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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.

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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

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SAD team meets Punjab Governor

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

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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

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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