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Road tax exemption for electric cars in Telangana replaced with high rates

Telangana has replaced road tax exemption for electric cars with 11-15% levy, surprising potential buyers. This comes despite govt's efforts to promote e-mobility. Other States offering road tax exemption include TN, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, UP & NCR. 5K EVs for taxis & private use exempt, 2L two-wheelers still to go.

The Hindu

People sought relief, got only lip service from Punjab CM: Partap Singh Bajwa

CHANDIGARH: Punjab's leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government for its "failure" to provide adequate aid to the flood victims in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts.

The Times of India

After solar pact, AAP slams previous govts in Punjab over costly power

CHANDIGARH: After signing a 1,200 MW solar power agreement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP and accused them of deliberately buying expensive electricity from 2007-2017.

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Punjab floods: Bridge over drain collapses in Gurdaspur

GURDASPUR: The bridge connecting Chak Sharif and Mian Khan in Punjab's Gurdaspur district has sustained severe damage leading to its structural collapse due to flooding following which the district administration has taken the precautionary measure of suspending all vehicular movement on the bridge to prevent any potential untoward incidents.

The Times of India

Punjab floods: Two boys drown in Gurdaspur

GURDASPUR: Tragedy struck Dhirowal village, situated near Sri Hargobindpur town in Punjab's Gurdaspur district after two children lost their lives to a drowning incident as they had gone to witness the floodwaters even as the water had started receding from the villages in the worst hit district of the Majha…

The Times of India

East Bengal beat Punjab FC to enter Durand Cup quarters

KOLKATA: East Bengal FC are on a roll. Days after winning the Kolkata derby, the red-and-gold brigade qualified for the Durand Cup knockout stages defeating Punjab FC (PFC) 1-0 in their final Group A game here on Wednesday. They won two and drew one game to top the group with…

The Times of India

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan

Police say a Muslim mob has attacked a Christian locality in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, burning a church, damaging two others and demolishing a man's house after accusing him of desecrating the pages of Islam’s holy book

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BSF chief on Punjab frontier visit to review security situation along India-Pakistan International Border

Border Security Force (BSF) Director General, Nitin Agrawal, is on a two-day visit to the Punjab frontier starting Monday to review the security situation along the India-Pakistan International Border (IB) in the state. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Bulldozing the law and the Constitution

Punjab & Haryana High Court's rare intervention in Haryana's demolition drive highlights the need to prevent state persecution based on religion. The Court's question of whether an exercise of ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the State brings us to the heart of the issue. Despite lack of statutory…

The Hindu

Hafta letters: Chandrayaan, poverty and Sudha Murthy’s cutlery

In the last four weeks, I’ve done two trips, scared and as a nervous wreck, one from Gurgaon to my flooded hometown in Punjab where my parents were stuck, the second from Punjab to riot-filled Gurgaon where my wife was stuck.

Newslaundry

Nuh violence: Not a case of 'ethnic cleansing'; due process of law followed in demolition drive, Haryana govt informs HC

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Friday submitted to the Punjab and Haryana high court that the incident of Nuh violence was not a case of "ethnic cleansing".

The Times of India

Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Punjab's Tarn Taran

Intruder shot dead at Punjab's Tarn Taran border. BSF noticed suspicious movement near Thekalan village. Troops challenged intruder, but he kept going. BSF opened fire, killing intruder on spot.

The Hindu

Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is allowed a brief visit by his wife

The lawyer of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he was allowed a brief visit by his wife at the high-security prison in eastern Punjab province where he is being held

The Independent UK

Why a Queensland court overturned a ban on religious knives in schools

The Supreme Court of Queensland last week overturned a law banning children from bringing “knives” to school for religious reasons. This will allow Sikh students, parents, and teachers to carry a ceremonial dagger known as a “kirpan” at schools in Queensland.

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Bulldozer justice ‘inherently illegal’: Editorials on Punjab & Haryana HC halting ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Nuh

On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court used an important phrase while halting a demolition drive carried out by authorities in Nuh and Gurugram, which had seen communal violence the previous week.

The Hindu

Did you issue notice before demolitions, Punjab and Haryana HC asks Haryana

Haryana authorities razed several illegal structures in violence-hit Nuh including a hotel from where stones were allegedly pelted on a religious procession during the clashes last week, officials said earlier.

Dynamite News

Punjab: Police recovers 77 kg of Heroin, 4 arrested

In two separate intelligence-led operations by Counter Intelligence Wing of Punjab, the Ferozepur Police on Sunday nabbed four drug traffickers. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Haryana receives 59% excess rain in July, Punjab 44%

Flood-hit Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab saw 40-59% excess rainfall in July. Chandigarh recorded 170% excess, while Panchkula and Yamunanagar saw 111% and 75% excess, respectively.

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Punjab police claim to have busted interstate illegal weapon smuggling module

Punjab Police busts inter-state illegal weapon smuggling module with arrest of two arms suppliers from Madhya Pradesh. Cache of 17 pistols, 35 magazines recovered. Linkages to criminal gangs associated with Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Ravi Balachauria.

The Times of India

Partap Singh Bajwa hits out at AAP, says it is neglecting Punjab’s rights

CHANDIGARH: Criticising the Aam Aadmi Party’s statement of operating their office from outside the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh due to the refusal of land for their party office, leader of opposition in Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday said the AAP should have held protest demonstrations when the state’s…

The Times of India

Punjab woman shoots video on bonnet of moving car; police issue warning, seize vehicle

HOSHIARPUR: A 25-year-old woman has been issued a warning for allegedly sitting on the bonnet of a moving SUV car while another person made her video, police in Punjab's Hoshiarpur said on Thursday.

The Hindu

NIA raids 31 locations in hunt for U.K. High Commission attackers

The National Investigation Agency August 1, 2023, raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to locate those involved in the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London.

The Hindu

Punjab’s new sports policy will create sports culture in State: Gurmeet Singh

Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Monday said the new sports policy of the state, which was recently approved by the Cabinet includes several incentives in a bid to create a sports culture in the State .

The Hindu

M.S. Bitta demands White Paper on Operation Blue Star, 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Politicians have to be blamed for the rise of terrorism in Punjab. All parties were equally responsible for the situation, says Maninderjeet Singh Bitta, former President of Indian Youth Congress and chairman of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front.

The Hindu

Drones being used to smuggle drugs across border into India, admits Pakistan PM’s advisor

A senior official in the Pakistan Government has admitted that Pakistani smugglers are using drones to smuggle illicit drugs, mostly heroin into Indian territory.

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