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Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, trains stranded
Amritsar: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the…
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‘Kejriwal’s guarantee’ fulfilled, says Mann as Punjab govt opens 400 new mohalla clinics
Amritsar: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday launched 400 more ‘Aam Aadmi’ clinics in the state, calling the event here the fulfilment of another ‘Kejriwal ki…
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88-year-old Punjab man wins Rs 5 cr lottery, turns rich overnight
Mohali: An 88-year-old man in Punjab’s Dera Bassi became a ‘crorepati’ overnight after winning a Rs 5 crore lottery. Mahant Dwarka Dass, a resident of Trivedi Camp in Derabassi won the Lohri…
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AAP govt in Punjab unable to tackle challenges: Rahul
Pathankot: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that even as the farmers of Punjab fed the country through the Green Revolution, they are now plunged into debt and uncertainty due to…
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Punjab ex-Finance Minister Badal quits Congress to join BJP
Chandigarh: The day senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ended his six-day-long Bharat Jodo Yatra, party leader and former Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Wednesday quit the Congress and will join the BJP…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Police say security breach as man hugs Rahul Gandhi in Punjab
Hoshiarpur: A security breach emerged at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra when an unknown man came out of the crowd and embraced Rahul in Tanda in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. Congress’…
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Punjab should not be ruled from Delhi, Rahul Gandhi tells Mann
Hoshiarpur: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not to succumb under the pressure of his party leader and Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, “who was running…
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MP Santokh’s death: Congress suspends Yatra for 24 hrs
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday suspended its Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was in Punjab, for a day as a mark of respect for party MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary who died following a…
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Congress MP dies of heart attack in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab
Chandigarh: Congress MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh on Saturday died of a heart attack during party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab. He was 76 years old. Chaudhary fell during the…
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‘Won’t be relied upon as precedent’: SC on HC judgment allowing minor Muslim to marry
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl…
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Scheduled Caste panel withdraws arrest order of Punjab official
Chandigarh: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Thursday withdrew its orders regarding the arrest of Principal Secretary, School Education, Jaspreet Talwar and her presentation before the Commission. According to the…
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SP spent over Rs 25 cr during elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab
New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party spent Rs 25.76 crore during the assembly polls held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab last year and more than half of the amount was incurred on…
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Rahul to visit Golden Temple before BJY enters Punjab
Ambala: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday before the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) enters Punjab on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Jairam Ramesh, the party’s General…
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Punjab government extends holidays in schools in view of severe cold
Chandigarh: In wake of severe cold conditions, the Punjab Government on Friday extended the holidays till 14 January 2023 for the students of Class I to VII of all government, aided, recognized…
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Punjab CM slams Badals for stalling Sangrur medical college work
Sangrur: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday slammed the Badal and Dhindsa families for joining hands to stall work on the medical college in Sangrur for their vested political interests. Interacting…
