Damini Sharma & Manjari Verma The North News Chandigarh, March 19 The fourth edition of the Allengers Gully Cricket Tournament 2026 will begin in Chandigarh on 17 April, with organisers saying the event aims to promote grassroots cricket while supporting the government’s anti-drug campaign among young people. The tournament, organised by the UT Cricket Association […]
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Chandigarh, March 19 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday lashed out at the ruling AAP besides the Congress, accusing them of trying to create an anti-BJP environment under a “planned agenda”. Jakhar added that the people of Punjab are now aware of the truth and recognise how the central government is working for farmers […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 19 Former IAS officer Kanwaljeet Singh Cheema joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal here. Cheema, a 1993-batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer, had served as special principal secretary to former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on inter-cadre deputation […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 19 The Punjab government will seek a sum of Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for “unpaid” water usage since 1960, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement. Mann said Rajasthan gave royalty to Punjab for water till 1960, but stopped after that. The […]
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Chandigarh, March 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that his government has brought a turnaround in the irrigation sector in the past four years by enhancing canal water irrigation from 26.50 per cent to 78 per cent of farm land, spending Rs 6,700 crore on canal lining and strengthening related infrastructure and […]
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Gurugram, March 19 The Punjab and Haryana Bar Council election concluded peacefully in Gurugram, Faridabad and Nuh districts on Wednesday, said an official. Polling, done using paper ballots, took place from 9 am to 5 pm under tight police security. Mobile phones and cameras were strictly prohibited inside the polling stations, he said. Yashvindra Singh, […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 18 A Congress MP from Punjab on Wednesday demanded a special package of Rs 50,000 crore for the state’s farmers, who he said were in “distress”. Initiating the debate on demands for grants under the Ministry of Agriculture, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who’s also the president of Punjab Congress, […]
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Second such attack within 24 hours The North News Chandigarh, March 18 A 31-year-old property dealer was gunned down in broad daylight outside a gym in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Wednesday, in what police described as a brazen attack. The victim, identified as Charanpreet, a resident of Mullanpur, was leaving the gym when two assailants […]
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New Delhi, March 18 During the 2025-26 fiscal, funds to the tune of Rs 572.66 crore have been released to Punjab, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Nadda said public health is a state subject, hence, the primary responsibility of providing basic healthcare services to all the citizens lies […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 18 The AAP government on Tuesday said it has launched ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti 2.0’, a transformative new phase of school education reform involving an outlay of Rs 3,500 crore over the next six years. The initiative aims to deepen structural reforms in government schools and align Punjab’s education ecosystem with […]
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