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Properties Built with Money From Corruption To Be Attached: Bhagwant Mann

October 5, 2023 admin

Every single penny will be recovered from these corrupt leaders, Bhagwant Mann said. Chandigarh: The Punjab government will attach the properties of everyone who built these assets by indulging in corruption, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday and added that a crusade has been launched in the state against graft. CM Mann was addressing…

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Supreme Court Warns Punjab In Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Row

October 4, 2023 admin

Chandigarh: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded the Punjab government for ignoring a 21-year-old direction to construct its side of a canal linking the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers, and warned the ruling Aam Aadmi Party to comply with its orders on pain of further action. A bench led by Justice SK Kaul told the Punjab…

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Arvind Kejriwal Amid Row With Congress In Punjab

September 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The AAP is “fully committed to the INDIA” opposition bloc, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday, even as leaders from his party and the Congress are locked in a bitter row in Punjab over the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira on drugs charges. Here are the top 10 points in this big…

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Akali Dal Leader Surjit Singh Shot Dead In Punjab Hoshiarpur: Cops

September 28, 2023 admin

Police said that the reason behind the murder incident is unknown. (Representational) Hoshiarpur: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Surjit Singh was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified assailants on Thursday evening, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Talwinder Singh said that the incident occurred when the deceased leader was sitting outside a grocery shop in…

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Home Of Amarinder Singh’s Close Aide Raided In Disproportionate Assets Case

September 27, 2023 admin

Mr Singh and Mr Chahal joined the BJP last year. Chandigarh: A team of officials from the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday raided the Patiala residence of Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, the former advisor to former chief minister Amarinder Singh, in a disproportionate assets case, official sources said. The raid was conducted to nab Mr…

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Punjab BJP Chief Sunil Jakhar On State’s Financial Situation

September 25, 2023 admin

Punjab BJP chief quoted the extent of the state’s debt at Rs 2,42,000 crores. Chandigarh: The BJP’s Punjab president, Sunil Jakhar, on Monday voiced concern over the state’s financial situation saying that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government was heavily in debt. Saying that he feared for the state’s future, the former Congress leader quoted…

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Punjab Gave Over 36,000 Jobs In Past 18 Months: Bhagwant Mann

September 23, 2023 admin

Bhagwant Mann said 36,524 appointment letters of government jobs have been given in 18 months Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government has given 36,524 appointment letters of government jobs to the youth in the past 18 months of being in the office. Addressing a gathering during a function to hand…

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Punjab’s Debt Rose By Rs 50,000 Crore During AAP’s Tenure, Says Governor Banwarilal Purohit

September 22, 2023 admin

The AAP government in Punjab and the Raj Bhavan have been at loggerheads recently. Chandigarh: Noting that Punjab’s debt rose by about Rs 50,000 crore under the AAP dispensation, Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday sought from the government details of utilisation of “this huge amount”. Responding to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s letter requesting him to…

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Man’s Cut-Up Body Thrown Outside House In Punjab, Killers Taunt Parents

September 22, 2023 admin

A young man has been killed in Punjab and his cut-up body was thrown outside his house, with his killers telling his parents, “here’s your lion of a son”. The incident took place in Dhilwan tehsil of Kapurthala on Tuesday and, despite the father identifying the main accused, no arrests have been made yet. The…

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Punjab To Provide Free Treatment To Road Accident Victims In 48 Hours

September 5, 2023 admin

Punjab government launched ‘Farishtey’ scheme for road rage victims. Chandigarh: The Punjab government will provide free of cost treatment to all road accident victims within 48 hours of the mishap as part of its ‘Farishtey’ scheme, Health Minister Balbir Singh said on Tuesday. “The ‘Golden Hour’ is the first crucial hour after a road accident….

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