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Air quality sinks in 40% cities in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Air quality levels in 40% of the cities in the region, which figure on country’s list of non-attainment cities, worsened between 2019-20 and 2020-21.

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Punjab and Haryana high court rejects Sumedh Singh Saini plea for 7-day prior notice by Punjab police

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday turned down the plea filed by former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini that he should be given a seven-day notice in advance in case he is wanted in any criminal case by the Punjab police.

The Times of India

‘Zero tolerance for gangsters’: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann at task force meeting

CHANDIGARH: Underlining zero tolerance towards gangsterism, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday asked the anti-gangster task force (AGTF) “to stamp out gangsters from the state in order to repose people’s full faith and confidence in the law and order machinery”.

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Delhi BJP leader booked for ‘doctored’ Arvind Kejriwal clip

MOHALI: The Punjab Police on Friday booked a Delhi BJP leader for allegedly sharing a “doctored video clip” of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on his Twitter handle. The case against BJP’s Delhi unit spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal was registered at Phase-11 police station on the complaint of Punjab and…

The Times of India

Punjab: Sonia Gandhi must clarify stand on Sunil Jakhar’s anti-Dalit remark, take action, says AAP

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday demanded that the Congress’ central leadership, including Sonia Gandhi, should clear its stand over the alleged anti-Dalit remarks by former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar.

The Times of India

HC: Don’t look for proof, but for lack of mala fide in case withdrawal plea

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that while hearing an application filed by a public prosecutor for withdrawal of prosecution in a criminal case, the trial court judge should see if the application for withdrawal is free from any taint of mala fides. The HC…

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Senior Basketball Nationals: Tamil Nadu men and women make semis

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu men and women’s team made it to the semifinals of the senior National basketball championships at the Nehru Indoor stadium here on Friday.

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Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as 'can-do' administrator

Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to be Pakistan's next prime minister, is little known outside his home country but has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician.

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Get Punjab rid of gangsters, CM Mann tells task force

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann told the newly formed anti-gangster task force (AGTF

The Hindu

Covid: Haryana logs 96 cases, Himachal Pradesh 11 & Punjab 6

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana reported 96 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. The state’s Covid count has reached 9,85,634 and the death toll is at 10,617. Meanwhile Himachal Pradesh reported 11 cases and Punjab six.

The Times of India

Centre gave Rs 3,828 crore to Punjab in 4 years

CHANDIGARH: The central government has released over Rs 3,828 crore to the Punjab government under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) between 2018-19 and 2021-22. The state government received Rs 598 crore in 2018-19, Rs 776 crore in 2019-20, Rs 1,287 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 1,167 crore…

The Times of India

Allow Gurbani broadcast on other platforms, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: Urging the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to allow the state government to install advanced broadcast and communication technologies at the Golden Temple, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said they (government) can provide all possible help in disseminating the ‘Sarb Sanji Gurbani’ across the globe.

The Times of India

Punjab: CPCB finds 86% of sewage treatment plants in Satluj catchment area non-compliant

CHANDIGARH: Inspection undertaken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found 86% of the sewage treatment plants (STPs) in catchment of the Satluj to be non-compliant with the laid down norms, pointing to the lax attitude of the Punjab government towards discharge of pollutants in rivers.

The Times of India

Learn from the Dutch to tackle climate change, save resources

CHANDIGARH: As key food-growing states of Punjab and Haryana face the onslaught of climate change, erratic rainfall, dwindling water availability, excessive use of chemicals and lack of crop diversification, they can learn from the tiny European nation, the Netherlands, that has successfully reclaimed land from sea, nourished its soil and…

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Convicted for 2 murders & 2 rapes, Dera chief Ram Rahim 'not hardcore prisoner', says Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: In a major respite to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the controversial chief of Dera Sacha Sauda who is undergoing imprisonment in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail after being convicted for two murders and two rapes, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that he does not fall in the category of…

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MC house for independent UT status, assembly for Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Amid huge uproar, the municipal corporation (MC) general house gave a nod for complete Union Territory (UT) status to Chandigarh with its own Vidhan Sabha, so that there was no interference from Punjab and Haryana. The house resolved that assembly should be constituted in Chandigarh to enable people to…

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‘Punjab, Haryana neither give us funds nor jobs’

Chandigarh: The councillors of the BJP and the Congress lambasted the Punjab and Haryana governments for using Chandigarh’s facilities without giving a single penny in financial support. During a special general house held on Thursday, the ruling and opposition councillors said the state governments always set their agendas on the…

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Chandigarh civic body jumps into fight over city’s UT status

City should get its own Legislative Assembly so that residents can decide policies themselves, it says

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Daily Dose Ep 1014: RS adjourned after ruckus, HC on TN medical admission quota

Salil Ahuja brings you the news from New Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Ukraine.

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Wary of AAP’s anti-graft campaign, Congress looks for Punjab party chief ‘without baggage’

NEW DELHI: As Congress seeks to renew its Punjab leadership, senior members have cautioned the party brass that it should be careful about the choice of state president, with focus on a “fresh individual without baggage” who is not vulnerable to the ruling AAP’s anti-corruption campaign.

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Corruption in Punjab finished in 20 days, Himachal Pradesh's turn now: Arvind Kejriwal

MANDI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal launched party's "Mission Himachal" with its first ever roadshow and rally at Mandi in Himachal. Addressing the crowd, he declared that corruption in Punjab has finished in just 20 days and now it's Himachal's turn to become corruption-free.

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What is going on in Pakistan? And why has the US been dragged into it?

Pakistan, a nuclear nation that is home to some 220 million people, is in a political mess.

The Times of India

'Elect AAP to end corruption': Kejriwal, Mann to voters in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday urged voters here to elect the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the coming elections if they want corruption eradicated from the state. Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh are scheduled to be held later this year.

The Hindu

Relocation plans | Meghalaya government to meet Shillong’s Punjabi Lane residents

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Punjab CM announces taskforce to deal with gangsters

CHANDIGARH: To combat the network of gangsters operating in the state, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed DGP Punjab VK Bhawra to set up a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by an ADGP rank officer.

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