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How Hardik Patel quitting Congress may affect Gujarat politics

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel resigned from the grand old party on Wednesday. There are speculations that Patel may join the BJP in the coming days like Punjab leader Sunil Jakhar who quit the Congress and joined the saffron party. Whether or not Patel joins the BJP,…

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1988 Road Rage Case: SC sentences Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment

Former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a three decade old road rage case. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Will submit to the majesty of law: Navjot Sidhu after SC sentences him to one-year jail

CHANDIGARH: Soon after the Supreme Court imposed a one-year jail term on him in a 1988 road rage case, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Thursday he "will submit to the majesty of law."

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1988 road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu gets one-year jail term, says 'will submit to majesty of law'

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a three-decade old road rage case in which a person had died.

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Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP

Former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar joined BJP on Thursday in the presence of BJP chief JP Nadda. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Abohar & Fazilka farmers stay back for night, celebrate with potato curry

MOHALI: Most farmers had retreated from YPS Chowk on Mohali-Chandigarh border by Wednesday evening, after CM Bhagwant Mann conceded to their demands.

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CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram aide in 2011 visa bribery case

NEW DELHI: CBI on Wednesday arrested chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman, a close associate of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and an accused in a case of alleged bribery in grant of visas to 250 Chinese nationals in 2011 for a power project in Punjab.

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Khalistani flags on Himachal assembly main gate: SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannu instigated incident, says police investigation

SHIMLA: Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the Sikh for Justice (SFJ) had "instigated the two arrested accused from Punjab" to tie the Khalistani flags at the main gate of the Himachal Pradesh assembly complex in Dharamshala on May 8 "in lieu of money", an investigation conducted by the police has revealed.

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Punjab: Border belt farmers can sow paddy from June 10, others June 14 and 17

MOHALI: The YPS crossing at Mohali-Chandigarh borders echoed with victory slogans raised by protesting farmers after the Bhagwant Mann led state government bowed before their protest and accepted their demands.

The Times of India

Daily Dose Ep 1049: SC frees Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin, Hardik Patel quits Congress

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the New Delhi, Supreme Court, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Ukraine.

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Woman separated from family during Partition in 1947 reunites with brothers from India at Kartarpur

Two years ago, her father’s health deteriorated and he told her that she was not his real daughter and she belonged to a Sikh family.

The Hindu

Bhagwant Mann to meet protesting farmers stopped from marching towards Chandigarh

After being stopped near Chandigarh-Mohali border, protesting Punjab farmers spent night on road

The Hindu

CBI raids Karti Chidambaram, books him in 2011 ‘Chinese visa’ case

NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed an FIR against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and four others and conducted nationwide raids on his properties in connection with its probe in a case where the ministry of home affairs issued visas to over 250 Chinese professionals, working at a power project in…

The Times of India

Punjab CM starts public interaction programme; Opposition terms it ‘drama’

The Chief Minister said that this interactive program is aimed at ensuring a single-window platform for redressal of people’s complaints and will soon be expanded to the district level.

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Punjab: Private bank employee found 'murdered' in Samrala of Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: Police on Monday booked an unidentified accused for a murder after the body of a youth was found in a field in Salaudi village of Samrala town in Punjab's Ludhiana district on Monday.

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Punjab to run 232 mandis till May 31

NEW DELHI\CHANDIGARH: Punjab has decided to continue wheat procurement operations in 232 grain markets (mandis) in the state till May 31. The decision was taken after examining the ramifications of the recent decision of the Union ministry of commerce to restrict wheat export.

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‘In 2 months of AAP govt, 27 indebted farmers killed self’

BATHINDA: Farmers’ political front Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) has stated that 27 indebted farmers committed suicide in Punjab in the last two months after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed the government.

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Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal now opposes UAPA, but SAD-BJP govt used it

JALANDHAR: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a review of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a post on Twitter on Thursday, but the use of the stringent anti-terror law was not uncommon when Sukhbir himself was the deputy CM of Punjab during the SAD-BJP government’s rule in…

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Over 300 Covid cases reported in region

CHANDIGARH: The region on Sunday reported 333 fresh cases of Covid, with Haryana leading the tally with 302 cases, followed by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh with 23 and 8 fresh cases respectively. No fatalities were reported from any of the three states, while 456 patients were declared recovered in Haryana.

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, parties, SGPC condemn killing of two Sikhs in Pakistan

CHANDIGARH: The killing of two Sikh businessmen in Pakistan on Sunday drew strong condemnation in India, with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urging the External Affairs Ministry to raise with the neighbouring country the issue of the safety of minority community members living there.

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Setback for Congress during Chintan Shivir: Sunil Jakhar resigns, Sidhu defends him

NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar quitting the party on a day it is holding ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ at Udaipur is not the only setback to it. The rebel leader has received support from an unlikely quarter - his bete noire Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had succeeded…

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Experts wary of sleeper cells in Punjab

Experts feel that with the change of guard at the helm in Punjab, the radical elements are attempting to measure the strength of the new system.

The Hindu

Punjab govt. will soon end VIP culture in jail: CM Mann

The Chief Minister said the State government has so far confiscated 710 mobile phones from jails in a special drive.

The Times of India

Punjab dairy farmers to launch agitation from May 21

CHANDIGARH: Dairy farmers of Punjab have announced to open a front against the Bhagwant Mann government of the state by announcing launch of an agitation from May 21 for non-redressal of their demands, including that for financial assistance.

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'Goodbye, good luck Congress': Ex-Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar quits party

Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday announced his decision to quit the party on Facebook. Full story on Dynamite news:

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