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Politics starts to simmer over SYL canal issue; Hooda flays BJP-JJP govt

As the stalemate surrounding the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal - the focal point of a water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab continues, the long-standing issue between the two neighbours is yet again at the center stage.

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Second life convict in Punjab’s ex-CM Beant Singh assassination case released on bail after 27 years

CHANDIGARH: Gurmeet Singh, one of the six life convicts in former chief minister of Punjab Beant Singh’s assassination case, was released on bail from model jail Burail in Chandigarh after over 27 years since his arrest in 1995.

The Times of India

Congress leader Bajwa writes to Punjab Governor over 'sexual misconduct' charge against Minister

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa wrote to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on June 2, urging him to forward the matter pertaining to minister Lal Chand Kataruchak

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Tiffin-bomb case | NIA court declares Sikhs for Justice member an offender

The case was initially registered against unknown persons by the Chandigarh police

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Samyukt Kisan Morcha holds demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana in support of wrestlers

CHANDIGARH: Farmers, under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, on Thursday held demonstrations at many places in Punjab and Haryana in support of the protesting wrestlers seeking the arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges.

The Times of India

Delhi sees coolest May in 36 years; wet spell continues in Haryana, Punjab

Delhi recorded its coolest May in 36 years with excess rainfall bringing the average maximum temperature down to 36.8 degrees Celsius this time, according to the IMD.

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Punjab Cabinet expanded; MLAs Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Balkar Singh inducted, Minister Nijjer quits

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on May 31 expanded his cabinet by inducting two MLAs, Balkar Singh and Gurmeet Singh Khudian as ministers.

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Punjab Finance Minister asks department to tighten noose around tax evaders from service sector

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema directed the department to further tighten the noose around tax evaders from the service sector, asking the State Intelligence and Preventive Unit (SIPU) and Tax Intelligence Unit (TIU) to work in tandem to trace, track and nab the tax evaders.

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AAP govt. in Punjab to expand Cabinet

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is all set to expand its Cabinet with two legislators slated to be inducted as ministers.

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NIA charges two accused in Ludhiana court complex bomb blast case

The agency has accused Pakistan-based Lakhbir Singh Rode, who belongs to Moga in Punjab

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ED asks Punjab vigilance bureau for corruption details of absconding AIG Raj Jit Singh dismissed in drug racket

CHANDIGARH: The directorate of enforcement (ED) has sought details from the Punjab vigilance bureau pertaining to the corruption case registered against absconding Assistant Inspector General(AIG) Raj Jit Singh who was dismissed from service on April 17 for his alleged involvement in the drug racket, extortion and anti-national activities.

The Times of India

Chamkila’s popular songs revealed Punjab’s feudal dark underbelly

"Lokan ne apniyan tepaan toori wale kotheyaan ch sut dittiyan san. Ke hun gaun wala ta mar gya. Hun tape kihne sunani hai (People had thrown their cassette players in rooms meant to store cattle fodder. For them, the singer was dead. For them, his death had rendered cassette players…

The Times of India

Greenpeace India writes to Karnataka CM to make free bus travel for women effective and inclusive

Greenpeace India claims that free transport for women has been a tried and tested solution in Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Delhi, wherein the monthly income, mobility and social opportunity for learning and networks of the beneficiaries significantly rose after the scheme was implemented.

The Hindu

Farmers, activists stopped in Ambala, Kurukshetra from proceedings to wrestlers’ panchayat in Delhi

AMBALA/KURUKSHETRA: The police stopped Punjab and Haryana farmers and activists in Ambala and Kurukshetra from proceeding to wrestlers' mahila samman mahapanchayat outside the new Parliament building in Delhi on Sunday.

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5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan’s Fayzabad; tremors felt in Srinagar, Poonch, parts of Punjab and Haryana

5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Fayzabad of Afghanistan; tremors felt in Srinagar, Pooch, parts of Punjab, Haryana

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Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 4-day Delhi Police custody in illegal arms supply case

Patiala House Court on Saturday remanded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to 4-day custody of Delhi Police's Special Cell in a case registered for alleged illegal arms supply to Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Below normal rainfall forecast in Northwest region, may affect kharif crops forcing paddy farmers to draw more underground water

BATHINDA: The Northwest region comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh is expected to get below normal rainfall during the Southwest monsoon (June to September), as per the forecast predicted by Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Friday under its long range forecast outlook for 2023.

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Punjab government likely to boycott NITI Aayog's meeting tomorrow

Amid the ongoing tension between the centre and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is likely to boycott the eighth governing council meeting of NITI Aayog. Read further on Dynamite News:

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HC orders CBI probe into Haryana's ghost pension scam

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday ordered CBI probe into the disbursement of social security pension to dead persons in Haryana.

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Protesting wrestlers on Haryana, Punjab tour to garner support for May 28 Mahapanchayat

NEW DELHI: Protesting wrestlers, led by Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, intensified their efforts on Thursday to gather support in their fight against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers embarked on tours across different parts of North India as they sought backing for the…

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Don’t wait for your deadline, take action if I am on wrong foot: Charanjit Singh Channi asks Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

PATIALA: Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday slammed his successor Bhagwant Mann for levelling false allegations of "cash for job" and asked him to take action instead of waiting for his given deadline.

The Times of India

Depleting groundwater levels raise alarm in Punjab's Majha region

MAHWA/AMRITSAR : Prominent farmer leaders from the Majha region convened at the border village of Mahawa on Thursday, under the banners of the Border Area Sangarsh Committee (BASC) and Jamhuri Kissan Sabha (JKS) to engage in discussions surrounding the alarming decline in groundwater levels and express their profound concerns regarding…

The Hindu

BJP flays AAP govt in Punjab over crumbling rural healthcare

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on May 25 hit out at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, accusing it of shutting down several rural dispensaries in the State, which is resulting in crumbling of the rural healthcare.

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Fuel dealers in Punjab says facing ‘difficult situation’ similar to 2016 due to withdrawal of ₹2000

After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of ₹2,000 banknotes from circulation in pursuance of its ‘Clean Note Policy’, the fuel dealers in Punjab on Thursday said they were facing a “difficult situation” similar to the year 2016, when demonetisation was implemented.

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Akali Dal stages protest against AAP for ‘surrendering water to Rajasthan’

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) members and leaders on Wednesday staged a protest in Punjab’s Abohar against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of ‘surrendering the State’s water to Rajasthan’, even as the AAP flatly denied it.

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