North News Chandigarh, September 2 Hundreds of farmers, under the banners of the BKU (Ugrahan) and the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union (PKMU), have staged a dharna at the Sector 34 Carnival Ground in Chandigarh demanding the implementation of a comprehensive agriculture policy, efforts to curb the drug menace in the state, distribution of land to […]
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North News Amritsar, August 30 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and newly appointed Governor of the state Gulab Chand Kataria today paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Durgiana Mandir to pray for progress of the state and prosperity of its people. The Governor and Chief Minister offered prayer at both these sacred […]
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North News New Delhi, August 30 In a significant development, the Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges, including that of murder, against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the murder of three people in north Delhi’s Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.”Sufficient ground is there to proceed against the […]
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North News New Delhi, August 28 India will soon wear a grand necklace of industrial smart cities as in a landmark decision on Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved 12 new project proposals under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) with an estimated investment of […]
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North News SAS Nagar (Mohali), August 28 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked the BJP to tame its controversial MPs like Kangana Ranuat who are vitiating the atmosphere of the country by their venomous statements. He said that rather than concentrating on the welfare of people of Mandi segment, which has elected Kangana, she […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 26 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday launched the T-shirt and logo for the third edition of the Kheda Watan Punjab Dian to be kicked off from August 29. Launching the logo and t-shirt, the Chief Minister said that the mega sporting event will be launched on August 29 […]
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Assailants flee as gun jams North News Chandigarh, August 24 An NRI who recently returned from the United States was shot at his residence in the Daburji area of Amritsar on Saturday. The victim, Sukhchain Singh, was attacked by two armed men who entered his home and opened fire at close range, despite pleas from […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 24 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested two auditors, Jagjit Singh and Amit, from the Local Audit Office in Ferozepur on Saturday after they were caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1,30,000. The arrests followed a complaint lodged by Naib Subedar Satya Prakash, an Indian Army officer serving with the 17th […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 22 The cost of buying new cars and motorcycles in Punjab has gone up following the state’s transport department’s decision to raise the motor vehicle (MV) tax on both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. The updated tax rates were mentioned in a notification released on Thursday, The Indian Express reported. Under the revised […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 21 Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Wednesday. He was joined by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy Chief Ministers Premchand Bairwa and Diya Kumari, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel. Additionally, Kiran Choudhry, a Congress-turned-BJP leader, also submitted her nomination […]
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