New Delhi, March 17 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that an all-party meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the “modalities and roadmap for the implementation” of the Women’s Reservation Act. Responding to a letter by Rijiju to him, Kharge noted […]
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Kolkata/New Delhi, March 16 In a move, unprecedented in West Bengal’s administrative history, the Election Commission removed the state’s bureaucratic and police top brass, including the chief secretary and the DGP, in the run-up to the assembly polls. The decision for the shake-up was taken hours after the announcement of the assembly poll schedule on […]
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The North News Mohali, March 16 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday assured industry leaders of full government support and incentives as he stressed on his government’s vision of transforming the state into a major industrial and export hub. Addressing entrepreneurs on the concluding day of the three-day Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit here, Mann […]
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The North News Mohali, March 14 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday promised an all-out support to the industry in Punjab for competing with China in manufacturing, saying his blood boils when he sees the import of items like plastic buckets and deities’ idols from that country. The party’s national convener was addressing a gathering […]
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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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The North News Chandigarh, March 13 Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into an alleged Rs 1,000-1,500 crore “panjiri scam” in Punjab, claiming that it was carried out under the direct supervision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Addressing a press conference here, Majithia alleged that the procurement […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 13 The BJP will hold a ‘Badlav Rally’ at Killi Chahal in Punjab’s Moga on March 14, party leaders said on Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the rally. Punjab BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha vice-president Paramjit Singh Kainth said the rally will send a message of positive change […]
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Chandigarh, March 13 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday said the ruling AAP and opposition Congress were working in tandem in the assembly to divert attention from key public issues. Talking to reporters here, he said the two parties have a tacit understanding under which the opposition avoided raising people’s issues and instead staged […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana has completed the selection of all 250 schools under the PM-SHRI scheme, with the institutions being developed as green campuses equipped with modern learning facilities and digital classrooms, an official statement said on Wednesday. The achievement positions the state among the leading performers in implementing the National Education […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 12 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday said an expert committee led by the chief secretary is studying the fiscal impact of the old pension scheme. Cheema was presenting a detailed summary of the work of the AAP government over the past four years during a debate on […]
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