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IndiaSep 16, 2024

Punjab became prosperous during AAP's tenure: Bibi Jagir Kaur

Former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Bibi Jagir Kaur launched a major attack on the Bhagwant Mann government. Bibi Jagir Kaur said that the 'AAP' government in Punjab has completed half of its tenure and in these two and a half years, it has made the burden of debt on the head of Punjabis even heavier by raising a debt of more than one lakh crore. Bibi Jagir Kaur criticized the Bhagwant Mann government and said that despite the bad economic condition of the state, the state government kept a budget of 750 crores for the promotion of its works and Aam Aadmi Party is usin
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IndiaSep 16, 2024

Kejriwal will resign tomorrow, then who will be the next Chief Minister?

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is once again in the headlines. Kejriwal, who came out of jail after nearly 4 months on the charge of liquor scam, will resign from the post of Chief Minister tomorrow. There is talk that any of his close associates Atishi Singh, Kailash Gehlot, Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Sunita Kejriwal can become the next Chief Minister of Delhi. It is said that Kejriwal's full focus will now be on campaigning in Haryana, where voting is scheduled to take place on October 5. It is worth noting that only 5 months are left for the elections in Delhi and Kejriwal, who
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IndiaSep 13, 2024

NIA raided many places in Punjab

In the early hours of Friday, the NIA conducted raids at 13 different places in the state. According to police sources, these raids were in connection with the attack on the Indian High Commission in Canada in 2023. The NIA raided the houses of relatives of Amritpal Singh, an independent Lok Sabha member from Khadur Sahib and Khalistan Hamaiti, in Butala village, Jalupur Khera and Raya Feruman town. On this occasion, the officers took Amarjit Kaur, the wife of Amritpal Singh's uncle Parhat Singh, to Beas police station, where they interrogated her for about five hours. The investigation team
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IndiaSep 13, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal demanded the dismissal of Harjot Bains in the cyber scam case

The Shiromani Akali Dal has demanded the dismissal of Education Minister Harjot Bains in the Rs 100 crore cyber scam case of Punjab. The party said in its address to the Governor that an ED investigation should be conducted against Harjot Bains and his associate Jyoti Yadav in this big cyber scam under the supervision of the Punjab-Haryana High Court as it also involves money laundering. Youth Akali Dal president Sarabjit Singh Jhinjar said this is necessary because the special investigation team formed by the state government cannot hold the cabinet minister accountable. He said that all Pu
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IndiaSep 13, 2024

The High Court issued a notice to Amritpal Singh and asked him to reply

The Punjab-Haryana High Court issued a notice to MP Amritpal Singh from Khadur Sahib in Dibrugarh Jail on the challenge to his parliamentary membership and ordered him to file a reply by October 25. In fact, Vikramjit Singh, who contested as an independent candidate from the Khadur Sahib seat during the Lok Sabha elections, challenged Amritpal Singh's parliamentary membership in the High Court. Vikramjit Singh alleges that Amritpal hid many information in his nomination papers during the elections, due to which his parliamentary membership should be cancelled.
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IndiaSep 13, 2024

Big revelation in Chandigarh grenade attack, main accused arrested

The main accused in the recent bomb blast in a house in Sector 10 of Chandigarh has been arrested. Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the police arrested the main accused Rohan Masih from Amritsar in a joint operation with the central agency. The investigation teams also recovered a 9mm Glock pistol and ammunition from him. In the initial investigation itself, Rohan has confessed to the grenade attack. In the same case, some suspects have also been detained from Khanna in Ludhiana. The accused had carried out this attack mistaking it for the house of Punjab Police retired SP Jaskirat S
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IndiaSep 13, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Arvind Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi today, who has come out of jail after getting bail from the Supreme Court. On Friday morning the Supreme Court was concerned with Delhi's liquor policy and granted bail with 6 conditions in CBI case. He will not be able to go to the Chief Minister's office during this time, nor can he sign any official file. He have also been asked to post a surety bond of Rs 10 lakh. It is to be noted that Kejriwal has been released from jail after 177 days and that too on the occasion when Haryana assembly elections are
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IndiaSep 12, 2024

Mamata Banerjee offered to resign due to the ongoing strike of doctors in the state

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has offered to resign due to the ongoing strike of doctors in the state. He said in a press conference today - I also want justice in the rape-murder case of RG Kar Medical College, but due to the stoppage of work of junior doctors, 27 people have lost their lives and the condition of 7 lakh patients is bad. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she waited for two hours for a meeting with the protesting doctors but they were not ready to talk. According to reports, the doctors were demanding a live telecast of the meeting, which the government did
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IndiaSep 12, 2024

'AAP' government incurred huge debt to Punjab in two and a half years: Pratap Singh Bajwa

Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Pratap Singh Bajwa said on Thursday that the Aam Aadmi Party government has made Punjab heavily indebted in just two and a half years of its rule. He said that the Bhagwant Mann government is not leaving any institution to take loans. According to Bajwa, the state government is now taking loans for the repair of rural roads through the Mandi Board. This loan is being taken at 8.3 percent interest. The senior Congress leader said that this huge debt will eventually be recovered from the people of Punjab through taxes and the Aam Aadmi Party has alr
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CanadaAug 19, 2025

Inflation cools to 1.7% in July thanks to lower gas prices: StatCan

Inflation cooled in July thanks largely to relief at the gas pumps, but Statistics Canada said grocery and shelter costs were accelerating last month. The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in July, the agency said Tuesday, down from 1.9 per cent in June. The reading was a tenth of a percentage point below most economists' expectations. A 16.1 per cent decline year-over-year in gas prices tied mainly to the removal of the consumer carbon price earlier this year fuelled the drop. Gas prices were also down 0.7 per cent on a monthly basis. Statistics Canada pointed to increased product
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CanadaAug 19, 2025

Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall

After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta. The Tory leader will represent the sprawling rural riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, in the province's eastern region, after winning a byelection on Monday. "Getting to know the people in this region has been the privilege of my life," Poilievre told a crowd at a victory party in Camrose, Alta., on Monday night. "In fact, I've had a hell of a lot of fun." Poilievre spent weeks this summer meeting constituents, attending events and
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CanadaAug 19, 2025

Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike

Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline says it will gradually begin operations today. The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The union also says it must advise that members must "fully co-operate with resumption of operations." The federal government intervened in the strike on Saturday morning, invoking Section 107 of the La
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BCAug 18, 2025

Surrey: PICS CEO Satbir Cheema attacked outside office in broad daylight

The Progressive Intercultural Community Services in Surrey, also known as PICS Society, has informed of the attack on its President and CEO Satbir Cheema. The incident took place on August 11 when Cheema was leaving the office at around 5.30pm. A white pickup truck approached Cheema’s vehicle and a person got out from inside and attacked Cheema with a substance similar to bear spray or pepper spray. However, Cheema became suspicious of the person who got out of the truck and moved away from him and was able to protect himself from the spray by hiding behind his vehicle. Surveillance footage
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BCAug 18, 2025

Vintage cars attract many to the Old Town Ladner car and quilt show

This weekend, the 5th annual Old Town Ladner Car and Quilt Show was held in Ladner on Sunday. The participants started arriving with their vintage vehicles at around 8 a.m. on Delta Street in Ladner, between Chisholm Street and Bridge Street. Owners of vintage vehicles came with their families and friends to be a part of this event, and people who came to see the vehicles were also seen chatting with the owners of these vehicles. People arriving at the event also asked questions to the vehicle owners regarding the maintenance of the vehicles and people could also be seen taking pictures with t