North News Chandigarh, October 9 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday directed Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to accelerate the procurement and lifting of paddy through extensive field visits. In a virtual meeting with DCs, Mann noted the increased arrival of paddy in mandis with the start of the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25. He […]
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North News New Delhi, October 9 The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved construction of 2,280 km of roads in border areas of Rajasthan and Punjab at an investment of Rs 4,406 crore emphasizing development of infrastructure in border areas, said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Providing details to the media after […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet in Haryana. The event is likely to be held on October 12, shortly after the Dussehra celebrations. In […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 9 In a major development, the Punjab government has appointed KAP Sinha as the new Chief Secretary, replacing Anurag Verma. Sinha, a 1992-batch Punjab cadre officer, previously held the position of Special Chief Secretary in the Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Water Conservation. Verma, the outgoing Chief Secretary, has been reassigned […]
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North News New Delhi, October 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on the BJP’s historic victory in the state assembly elections. Modi expressed his confidence in Haryana’s increasing importance in the development of India. “I met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini ji and congratulated him on […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 9 Savitri Jindal, India’s richest woman and independent candidate who won the Hisar Assembly seat by 19,000 votes, is set to join the BJP along with two other independent MLAs. With the BJP securing 48 out of 90 seats in the Haryana Assembly, the addition of these independent MLAs will raise […]
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North News New Delhi, October 9 A day after the BJP secured a historic victory in Haryana, newly elected Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting was also attended by BJP President JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Minister Manohar Lal […]
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North News Mumbai, October 9The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50%, following an assessment of the current macroeconomic situation. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also kept the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate at 6.25% and the marginal standing facility […]
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North News New Delhi, October 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the people of Haryana on Tuesday for breaking the state’s electoral tradition by granting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a third consecutive term. Modi attributed the historic win to the people’s faith in development and good governance, rejecting falsehoods and divisive politics. Addressing the […]
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North News Analysis North News Chandigarh, October 8 Despite widespread expectations of an anti-incumbency wave, Congress has struggled to consolidate its vote bank in the Haryana assembly elections, primarily due to internal party conflicts. The power struggle for the Chief Minister’s position between former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and MP Kumari Selja became a major […]
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