The North News Shimla, March 13 A new adventure sports initiative aimed at promoting environmental conservation and animal welfare in the Himalayas has been launched in India, with events planned in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul & Spiti and Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg. The Snow Marathon League (SMLg), launched by the team behind the world’s highest and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 13 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday launched the official T-shirt for the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh National Marathon, a state-backed event aimed at encouraging sport and raising awareness against drug abuse. The marathon will be held on 22 March in Mahilpur (Garhshankar) in Hoshiarpur district as part of […]
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Gwalior, March 13 Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday criticised the Congress for “negative thinking” during the West Asia crisis, asserting that while citizens of the country were standing by the government, the Opposition was resorting to making accusations. Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister for Communications said that due to the successful diplomacy under […]
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New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to give a precise definition of the term “transgender” and provide graded punishments that reflect the gravity of the harm inflicted upon such persons was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday. It also underlines that a transgender person “shall not include, nor shall ever have been so included, […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 13 Newly appointed Lt Governor of Delhi Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday called upon President Droupadi Murmu. Sandhu, who took oath of office as Delhi’s 23rd LG on Tuesday, said in a post on X that he received guidance from the President during the meeting. “Honoured to call on […]
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New Delhi, March 13 The CBI on Friday questioned Anil Ambani’s son Jai Anmol Ambani in a Rs 228-crore Union Bank of India fraud case, officials said. Jai Anmol Ambani has been called again on Saturday for questioning, they said. The agency questioned him in connection with an alleged bank fraud case in which he […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 13 Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has long occupied a rare space in contemporary music: a homegrown star with deep roots in regional sound, and an artist increasingly fluent in the language of global pop. With Ranjha, his latest single with Australian singer Sia and French DJ-producer David Guetta, he […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 13 Haryana Pradesh Mahila Congress general secretary Suchitra Devi has been expelled from the party days after her allegations that money was demanded in exchange for an assembly election ticket to her. Haryana Mahila Congress president Pearl Choudhary issued the orders expelling her from the Mahila Congress. Haryana Congress president […]
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Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the era of bombs and gunfire in the North East was over, crediting the BJP with bringing lasting peace to the region while accusing the Congress of using peace accords for “selfish political interests”. Addressing a public meeting in Kokrajhar virtually from Guwahati after rain […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 13 Congress legislators in Haryana were moved to an undisclosed location on Friday ahead of the March 16 Rajya Sabha election, in a move widely seen as an effort to prevent possible cross-voting. Sources said the MLAs were likely headed to Himachal Pradesh, a neighbouring Congress-ruled state, and are expected […]
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