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908 cases in region, major spike in Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh reported a major spike in daily Covid numbers, with the state reporting 356 fresh cases on Tuesday, followed by Haryana and Punjab with 318 and 234 fresh cases respectively. Apart from these fresh cases, one Covid patient has also succumbed in Punjab.

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Heroin worth Rs 376 crore seized by ATS Gujarat after Punjab police alert

AHMEDABAD/CHANDIGARH: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday evening seized 75.3kg of high-quality heroin, valued at Rs 376.5 crore in the international market, from a container at Mundra port in Kutch district, an official said on Tuesday. The contraband, hidden inside fabric rolls to evade detection, had been sent from…

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha as Punjab advisory panel chief: Plea in HC

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Punjab government appointed AAP MP Raghav Chadha as the chairman of the temporary advisory committee on matters of public importance, a petition was filed before the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday, questioning its constitutional legality.

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Punjab: Battle for Mattewara started 2 years ago

JALANDHAR: The groundswell of support to oppose the Mattewara industrial project might have surprised many and pushed the Punjab government to scrap the project, but it was the result of a sustained battle by a few dozen activists for the past two years.

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Cotton under pest attack for second straight year in Punjab

BATHINDA: The cotton crop is facing severe pest infestation for the second consecutive year in Punjab.

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Punjab: Faridkot court directs SIT to file report on Kotkapura probe

BATHINDA: The hearing in the Behbal Kalan police firing case came up in the court of Faridkot special judge Rajiv Kalra on Tuesday, but was adjourned to August 20 after the copy of challan and relevant record of Kotkapura case was not received by the court.

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Didn’t surrender Chandigarh rights, withdraw charge: Shiromani Akali Dal to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has given an ultimatum to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to withdraw his statement about it surrendering Punjab’s rights on Chandigarh by July 20 and apologise, failing which the SAD would approach all political parties to launch a joint agitation to secure the state’s rights.

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Stone attack on Punjab advocate general Anmol Ratan Sidhu’s train compartment

CHANDIGARH: Punjab advocate general Anmol Ratan Sidhu’s train coach was pelted with stones here on Tuesday evening when he was travelling back from Delhi in the evening Shatabdi Express.

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‘Call on criminal or military trial of soldier only after filing of charges’, says Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the stage of making an option to try an Army man in a criminal case by a court martial (military court) or by a criminal court is after the filing of the charge sheet and before taking cognizance…

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Money not in, Chandigarh plots end of MLA flats

CHANDIGARH: Non-payment of advance money for proposed high-end flats for MLAs and government officials from Punjab, Haryana and PGI has prompted the UT administration to plan converting the scheme into one for general public at IT Park.

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Arjun Babuta hits mark, wins shooting gold for India

Arjun Babuta, 23, won the men's 10m air rifle gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, on Monday. It was the first senior international medal for Arjun. Olympian rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil, who has watched Arjun's struggles over the years, said it was a "redemption" for…

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AAP makes Punjab appointments

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday appointed five new state secretaries, six joint secretaries, two Lok Sabha incharges and state-level functionaries of various wings.

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CM Bhagwant Mann sold Punjab rights on capital at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s instance: Shiromani Akali Dal

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accused chief minister Bhagwant Mann of selling Punjab’s rights on its capital Chandigarh at the instance of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal for their party’s political gains in Haryana.

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Irregularities in allotment of Amritsar plots: Punjab vigilance bureau

AMRITSAR: The Punjab vigilance bureau on Monday claimed to have found a number of irregularities in the allotment of tenders for development works in Amritsar and in the allotment of Verka milk booths in the city, during the tenure of Dinesh Bassi as the chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT).

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BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), Kisan Mazdoor Sangrash Committee oppose ‘handing over water rights’ to private players

BATHINDA: Farmer organisations BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangrash Committee (KMSC) have joined hands to jointly raise voice over saving water resources in Punjab from going into private hands and to oppose the industries in private sector, which are polluting water by releasing affluent to be mixed in ground…

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Punjab: One held with illegal gun, Rs 2.5 lakh

CHANDIGARH: Police arrested one person with a pistol, seven live cartridges and Rs 2.50 lakh cash.

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Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh slams move to junk proposal

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday criticised the scrapping of the proposed Mattewara textile park project and termed it the most "regressive and short sighted" decision.

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Additional MBBS seats in 2 Punjab colleges

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Monday accorded approval for creating 25 additional seats each in the government medical colleges (GMCs) of Patiala and Faridkot.

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Keep 60:40 ratio for UT posts: CM Bhagwant Mann to Punjab govt

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has urged governor Banwarilal Purohit to follow the convention and maintain the 60:40 ratio between Punjab and Haryana while filling up posts in the Chandigarh administration.

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AAP's Raghav Chadha to head top Punjab panel, opposition slams move

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has appointed AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha as chairman of the temporary advisory committee to the state government on matters of public importance. An official spokesperson said chief minister Bhagwant Mann cleared the file in this regard here on Monday.

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Defamation case: Punjab and Haryana HC issues notice to Mahinder Kaur on actress Kangana Ranaut’s plea

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued notice to Mahinder Kaur of Bathinda on a plea filed by actor Kangana Ranaut against her summoning in a defamation case by a lower court.

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Sacrilege: Challan against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim presented in Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Monday submitted the copy of the challan, presented against Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in connection with the sacrilege cases before the Punjab and Haryana high court. The report was filed by the state in response to the plea filed by…

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Day on, Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann says former CM Parkash Singh Badal and his son, Sukhbir Singh Badal diluted Chandigarh claim

AMRITSAR: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday took a swipe at former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son, former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, saying it was they who diluted Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh.

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Punjab scraps Mattewara project after widespread protests

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced that no industrial unit will be set up at the proposed site near the Mattewara forest so as to save the precious water resources and trees of the area.

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Punjab: Former MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu stops his NGO land takeover

MOHALI: High drama was witnessed when panchayat officers made a failed attempt to take possession of land belonging to former MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu’s NGO on Monday, two days after the AAP government cancelled its lease.

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