The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Gulab Chand Kataria, the Governor of Punjab, has highlighted the state government’s plans for healthcare, education, agriculture and infrastructure while addressing the 12th Budget Session of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha. In his address, Kataria said the government was committed to building a “vibrant and progressive Rangla Punjab” and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Congress MLAs raised slogans against the AAP government and staged a walkout from the Punjab Assembly during the governor’s address here on Friday. Despite Governor Gulab Chand Kataria requesting the opposition party’s MLAs to raise their issues at a right time, the Congress legislators kept shouting slogans against the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 In a major relief for households, businesses and industries across Punjab, electricity tariffs have been reduced across consumer categories for FY 2026–27, bringing down power rates by up to ₹1.5 per unit for domestic consumers, up to 79 paise per unit for commercial users and up to 74 paise […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Police used water cannons against Punjab Congress leaders and workers on Friday after they tried to force their way through barricades to ‘gherao’ the state Assembly here as part of a protest against the AAP government. Police had erected barricades and deployed personnel outside the Punjab Congress office in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Power minister Sanjeev Arora on Friday said power tariff for domestic consumers has been slashed by 70 paise per unit and for commercial consumers, it has been reduced by up to 79 paise a unit.The new power tariff will be implemented from April 1. Speaking with reporters here, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh on Friday led a protest here against Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa for making remarks deemed “objectionable” by AAP leaders. Accusing Singh of corruption last month, Bajwa said, “Jehra pehle band vajaanda reha, ehda band asin vajavange (He used to play in a band before, […]
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Chandigarh, March 5 A 45-year-old social media influencer of Punjabi origin, Nancy Grewal, was stabbed to death in Canada with her mother in Jalandhar on Thursday claiming that she used to receive threats to her life. Nancy was murdered in LaSalle in Ontario on March 3. On social media, Nancy used to express her opinions […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Four unidentified men allegedly held a jeweller’s family hostage at gunpoint and decamped with cash and jewellery worth around Rs 3 crore in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Thursday, police said. Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma slammed the AAP government over the incident, calling it a “frightening reflection of […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 5 The Punjab government has deployed two senior officers to coordinate and monitor the process of ensuring the safe and hassle-free return of Punjabis stranded in the strife-torn West Asia, officials said on Thursday. Following the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a round-the-clock helpline has already been established with […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Thursday announced the launch of a targeted campaign for food testing, saying the government will leave no stone unturned to provide ‘Shudh Ann’ (pure food) to people of the state. Singh was presiding over a meeting with senior officials, public health experts, and […]
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