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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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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).

The Times of India

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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…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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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Man out to avenge gangster Jitender Gogi's killing arrested: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old man who had allegedly come to the city from Punjab to avenge the killing of gangster Jitender Gogi by targeting rival gang members, officials said on Monday.

The Times of India

Punjab: CID inspector crushed under train in Patiala

PATIALA: A 53-year-old Punjab police constable has been crushed under a passenger train in Patiala on Monday evening. The incident took place near railway crossing No. 21 in Patiala city while the body of the deceased cop was cut into pieces after being crushed by the train.

The Times of India

Raghav Chadha representative of Delhi Darbar, says Punjab LOP Partap Bajwa

CHANDIGARH: Leader of Opposition (LOP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday criticised the Bhagwant Mann government for appointing AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha as chairman of the advisory committee to the state government on matters of public importance.

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Moosewala murder case: SC refuses to entertain plea to transfer case to CBI

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Punjab BJP leader Jagjit Singh's plea seeking to transfer the investigation in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case to the CBI. Read more on Dynamite News:

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As farm debt drives Punjab farmers to suicide, loan waiver demand set to gain momentum

Farmer outfits in Punjab say they will be forced to start an agitation against the State AAP government if a complete farm loan debt waiver is not announced shortly

The Times of India

To control straw burning, Punjab seeks Rs 474 crore from Centre

BATHINDA: With less than three months left for start of paddy harvesting season, when Punjab witnesses thousands of field fires, the state agriculture department has prepared an action plan for crop residue management and has sent a Rs 474-crore proposal to the Union government.

The Times of India

DGP leads cordon & search drill in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: For deterring anti-social elements and making people feel secure, Punjab’s officiating police chief Gaurav Yadav on Saturday had his force conduct a cordon and search operation (CASO) across all 28 police districts, supervised by the ADGPs and inspector generals.

The Times of India

Make new river tribunal, demands Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Saturday demanded a new tribunal for assessing the state’s river water situation. At the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah in Jaipur, state cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Harjot Singh Bains opposed the Centre’s stands…

The Times of India

Ludhiana: Akali leader's nephew held in Sidhu Moose Wala murder case

LUDHIANA: Nephew of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon, who is former Punjab assembly speaker, was on Saturday arrested by the Ludhiana police in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. The arrested accused, on the instructions of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, had helped three 'suspected…

The Times of India

Visa case: CBI searches Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's home in Chennai

CHENNAI: The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at the residence of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in Chennai in connection with the Chinese visa case, officials said. They said during searches on May 17 after filing of the FIR, a portion of Karti's home was sealed because keys to that portion…

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Chandigarh spat escalates after Haryana CM’s announcement

Punjab CM Mann demands land for Assembly building like Haryana; Oppn. targets him for ‘diluting’ Punjab’s stand

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