Phillaur, March 27 Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, on Thursday challenged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to ensure that the proposed 16,000 outreach meetings by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party are funded by the party itself rather than the state exchequer. Badal said that failure to do so would indicate that […]
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Chandigarh, March 27 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday kicked off a large-scale outreach drive across Punjab to mark four years of its government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. As part of the campaign, titled “Shandaar 4 Saal, Bhagwant Mann de Naal”, party leaders, including ministers and MLAs, fanned out across the state, […]
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Phagwara, March 27 Three persons have been booked for allegedly assaulting a journalist here, police said on Thursday night. The case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 109 (attempt to murder), in connection with the incident that took place Tuesday night outside the victim’s residence in Bhagatpura locality, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 26 Nursing staff at three government medical colleges and hospitals in Punjab began an indefinite strike on Thursday, defying the state government’s order under the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) as they pressed for restoration of the Rs 4,600 grade pay. The strike disrupted services at government medical colleges in […]
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Rahul Chawla The North News Dehra, March 26 At least 25 pilgrims were injured, five of them seriously, after a truck carrying devotees overturned on the Jwalamukhi-Dehra road in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, police said. The accident took place at a sharp bend near Dhawala, where the truck reportedly lost control and overturned, triggering panic […]
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Chandigarh, March 26 Punjab Police on Thursday busted an inter-state illegal weapons supply module with the arrest of two accused from Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The counter-intelligence wing in Jalandhar recovered 10 country-made pistols and 20 magazines from the accused, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. According to the police, the accused were involved […]
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Nirmal Kumar The North News Barnala, March 25 A salon owner was seriously injured after a group of armed men stormed a shop near the bus stand in Barnala in broad daylight, police said. The attackers, reportedly carrying sharp-edged weapons including kirpans and swords, vandalised the salon and assaulted the owner before fleeing. The injured […]
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Chandigarh, March 25 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, arrested in connection with the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation, was sent to a five-day police remand on Tuesday. Bhullar was produced before a court in Amritsar on Tuesday, amid tight security arrangements. Wearing a green turban, Bhullar could be seen with folded […]
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Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who had been on the run in a rape case since last September, was arrested in Punjab’s Patiala, officials said on Wednesday. Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour, was wanted in the rape case which was registered in September last year. He has been arrested by Patiala […]
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Jammu, March 24 The Indian Railways will soon operate the Vande Bharat Express train from Katra in J-K to Amritsar in Punjab via Gurdaspur and Batala instead of Jalandhar, officials said. The premium train will depart from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6:40 am and reach Amritsar at 11:40 am the same day. […]
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