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Punjab govt announces holiday for panchayat polls on Oct 15

09 Oct 2024 | 8:03 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) The Punjab Government has declared a holiday across the state on October 15 (Tuesday) for Gram Panchayat elections.

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Punjab: Youth Akali Dal condemns sexual assault in Jagraon

09 Oct 2024 | 7:58 PM

"The recent incident of sexual assault on a 9-year-old child by a Baba in Jagraon's Chotey Kaunke village is disturbing and has left us all feeling ashamed. This is not an isolated incident; last month, we witnessed another shocking case of a self-styled Baba exploiting women in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib," he said.

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Punjab minister reviews finance schemes for backward classes

09 Oct 2024 | 7:46 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) Chairman of the Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (Backfinco) Sandeep Saini on Wednesday briefed Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities Baljit Kaur on initiatives undertaken by Backfinco to uplift the backward sections of state.

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Punjab CM launches project to stop flooding of border outposts

Punjab CM launches project to stop flooding of border outposts

09 Oct 2024 | 7:10 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday cleared a project to protect offer flood protection to border outposts (BOPs) along international border fencing at a cost Rs 176.29 crores.

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Bullet-ridden body of missing TA soldier recovered in south Kashmir

Bullet-ridden body of missing TA soldier recovered in south Kashmir

09 Oct 2024 | 6:51 PM

Srinagar, Oct 9 (UNI) A bullet-ridden body of a Territorial Army soldier, who went missing during a Joint counter terrorist operation in the forest area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district yesterday was recovered on Wednesday, officials said.

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Punjab: OSD to CM sends defamation notice to Akali leader Majithia

09 Oct 2024 | 6:24 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) Rajbir Singh, secretary-cum-Officer on Special Duty to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Wednesday sent a defamation notice to Shiromani Akali Dal leader
Bikram Singh Majithia for accusing him of involvement in hawala deals.

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Punjab VB arrests private person for taking Rs 25000 bribe

09 Oct 2024 | 6:07 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested a private person Ajaib Singh of Patran town in Patiala district red handed when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.

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23 passengers hurt as bus turns turtle near Kandaghat in HP

23 passengers hurt as bus turns turtle near Kandaghat in HP

09 Oct 2024 | 5:56 PM

Solan, Oct 9 (UNI) At least two dozen passengers were injured, six of them seriously, when an Uttarakhand transport bus turn turtles on National Highway Number 5 near Kandaghat in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Wednesday, police said.

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HP: Satellite image-based estimates put monsoon damage at Rs 1,363 crore

09 Oct 2024 | 5:41 PM

Shimla, Oct 9 (UNI) Cloudbursts, floods and landslides during monsoon, active from June 27 to October 2, caused a loss of Rs 1,363 crore in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday after an analysis of high-resolution satellite images of the devastation.

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Dinosaurs can come back, not Congress: Bittu

Dinosaurs can come back, not Congress: Bittu

09 Oct 2024 | 4:28 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday took a jibe at the Congress over its failure to wrest Haryana from the BJP in the recent Assembly polls, saying even the dinosaurs can make a comeback, but not the grand old party.

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First business of the new cabinet should be to pass a resolution asking for statehood: Omar

First business of the new cabinet should be to pass a resolution asking for statehood: Omar

09 Oct 2024 | 3:50 PM

Srinagar, Oct 9 (UNI) National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the first business of the new Cabinet should be to pass a resolution asking to restore the statehood.

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Dinosaurs can come back, not Congress: Bittu

09 Oct 2024 | 3:10 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (UNI) Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday took a jibe at the Congress over its failure to wrest Haryana from the BJP in the recent Assembly polls, saying even the dinosaurs can make a comeback, but not the grand old party..

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J&K LG congratulates NC-led alliance, elected members for the victory in Assembly Polls

J&K LG congratulates NC-led alliance, elected members for the victory in Assembly Polls

09 Oct 2024 | 2:58 PM

Srinagar, Oct 9 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday congratulated the National conference-led alliance and all the elected members to the Legislative Assembly for the victory in the polls.

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J&K : Challenge for new govt to administratively overcome political divide : Dr Karan Singh

J&K : Challenge for new govt to administratively overcome political divide : Dr Karan Singh

09 Oct 2024 | 2:53 PM

Jammu, Oct 9 (UNI) Expressing satisfaction over conduct of free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir nearly after a decade and appreciating the Election Commission along with the security forces, former Member Parliament and veteran leader Dr Karan Singh on Wednesday said it will be challenging for the new government to overcome the political divide between two regions administratively.

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I know pulse of voters, my assessment of BJP majority proven correct: Vij

09 Oct 2024 | 2:36 PM

(RPT: Correcting headline)

Ambala, Oct 9 (UNI) Veteran Haryana BJP leader and former Home Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday that his prediction of majority for the party has come true as he was aware of the voters' pulse, despite contrary observations of exit polls and rival parties.

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