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IndiaApr 12, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet Kejriwal in Tihar Jail on April 15

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be able to meet AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail on April 15. Tihar Jail administration has given this date after a meeting with senior officials of Punjab Police. This meeting was held to arrange security in the jail and complete all formalities during the meeting of the two leaders. Currently Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is out of Punjab for two days. He is campaigning for party candidates in Assam. Aam Aadmi Party is contesting on two seats in Assam.
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IndiaApr 12, 2024

After the son-in-law joined the BJP, Sikandar Maluka was under fire, Sukhbir Badal took this decision

Gurpreet Singh Maluka, son of Sikandar Singh Maluka, who was a minister in the Akali Dal government in Punjab and his IAS. After the officer's daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur joined the BJP, Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal has removed Sikander Singh Maluka from the post of in-charge of Halka Maur and appointed Janmeja Singh Sekhon as the in-charge of Halka Maur. Meanwhile, the Akali Dal is all set to release its first list of Lok Sabha candidates. It is believed that the first list may be released tomorrow. At first, there was talk of announcing candidates for 8 seats, but now it is news that
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IndiaApr 12, 2024

BSP released the fourth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday released the fourth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party said in a statement that BSP's former state president Bhim Rajbhar has been fielded from Ajamgarh Lok Sabha seat while former MP Balkrishna Chauhan has been fielded from Ghosi. Mohammad Irfan has been nominated from Etta, while Sham Kishore Awasthi has been nominated from Dhorhara Lok Sabha seat. According to the party, Satchidananda Pandey has been dropped from Faizabad and Dashashankar Mishra from Basti Lok Sabha seat. There, BSP has given ticket to Javed Simnani from Gorak
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IndiaApr 12, 2024

Farmers protested in Faridkot by showing black flags to Hansraj Hans

In Faridkot, a large number of farmers gathered near Shahi Haveli on Kotakpura Highway in Faridkot under the leadership of the farmers' organization 'sanyukt kisan morcha', who were angry with the central government for not accepting their demands, and staged a protest against BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Faridkot, Hansraj Hans. Farmers tried to surround the vehicle by showing black flags in protest of BJP candidate Hansraj Hans, who had come to meet party workers in Faridkot. Due to this, the police stopped the farmers who came to ask questions outside the meeting place. In view of the fa
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

Former DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota may enter politics

Former IAS of Punjab After the official Parampal Kaur, now the former DJP of the state Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota is also preparing to enter politics. There are talks of him joining the BJP and contesting from the Hoshiarpur reserved seat. However, party leaders are avoiding to say anything in this matter but BJP leaders say that many prominent people of Punjab will join the party. Former DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota is a resident of Dasuha village in Hoshiarpur district.
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

Indira Gandhi Assassin Beant Singh's Son Contesting Polls From Punjab

Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, who fired shots at former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has announced to contest as an independent candidate from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat of Punjab. So far, Karamjit Singh Anmol from Aam Aadmi Party and Hans Raj Hans from BJP have been fielded from this constituency. This is not the first time that Sarabjit Singh has entered the election field, he started his political journey in 2004. Sarabjit's mother had also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 1989, when she had reached Parliament from Ropar. Meanwhile, Beant Singh's father also became a
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal will soon announce the names of the candidates

Shiromani Akali Dal may soon announce the names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. According to the information, a strategy is being made to announce about 7 to 8 names, which have been agreed upon within the party. For the first time since 1998, Shiromani Akali Dal is contesting the elections alone and after a long time the party will field candidates in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur seats. According to the sources, Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda, N. from Patiala. K. Sharma and Anil Joshi from Amritsar are considered to be given the ticket. All these three are active in
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

Former minister's son is a fugitive in Gurdaspur, several cases have been registered against Parkash Singh Langah

Parkash Singh Langah, son of former Akali Minister of Punjab Sucha Singh Langah, has been sent to the remand of Himachal Police till April 12. A team of Shimla Police's Special Cell arrested Parkash Singh Langah along with four other accused from a hotel with drugs on Tuesday night. At the same time, he has also been declared a fugitive in a 3-year-old heroin case registered in Dhariwal police station of Gurdaspur district. The police said that the accused are suspected to be connected with the international white smuggling gang, which is being ascertained. The accused had reached Shimla with
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

IAS officer and relative of senior Akali leader joins BJP

Gurpreet Singh Maluka, son of Sikandar Singh Maluka, who was a minister in the Akali Dal government in Punjab and his IAS. Officer's daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur joined BJP today. Meanwhile, politics has heated up over Parampal Kaur's resignation, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying that he has not yet approved the resignation, while BJP Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that Parampal Kaur's resignation will be on Wednesday. was accepted It is to be noted that IAS Parampal Kaur resigned a few days ago. She may be the BJP candidate from Bathinda in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria’s Benue state on Thursday, abducting several students who were travelling to sit for university examinations, according to a statement from the state government. Benue Gov. Hyacinth Alia said the attack occurred along the Otukpo–Makurdi highway. The number of people taken has not been officially confirmed. Local media reports indicate there were 14 passengers on board at the time of the напад. “The targeting of innocent citizens, particularly students on their way to sit for examinations, is unacceptable and stands against every norm of hum
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CanadaApr 17, 2026

Air Canada to suspend Toronto, Montreal flights to New York JFK over fuel costs

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