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Capt Amarinder Singh Takes Oath Today. Eyes On Navjot Sidhu Role: 10 Facts
Punjab, the Congress' only consolation in the recent assembly elections in which it lost four other states including Uttar Pradesh to the BJP, will get Captain Amarinder Singh, 77, as its Chief Minister today. This will be the second stint of the Captain, as the Congress' Chief Minister-designate is also called, in the state's top job and marks the...
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Man Thrashed, Dragged From Car Allegedly By Haryana Politician's Son, Dies
A 26-year-old was hauled off his meal last evening by half-a-dozen men, who went on to thrash him, slash him with swords and then dragged him through the streets of Panchkula near Chandigarh, held by his ankles from the boot of a car. The men, allegedly led by the son of the local politician, left him to die a little over a kilometre away. He did, ...
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Punjab Elections 2017: In First Of Its Kind, Liquor Distribution Slips Seized In Ludhiana
Election Commission are now using slips to distribute liquor to lure voters. A team of excise officials conducted raids at two wine shops in Samrala assembly constituency in the Ludhiana district and seized bundles of such slips from them.
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Punjab Elections 2017: 1,941 Candidates File Nominations
With assembly elections in Punjab less than a month away, the process of filing nomination papers came to an end on Wednesday with 1,941 candidates filing nominations for the 117 assembly constituencies in the state. Congress's newest recruit Navjot Singh Sidhu, state Congress chief Amarinder Singh and the Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann were among...
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160 Kg Gold Worth Rs 21 Crore Seized In Punjab's Mohali
160 kilogram of raw gold was seized by the Punjab Police from a car in Mohali on Tuesday. The gold, it is estimated, is worth around Rs 21 crore.
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Congress' Amarinder Singh Will Take On Chief Minister In Punjab Polls
It will be a battle of the heavyweights in Punjab's Lambi constituency as Congress' Punjab chief Captain Amarinder Singh takes on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the forthcoming polls.
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Congress Manifesto Offers To End VIP Culture In Punjab
The Congress manifesto for the Punjab assembly elections was released today by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. The manifesto was released simultaneously in six other cities of the state.
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AAP Legislator Jarnail Singh To Take On Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal In Punjab Polls
Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the candidature of Delhi legislator and party's Punjab unit co-in charge, Jarnail Singh from Lambi constituency, a traditional Akali seat in Muktsar district. This is likely to pit him against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
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Aamir Khan's Dangal Declared Tax Free In Haryana
Filmstar Aamir Khan's latest movie Dangal has been made tax free in Haryana. The film traces the journey of wrestling champion sisters Geeta and Babita Phogat trained by their father Mahavir Singh Phogat hailing from Balali, a small town in Haryana.
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Congress Second List For Punjab Polls Skips Navjot Sidhu's Wife
The Congress has announced its second list of candidates for the Punjab assembly polls today, but the name of Dr Navjot Kaur - wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's - was not among the 16 on it.
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Drug Smugglers Caught With 12 Lakhs In New Notes, 'Pak Angle' Under Probe: Police
The police in Punjab say they have arrested three drug smugglers with more than Rs 15 lakh in cash and 600 grams of heroin. The possibility that the drugs and the cash, which may be counterfeit, could have come from Pakistan, is being investigated, police said.
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ISIS Suspect, Planning To Visit Syria, Arrested In Himachal Pradesh
A suspected member of ISIS was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and local police from a Himachal Pradesh village. He was accused of planning to go to Syria.
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Smart Phones Or Not: Haryana Employees To Exhibit Government's Digital Push
Government employees in BJP-ruled Haryana have a new mandate and they are not pleased. Each employee has to make at least one digital transaction per week, the record of which will be compiled in a compliance report and sent to a nodal officer.
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25-Year-Old Dancer, Pregnant, Shot Dead In Celebratory Firing In Punjab's Bathinda
A 25-year-old woman was killed in celebratory firing during a wedding in Punjab's Bathinda on Saturday evening, the police said. Kulwinder Kaur, who was pregnant, was shot in the stomach while performing on stage. She died on the spot.
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13 Hours In Line At Bank, Then A Sleepover, Finally He Got Rs 10,000
At 10 pm, Baljinder Singh, a senior citizen, is curled up on the pavement outside a state-run bank in the village of Sangrur in Punjab.
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Capt Amarinder Singh Takes Oath Today. Eyes On Navjot Sidhu Role: 10 Facts
Punjab, the Congress' only consolation in the recent assembly elections in which it lost four other states including Uttar Pradesh to the BJP, will get Captain Amarinder Singh, 77, as its Chief Minister today. This will be the second stint of the Captain, as the Congress' Chief Minister-designate is also called, in the state's top job and marks the...
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Man Thrashed, Dragged From Car Allegedly By Haryana Politician's Son, Dies
A 26-year-old was hauled off his meal last evening by half-a-dozen men, who went on to thrash him, slash him with swords and then dragged him through the streets of Panchkula near Chandigarh, held by his ankles from the boot of a car. The men, allegedly led by the son of the local politician, left him to die a little over a kilometre away. He did, ...
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Punjab Elections 2017: In First Of Its Kind, Liquor Distribution Slips Seized In Ludhiana
Election Commission are now using slips to distribute liquor to lure voters. A team of excise officials conducted raids at two wine shops in Samrala assembly constituency in the Ludhiana district and seized bundles of such slips from them.
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Punjab Elections 2017: 1,941 Candidates File Nominations
With assembly elections in Punjab less than a month away, the process of filing nomination papers came to an end on Wednesday with 1,941 candidates filing nominations for the 117 assembly constituencies in the state. Congress's newest recruit Navjot Singh Sidhu, state Congress chief Amarinder Singh and the Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann were among...
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160 Kg Gold Worth Rs 21 Crore Seized In Punjab's Mohali
160 kilogram of raw gold was seized by the Punjab Police from a car in Mohali on Tuesday. The gold, it is estimated, is worth around Rs 21 crore.
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Congress' Amarinder Singh Will Take On Chief Minister In Punjab Polls
It will be a battle of the heavyweights in Punjab's Lambi constituency as Congress' Punjab chief Captain Amarinder Singh takes on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the forthcoming polls.
-
Congress Manifesto Offers To End VIP Culture In Punjab
The Congress manifesto for the Punjab assembly elections was released today by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. The manifesto was released simultaneously in six other cities of the state.
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AAP Legislator Jarnail Singh To Take On Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal In Punjab Polls
Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the candidature of Delhi legislator and party's Punjab unit co-in charge, Jarnail Singh from Lambi constituency, a traditional Akali seat in Muktsar district. This is likely to pit him against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
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Aamir Khan's Dangal Declared Tax Free In Haryana
Filmstar Aamir Khan's latest movie Dangal has been made tax free in Haryana. The film traces the journey of wrestling champion sisters Geeta and Babita Phogat trained by their father Mahavir Singh Phogat hailing from Balali, a small town in Haryana.
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Congress Second List For Punjab Polls Skips Navjot Sidhu's Wife
The Congress has announced its second list of candidates for the Punjab assembly polls today, but the name of Dr Navjot Kaur - wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's - was not among the 16 on it.
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Drug Smugglers Caught With 12 Lakhs In New Notes, 'Pak Angle' Under Probe: Police
The police in Punjab say they have arrested three drug smugglers with more than Rs 15 lakh in cash and 600 grams of heroin. The possibility that the drugs and the cash, which may be counterfeit, could have come from Pakistan, is being investigated, police said.
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ISIS Suspect, Planning To Visit Syria, Arrested In Himachal Pradesh
A suspected member of ISIS was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and local police from a Himachal Pradesh village. He was accused of planning to go to Syria.
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Smart Phones Or Not: Haryana Employees To Exhibit Government's Digital Push
Government employees in BJP-ruled Haryana have a new mandate and they are not pleased. Each employee has to make at least one digital transaction per week, the record of which will be compiled in a compliance report and sent to a nodal officer.
-
25-Year-Old Dancer, Pregnant, Shot Dead In Celebratory Firing In Punjab's Bathinda
A 25-year-old woman was killed in celebratory firing during a wedding in Punjab's Bathinda on Saturday evening, the police said. Kulwinder Kaur, who was pregnant, was shot in the stomach while performing on stage. She died on the spot.
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13 Hours In Line At Bank, Then A Sleepover, Finally He Got Rs 10,000
At 10 pm, Baljinder Singh, a senior citizen, is curled up on the pavement outside a state-run bank in the village of Sangrur in Punjab.
