The North News Mohali, April 1 A court in Mohali has sentenced self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh to life in prison for rape in a 2018 case. Bajinder, known for his viral sermons featuring the chant “Mera Yeshu Yeshu,” was also convicted of causing hurt and criminal intimidation. Five co-accused, including pastors Jatinder and Akbar, were […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 31 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said that his government will strongly oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill introduced by the BJP-led central government. Speaking to the media after attending Eid celebrations, Chief Minister Mann said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stands firmly with the Muslim community, which […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 31 Punjab Police have arrested a drug smuggler linked to international syndicates and seized 15kg of heroin in a major crackdown under the state’s anti-drug campaign, Yudh Nashean Virudh, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday. The accused, identified as Harshpreet Singh from Amritsar, was allegedly retrieving […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 31 The Punjab administration is set to bid farewell to one of its stalwart civil servants. Malwinder Singh Jaggi, a 2005 batch IAS officer and Secretary of the Information and Public Relations Department, is retiring after an illustrious career spanning 33 years on March 31. His departure marks the end […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 31 Maninderjit Singh Bedi has assumed office as the Advocate General (AG) of Punjab at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He becomes the fourth AG under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in three years. Before this appointment, Bedi served as the Additional Advocate General of […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 31 Saurabh Duggal of Sports Gaon has been elected president of the Chandigarh Press Club, securing 360 votes and defeating incumbent Nalin Acharya by a margin of 100 votes. The election was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner on Sunday. The election saw participation from journalists across India and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 29 A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday acquitted retired Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav and three others in the high-profile 2008 cash-at-judge’s-door case, ending a 17-year-long legal battle. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that Delhi-based hotelier Ravinder Singh had purchased land in Himachal […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 29 Punjab Police have arrested four individuals allegedly linked to Pakistani smugglers in a crackdown on illegal arms and hawala networks, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. The suspects, identified as Jagroop Singh, Hardeep Singh, Rajbir Singh (alias Gullu), and Arsal Singh (alias Rasal Singh), were reportedly involved in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 28 Punjab’s Counter Intelligence (CI) unit in Amritsar has busted an illegal arms smuggling network with alleged links to Pakistan, arresting two operatives accused of supplying weapons to associates of foreign-based gangsters. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav identified the suspects as Fateh Singh and Gurpreet Singh, both […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 28 Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Friday directed strict action against the sale of spurious cotton and unauthorized hybrid paddy seeds to safeguard farmers from fraudulent practices and financial losses. Khudian, accompanied by Administrative Secretary Agriculture Dr. Basant Garg, presided over a high-level video conference […]
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