key sectors including education, technology, innovation and the welfare of fishermen. Welcoming her to India, Modi said the visit would bring fresh momentum to the historic and multi-faceted […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 17 The Punjab Government has extended a formal invitation to M. K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, to join state-level commemorations marking the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. During a meeting in Chennai, Harbhajan Singh, Punjab’s Public Works Minister, and Barinder Kumar Goyal, Water Resources Minister, conveyed […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 17 DIG (Ropar Range), Harcharan Singh Bhullar, has been remanded to judicial custody till October 31 by the Chandigarh District Court in a high-profile bribery case. As he was being produced in court, Bhullar briefly told reporters, “The court will give justice.” The senior police officer was taken for medical […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, October 17 Pensioners in Himachal Pradesh staged a strong protest in Shimla on Friday over what they called the state government’s failure to clear their long-pending financial dues. The demonstrators accused the government of having ample funds for “honourable members” while showing “financial crisis” when it comes to […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 17 Mohammad Mustafa, former Punjab DGP, and his wife Razia Sultana, a former state minister, are mourning the death of their only son Aqil Akhtar, who died under mysterious circumstances in Panchkula on Thursday night. Aqil was found unresponsive at his residence in the MDC area. He was rushed to […]
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The North News New Delhi, October 17 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed senior officials to fast-track the rollout of two major initiatives — the ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’ and the ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’. At a high-level meeting in New Delhi, Chouhan instructed officials to ensure both schemes are implemented on […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 16 A senior Punjab Police officer, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on allegations of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹8 lakh, in a case that has triggered shockwaves through the state’s law enforcement establishment. Bhullar, a 2009 batch IPS officer currently […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, October 16 The Government of Himachal Pradesh will release honorarium payments to 43,000 contractual and outsourced employees ahead of Diwali, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Wednesday. A total of 18,925 Anganwadi workers and 25,000 outsourced employees will receive the payments directly in their accounts before the […]
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The North News New Delhi/Chandigarh, October 16Punjab government will launch a series of events on October 25 to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. The programme will begin with an Ardas at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in New Delhi. Announcing the plans at Punjab Bhawan, Cabinet Ministers Harjot […]
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