The North News Ropar, February 7 Several farmers on Friday staged a protest on the busy Ropar-Anandpur Sahib Road here against the visit of a Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal delegation, disrupting vehicular movement for several hours. The protesters blocked the road near Bunga Sahib, forcing police to divert traffic through alternate routes. They raised slogans against […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 The Punjab government has formally launched a year-long programme to commemorate the 650th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji, signalling what Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann described as a renewed commitment to social equality inspired by the saint’s teachings. The observances were inaugurated on Friday at Khuralgarh, traditionally […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a record railway Budget of Rs 5,673 crore for Punjab, which is 25 times more than what was allocated for the state during Congress’s regime, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Replying to supplementaries […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 Punjab’s Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said the state government’s One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues, 2025 (OTS-2025) has helped recover ₹110 crore so far, while offering substantial relief to traders. In a statement issued on Friday, Cheema said the Taxation Department had received 7,654 […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 Punjab Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Model Town on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 7:30 am, when the 43-year-old was leaving the gurdwara in his SUV. The CCTV footage showed when Oberoi came […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 Punjab Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead on Friday outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Model Town by unidentified assailants, police said. The incident took place in the morning, a senior police official from Jalandhar said over the phone.Oberoi had arrived at the gurdwara in his Thar […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 5 Punjab Local Government Minister Sanjeev Arora on Wednesday said the state government has rolled out administrative, financial and structural reforms in ULBs to ensure time-bound decision-making, transparency and uninterrupted execution of development works. Reviewing the functioning of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) here, Arora said prolonged pendency of resolutions and […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 The BJP slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for calling Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a traitor and said the entire Sikh community is anguished over his remarks. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri alleged that Gandhi called Bittu […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 4The Punjab government has stepped up efforts to strengthen ease of doing business by deepening its engagement with the trading community across the state. Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting of the Punjab State Traders Commission (PSTC) at Punjab Bhawan, focusing […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday exchanged barbs with former party colleague and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu in Parliament premises. In videos released by the Congress, Gandhi was heard calling Bittu “a traitor” and the minister retorting with “desh ke dushman” (enemy of the nation) jibe. The […]
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