The North News Ludhiana, June 23 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has retained the Ludhiana West Assembly seat in Punjab with a comfortable margin, as party candidate and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora defeated Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu by 10,637 votes in a closely watched by-election. After 14 rounds of counting, Arora secured 35,179 […]
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The North News Ludhiana, June 23 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured victory in the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election, with its candidate Sanjeev Arora defeated Congress nominee and former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu. The bypoll, held on 19 June, was necessitated following the death of sitting AAP MLA Gurpreet Singh Gogi. Arora, a Rajya […]
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The North News Amritsar, June 21In a major counter-terror operation, Punjab Police have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module in Amritsar, allegedly operated by a UK-based handler with links to Pakistan, senior officials said on Saturday. The Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested a local operative, Onkar Singh, in connection with the case. The module […]
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The North News Chandigarh, June 21In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket and arrested two suspected operatives linked to a Pakistan-based handler, Punjab Police said on Friday. The suspects, identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Love and Balwinder Singh alias Bobby, were taken into custody following an intelligence-led operation. […]
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The North News Chandigarh, June 20 The Punjab Police have arrested a man accused of running a widespread OLX rental scam as part of a crackdown on cybercrime across the state. The arrest was made by the State Cyber Crime police station, which is operating under an intensified drive to ensure a safer and more […]
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The North News Chandigarh, June 20 In a first for the state, the Punjab government has approved the construction of a dedicated head office for its Jail Department—named ‘Jail Bhawan’—in SAS Nagar, as part of a wider effort to overhaul prison administration and infrastructure. Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, who laid the foundation stone on […]
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Short Headline: The North News Chandigarh, June 19 Polling for the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election concluded smoothly on Thursday, with a voter turnout of approximately 51.33% recorded by 7pm, according to Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C. The polling, which began at 7am, proceeded without major disruptions. For the first time, Presiding Officers uploaded […]
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The North News Chandigarh, June 17 Continuing its crusade against corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Varinderpal Singh Dhoot, Naib Tehsildar, a resident of village Dhoot Kalan, in Hoshiarpur, for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Disclosing here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest follows […]
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The North News Chandigarh, June 16In a move aimed at reducing years of administrative backlog and easing public inconvenience, the Punjab government has authorised regional transport offices to independently process the registration and renewal of vehicle Registration Certificates (RCs) and Driving Licences (DLs). The decision is expected to bring significant relief to citizens long grappling […]
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The North NewsChandigarh, June 16 Punjab Police are seeking the deportation of Amritpal Singh Mehron, a self-proclaimed radical Sikh leader, after he allegedly fled to the United Arab Emirates within hours of orchestrating the murder of a popular social media influencer. Kanchan Kumari, known online as ‘Kamal Kaur Bhabhi,’ was strangled to death on 9 […]
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