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In Punjab, polling for 13 parliamentary constituencies will take place in a single phase on June 1. A video depicting a large crowd chasing and attacking a man in a yellow turban is circulating widely on social media. The claim accompanying the video suggests that the man being assaulted is Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann….
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal — out of Tihar Jail on interim bail — told people at a roadshow today that he would not have to return to jail if they vote for him. “I have to go back to jail after 20 days. If you choose jhadu (AAP’s symbol), I won’t have…
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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders condemned the arrest. Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parambans Singh Romana was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sharing a “morphed” video clip of a Punjabi singer purportedly making objectionable remarks against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, police said. According to an FIR registered against Mr…
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Bhagwant Mann said one should not suspect assembly session’s legality. (File) Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short on its first day Friday with the AAP government announcing it would move the Supreme Court against the governor for not approving the three Bills that were to be tabled in the House. Governor Banwarilal…
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Nitin Gadkari and Bhagwant Mann inaugurated the flag New Delhi: India got its tallest national flag at the Attari-Wagah border today. The 418-foot-high flag is 18 feet taller than Pakistan’s. The flag, installed by the National Highway Authority of India, was inaugurated today by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Punjab…
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Bhagwant Mann meeting the family of Punjab Agniveer Ensure their proper deployment or send them home, underscored Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as he visited the family of 19-year-old Agniveer who died in Jammu and Kashmir last week, amid a row over the Army not according a military funeral to the soldier. The death of…
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Punjab officials had earlier said the October 20-21 session would be an extension of the fourth session. Chandigarh: Days after the Bhagwant Mann government called a two-day sitting of the Punjab Assembly, the Governor’s Secretariat has said this session — being projected as an extension of the Budget session — is “bound to be illegal”…
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Bhagwant Mann said the opposition leaders should not forget the “sins” of their ancestors (File) Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday hit back at opposition leaders for questioning his government on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, and alleged their “ancestors sowed thorns” for the state by indulging in the “unpardonable crime” of constructing…
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Every single penny will be recovered from these corrupt leaders, Bhagwant Mann said. Chandigarh: The Punjab government will attach the properties of everyone who built these assets by indulging in corruption, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday and added that a crusade has been launched in the state against graft. CM Mann was addressing…
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Chandigarh: Punjab excise collections have increased by a whopping 37% in the past financial year, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has told Governor Banwarilal Purohit, detailing the sustained growth in revenue under the AAP government. Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections have increased 16.6%, vehicle tax collection 13%, stamps and registration collection 28%, Mr Mann said…
