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Pakistan’s Imran Khan calls for early polls after Punjab victory

The Punjab state assembly vote is being seen as bellwether for national election that must be held by October next year.

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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party set to beat ruling coalition in byelections

ISLAMABAD: A party led by former Pakistan premier Imran Khan is poised to win the majority of the bypolls in the most populous province of Punjab, building the case for early national polls.

The Times of India

337 Covid cases in Haryana, 249 in Punjab & 125 in Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana on Sunday reported 337 new Covid-19 cases and 315 recoveries. Punjab registered 249 new Covid-19 positive cases and one death in Hoshiarpur on Sunday. Himachal Pradesh reported 125 new positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, while 83 patients recovered.

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CM Bhagwant Mann announces campaign to clean all rivers, drains in Punjab

SULTANPUR LODHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced a statewide campaign to clean all rivers and drains in the state. He also urged the people to support the drive and make it a mass movement.

The Times of India

People caught for overspeeding, drunken driving in Punjab to do community service or donate blood

The traffic rules offender will have to undertake a refresher course by the transport authority and thereafter teach at least 20 students of Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 for at least two hours

The Hindu

Punjab: Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma attends Badals-challenger Kalka’s event

JALANDHAR: In a new development in the Sikh political sphere, Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma, who was so far a firm ally of the Badals-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for over a decade, on Saturday attended a function organised by Badal loyalist-turned-adversary Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC)…

The Times of India

Imran Khan leads Pakistan's ruling coalition in key election

The vote count is underway in Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab on Sunday for several by-elections with Imran Khan, who was ousted in April following a protracted political battle, leading Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government.

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Only 50% farmers benefited from farm loan waivers, finds study

The SBI study flags poor implementation rate in Telangana, M.P., Jharkhand, Punjab, Karnataka and U.P.

The Hindu

Punjab CM announces campaign to clean rivers, drains

SULTANPUR LODHI (KAPURTHALA): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced the launch of a state-wide campaign to clean rivers and drains in the state. Calling on the people to support and make the campaign a mass movement, Mann said there is no dearth of funds for this noble cause.

The Times of India

Government's version of Chandigarh’s name a half-truth? Village existed in 1800s

CHANDIGARH: The government’s version of how Chandigarh got its name has been consistent over the years: it came up as the new capital of the recently-partitioned, yet-to-be-trifurcated Punjab in the 1950s and took its name from a fort beyond Chandimandir temple.

The Times of India

President Election: AAP meet to decide on presidential candidate support

The meeting will be attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the PAC, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Punjab MP Raghav Chadha, and MLA Atishi, among others. Read more on Dynamite News:

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AAP govt wants Centre to take Punjab farmers out of debt trap; demands one-time debt waiver

The government has also urged the centre to include Artificial Intelligence to increase efficiency in agriculture

The Hindu

SAD team meets Punjab Governor

AAP has failed to protect the interests of Punjab, says Sukhbir Badal

The Hindu

Another chance for CUET aspirants who missed exam

The exam at two centres in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri and Punjab's Pathankot, was called off due to technical issues

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Punjabi music sans guns, violence and sexism: Welcome to the new age

There’s a renaissance of sorts in the industry. With music production going digital and getting easier to access, a growing number of artists is experimenting with genres ranging from electro-pop to lo-fi, and penning songs on queerism, the lost land of Puadh, cultural intolerance

The Times of India

Daler Mehndi, Navjot Sidhu in same barrack in Punjab's Patiala jail

PATIALA: Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi — who was sent to jail on Thursday after the additional session court of Patiala upheld a lower court’s decision sentencing him to two-year jail term in a 2003 human trafficking case — has been allotted the same barrack where former Punjab Congress president Navjot…

The Hindu

Thirteen criminals backed by Lawrence Bishnoi, Harvinder Rinda arrested by Punjab police

Punjab Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill said nine of those arrested were sharp-shooters. “Thirteen weapons were seized from those arrested,” he added.

Dynamite News

Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Court grants transit remand of two Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooters to Punjab police

The Patiala House Court on Thursday granted one-day transit remand of Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooters Ankit Sersa and Sachin Chaudhary to Punjab police in connection with the murder case of singer Sidhu Moose Wala. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The long, steep road ahead for the Akali Dal

The party will have to return to its famed democratic roots if it wants to regain electoral relevance in Punjab.

The Times of India

SGPC objects to mentioning Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as terrorist in Punjabi University syllabus

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken note of a book published by the Distance Education Department of Punjabi University, in which, Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale has allegedly been mentioned as "terrorist" in the syllabus of MA political science.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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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