Chandigarh, March 23 The Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress have claimed that a PCS officer faced mental harassment at the hands of the Moga deputy commissioner to elect AAP candidates as chairperson and vice chairperson of the Baghapurana Panchayat Samiti. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, and Congress leaders […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 23 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar has been booked by police in connection with the alleged suicide of a senior official of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, officials said on Sunday. Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, district manager of the corporation in Amritsar, is alleged to have taken his own life […]
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Chandigarh, March 23 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said the one-time settlement scheme for Value Added Tax arrears has covered dues of around Rs 298.39 crore, with Rs 111.16 crore recovered so far. Calling it a decisive push to clean up legacy tax burdens while boosting revenue, he warned that the relief […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 21 The Punjab Police on Saturday said that they have arrested two men in Bathinda who were allegedly planning to rob a local businessman. The suspects, identified as Jacky Kumar, also known as Jacky, and Vikas Arora, were held in a joint operation by the Anti-Gangster Task Force and Bathinda […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has presented his government’s four-year report card on the health sector, claiming the state has built a more inclusive and better-funded healthcare model than the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme. Speaking in Chandigarh on Friday as part of his “Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann […]
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Ottawa, March 20 There are currently no clandestine activities or transnational repression in Canada linked to the Indian government, Canada’s police chief has said, in a significant comment amid improving ties between Ottawa and New Delhi. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme made the remarks in an interview with CTV News, saying investigators […]
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Chandigarh, March 20 Rain lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, leading to a sharp dip in the maximum temperatures. According to the Met here, Chandigarh, Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Gurugram, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Rupnagar, Mohali and Sangrur were among other places which received rain. It rained throughout the day in Chandigarh, the […]
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Chandigarh, March 20 Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday announced the establishment of a new government medical college in Kapurthala. This is the second such institute announced this month following the Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences in Hoshiarpur, he said. The new facility, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji State Institute […]
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Hoshiarpur, March 20 A man was killed and 12 others were injured in a head-on collision between a Punjab Roadways bus and a commercial vehicle here on Thursday, police said. The accident took place on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road near Baddhoan village bridge. The deceased has been identified as Khark Chand, a resident of Chak Phullu […]
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Chandigarh, March 19 Six people, including a juvenile, have been apprehended in connection with a cross-border arms smuggling module, Punjab Police said on Thursday. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the Amritsar commissionerate police arrested Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (27), Manish Kumar alias Jerry (24), Saroop Singh alias Roop (27), Chamkaur Singh (20) […]
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