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IndiaOct 15, 2024

Virsa Singh Valtoha Makes Self-Exit from Shiromani Akali Dal Amid Controversy

Shiromani Akali Dal's senior leader and spokesperson Virsa Singh Valtoha has left the Akali Dal. Actually, Shri Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh took a strict decision against Virsa Singh Valtoha and ordered him to be dismissed from the primary membership and from all other positions of Shiromani Akali Dal for 10 years within 24 hours. Valtoha accused Jathedar Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh of conniving with the BJP and the central government. While leaving the party today, he said that today the anti-Akali forces will surely be happy, but steps are not taken from the throne to create terr
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IndiaOct 15, 2024

ECI announces by-elections for 4 Assembly Seats in Punjab

By-election dates for 4 Vidhan Sabha seats of Punjab have been announced. According to the Election Commission's press conference held in Delhi today, Barnala, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha assembly seats will go to polls on November 13 and the results will be released on November 23. Out of the by-elections in Punjab assembly seats, 3 seats were held by Congress and one seat by Aam Aadmi Party. These seats fell vacant after the MLAs were elected as MPs during the Lok Sabha elections this year.
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IndiaOct 15, 2024

Panchayat elections ended in Punjab, clashes and firing in many places

Panchayat elections in Punjab have ended today. Meanwhile, clashes and firing incidents also took place at many places. A person was injured due to firing at Khuda village near Sanur in Patiala district, while there were allegations of occupation of the booth by Aam Aadmi Party workers and supporters in some places. The special thing is that this time Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had appealed to contest elections without party symbols and to elect panchayats unanimously, but the majority of people did not accept this appeal and preferred to contest elections.
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IndiaOct 11, 2024

The real farmer is trapped in the markets: Ravneet Bittu

BJP leader from Punjab and Union Minister Ravneet Bittu has launched a sharp attack on the farmers' leaders of Punjab. Talking to reporters in Jalandhar, Bittu said that the real farmers are trapped in the markets, the leaders who are ruining this state. He said that the Center has given 44 thousand crores of rupees to the state to raise one bait at a time on MSP. It is to be noted that the purchase of paddy has stopped in Punjab. There is disappointment among the farmers regarding this. Aggrieved by this, the farmers and Aartis blocked the Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway from 1.30 pm tod
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IndiaOct 11, 2024

Mayawati's big announcement, BSP will never form an alliance with any party

Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab will no longer be able to contest elections in alliance with BSP as Bahujan Samaj Party National President Kumari Mayawati today announced that her party will not contest elections in future in alliance with any regional party in Uttar Pradesh or anywhere else in the country. will fight She said to take this decision referring to BSP votes going to alliance partners. Kumari Mayawati said that because of this, the party cadres are disappointed by not getting the results as expected. She made this announcement in the party meeting after the recent election results
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IndiaOct 11, 2024

Punjab Farmers to Block Roads on October 13

The Bhagwant Maan government has come under the target of the farmers due to non-starting of paddy procurement in Punjab. The United Kisan Morcha has announced to block the roads for three hours in the entire state on Sunday. Farmer leader Balveer Singh Rajewal said that the Punjab government had claimed to start purchasing paddy but nothing has happened so far, so a decision has been taken to block the roads to warn the state government. Some farmers of the state had planted PR-126 and other hybrid varieties of paddy at the behest of the Aam Aadmi Party government, which the sheller owners a
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IndiaOct 10, 2024

Sukhbir Badal is also active in Panchayat elections in Punjab

Sukhbir Badal is also active between the panchayat elections in Punjab. He has warned the Aam Aadmi Party government of the state that the bullying in the panchayat elections will cost the AAP government dearly in the Giddarbaha by-election. Badal said that he had never seen such bullying against the opposition in his 40 years of political journey. On the other hand, the case of Gurpal Dhotian, an accused of smuggling poisoned liquor, has been unanimously elected Panch with the support of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Dhotian village of Tarn Taran district. According to reports, no one else f
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IndiaOct 10, 2024

CM Maan expressed grief over the death of industrialist Ratan Tata

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan has expressed grief over the demise of eminent industrialist Ratan Tata. In his condolence message, the Chief Minister recalled Ratan Tata's immense contribution in ushering in a new era of industrial development in the country. In this regard, in a post made on the social media platform 'X', Maan said that Ratan Tata's hard work, commitment, dedicated spirit and simplicity will always inspire the young generation to make a place in the field of their choice. He said that an era has come to an end with the death of the legendary industrial giant as
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IndiaOct 10, 2024

Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh paid tribute to Ratan Tata

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh stopped his ongoing show in Germany to pay tribute to Ratan Tata. He said that from everything I read about him, he never spoke ill of anyone. Dosanjh said that if we can learn anything from Ratan Tata ji, it is to work hard, think well and be useful to someone. Ratan Tata breathed last at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai last night. He was cremated with state honors in Mumbai on Thursday. From PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and personalities from home and abroad paid tribute to Ratan Tata. He liked simplicity and were away from sh
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